Robby Smith (born January 30, 1987) is an American

Greco-Roman wrestler Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), classic wrestling ( Euro English) or French wrestling (in Russia until 1948) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first mo ...

who competed at the

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. He won a bronze medal at the

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in the Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg event. Smith is a three-time competitor at the

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with his best result being a pair of 5th-place finishes including in 2015. This result secured the U.S. a place in the 2016 Olympics in his weight class. Smith won the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials in the same division and represented the U.S. in Rio. He was defeated in the Round of 16 by Sabah Shariati. He wrestles for the

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. Smith attended Northern Michigan University.

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* 1987 births Living people American male sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for the United States Wrestlers at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in wrestling 20th-century American sportspeople 21st-century American sportspeople {{US-wrestling-bio-stub