Matthew Judah Gentry (born July 30, 1982) is Canadian-American former

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. Although Gentry was born in the

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, he represented

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at the

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due to holding dual citizenship. He participated in the Men's freestyle 74 kg at the 2008 Summer Olympics and in the Men's freestyle 74 kg at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he finished 5th. A quarterfinalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Gentry qualified for his second consecutive Olympic Games appearance by winning gold at the FILA Pan American Olympic qualifier in

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defeating Francisco Soler of Puerto Rico in the finals 6-0, 7-0. Matt Gentry attended college at Stanford University, graduating in 2004 with a degree in Human Biology. As an undergraduate he was one of the most successful wrestlers in school history, going 42-0 in 2004; that undefeated season made him Stanford's first 157 lbs NCAA champion in

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. Once an assistant coach at Stanford, he is currently the assistant coach at The University of Chicago. Gentry came off a 2011 season that saw him capture a national title in his weight class and win bronze at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara. Overall, Gentry has won three national titles (2006, 2007, 2011) and two Pan American Games bronze medals (2007, 2011).

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External links

Matt Gentry's official website

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