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2021 US World Team Trials (wrestling)
The 2021 United States World Team Trials for wrestling were held at the Pinnacle Bank Arena of Lincoln, Nebraska, from September 11 to 12, 2021. This event determined the representative of the United States of America for the 2021 World Championships at each weight class and style. Weight classes contested Due to the delay of the 2020 Summer Olympics that ended up taking place in August 2021, with the US Olympic Team Trials for wrestling taking place in April 2021, the 2021 US World Team Trials took place months later than the yearly event usually does, and the same applies to the 2021 World Championships, which will start on October 2. USA Wrestling announced on the 2021 World Team Selection Procedures that "The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Medalist, if competing at the same weight class, will receive the automatic selection to the 2021 World Team at that same weight." Every American 2020 Olympic medalist accepted their berth with the exception of men's freestyle 125 kg gold medalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincoln, Nebraska
Lincoln is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska. The city covers and had a population of 291,082 as of the 2020 census. It is the state's List of cities in Nebraska, second-most populous city and the List of United States cities by population, 72nd-most populous in the United States. The county seat of Lancaster County, Nebraska, Lancaster County, Lincoln is the economic and cultural anchor of the Lincoln, Nebraska metropolitan area, home to approximately 345,000 people. Lincoln was founded in 1856 as the village of Lancaster on the wild inland salt marsh, salt marshes and arroyos of what became Lancaster County. Renamed after President Abraham Lincoln, it became Nebraska's state capital in 1869. The Bertram G. Goodhue–designed Nebraska State Capitol, state capitol building was completed in 1932, and is the nation's second-tallest capitol. As the city is the seat of government for the state of Nebraska, the state and the U.S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yianni Diakomihalis
John Michael "Yianni" Diakomihalis (born April 11, 1999) is an American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes at 70 kilograms. A two-time US National champion in freestyle, he formerly competed at 65 kilograms, where he was the 2022 World silver medalist, a two-time Pan American champion and a two-time U17 World champion, amongst other feats. While in college, Diakomihalis became the fifth four-time NCAA Division I champion in history out of Cornell University. Career High school Diakomihalis attended Hilton High School in Hilton, New York, along with his brother Greg, who would go on to become a five-time NYSPHSAA champion himself. In eight grade, he won the Division I state championship at 99 pounds, defeating eventual Cornell teammate Vito Arujau in the finals. Diakomihalis would go on to become a four-time state champion, as he was unable to compete for a fifth one due to an injury. In freestyle, he claimed titles from the U17 World Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Provisor
Ben Provisor (born June 26, 1990) is an American wrestler. He won the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials at 74 kg GR, and competed at the 2012 Olympics. He also competed at the 2016 Olympics. Personal life Provisor is the son of musician Dennis Provisor, former keyboard player for the rock band The Grass Roots. He was married to wrestler Leigh Jaynes. He has one living child. Provisor attended SPASH high school in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Wrestling career Provisor is a three-time U.S. Open champion (2011, 2013, and 2018). He defeated Aaron Sieracki 2 to 1 at the finals of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials. In the 1/8 finals at the 2012 Summer Olympics Provisor was defeated by Zurab Datunashvili of Georgia (0-1, 0-6). Provisor was coached by Olympic silver-medalist and Greco-Roman world champion Dennis Hall. At the 2016 Olympics, he competed in the men's light-heavyweight (85 kg) division in Greco-Roman wrestling. He lost to Rustam Assakalov in the second round. In 2021, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ildar Hafizov
Ildar Shavkatovich Hafizov (; ; born January 30, 1988) is an Uzbekistani-American Greco-Roman wrestler of Tatar heritage, who competes in the featherweight category (60 kg). 2011 Asian and 2021 Pan American Championships runner-up, 2023 Pan American Games gold medalist. Background Hafizov was born in Tashkent, Soviet Union into a Tatar family. He started wrestling at the age of ten. Sport career Hafizov competed for the Uzbek wrestling squad in the men's 55 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He lost the first prelims match to Russia's Nazyr Mankiev, who was able to score three points each in two straight periods, leaving Hafizov with a single point. Because his opponent advanced further into the final match, Hafizov offered another shot for the bronze medal by entering the repechage bouts. He was defeated by Serbia's Kristijan Fris in the first round, with a technical score of 1–5. Before his change of domicile to the United States in 2014, Hafizov r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Nowry
Max Emiliano Nowry (born March 16, 1990) is an American Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a three-time gold medalist at the Pan American Wrestling Championships. He has also competed in freestyle wrestling on a few occasions. Career In 2013, Nowry represented the United States at the Summer Universiade where he finished in 5th place in the Greco-Roman 55kg event. In 2018, Nowry won the silver medal in the Greco-Roman 55kg event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Lima, Peru. Nowry won the gold medal in the Greco-Roman 55kg event at the 2019 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Later that year he won one of the bronze medals in the freestyle 57kg event at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China. In 2019 he also competed in the Greco-Roman 55kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan without winning a medal. He won his first match against Fabian Schmitt but he was eliminated from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mason Parris
Mason Mark Parris ( ; born October 1, 1999) is an American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes at 125 kilograms. Parris is a 2019 U20 World champion, and a 2023 Pan American Games gold medalist. He represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics. In folkstyle, he was the 2023 NCAA Division I national champion and Big Ten Conference champion at 285 pounds for the Michigan Wolverines, and the Dan Hodge Trophy winner. High school career Parris attended Lawrenceburg High School in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, where he was a three-sport athlete, participating in wrestling, football, and track and field. In wrestling, he won three Indiana state titles at 220 pounds in 2016, 2017, and 2018. He set an Indiana state record with 11 career pins at the state tournament. He finished his career with an overall record of 206–1, including a 152–0 recorded over his final three seasons. He also won the Junior Schalles Award for best high school pinner in 2018. In footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Gwiazdowski
Nickolos Edward Gwiazdowski (born December 30, 1992) is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler. A two-time NCAA Division I National Champion for the North Carolina State Wolfpack, Gwiazdowski has won two bronze medals at the World Championships, a Pan American Games title, and two Pan American championships for Team USA. High school career He was a two-time NYSPHSAA (New York) Division II state champion for Duanesburg High School in Delanson, New York, where he went 50-0 as a senior, and managed to not have a single opponent go the entire match with him. He received the Dave Schultz and Junior Schalles Awards at the end of the season. College career Nick earned All-American honors as a true freshman at Binghamton University in 2012 (8th at 285). He then transferred to North Carolina State University and redshirted the 2012-13 season to preserve his NCAA eligibility. While there he was then a three-time All-American for the Wolfpack, twice a n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kollin Moore
Kollin Raymond Moore (born May 2, 1997) is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler who competes at 97 kilograms. In freestyle, he won the '21 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series title, defeating Iran's Alireza Karimi in the final, is the reigning US national champion, and was the '18 U23 World Championship and '19 US national runner-up. As a folkstyle wrestler, he was a four-time NCAA Division I All-American, three-time Big Ten Conference champion, and the 2020 Dan Hodge Trophy runner-up for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Folkstyle career High school Moore attended Norwayne High School in Creston, Ohio, where he was a multiple–sport-athlete, competing in soccer, track, football and wrestling. He went 51–0 as a senior, not giving up an offensive point throughout the whole season and becoming the first OHSAA state champion of the school with a 23–8 technical fall in the finals, before graduating in 2015. A two–time Garfield Heights district champion, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J'den Cox
J'den Michael Tbory Cox (Help:IPA/English, /ˈdʒeɪdən/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''JAY-dən'', born March 3, 1995) is an American retired Freestyle wrestling, freestyle wrestler and Folkstyle wrestling, folkstyle wrestler who competed at Wrestling weight classes#Men's freestyle, 92 kilograms. In freestyle, Cox was a List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling#2018–2019, two-time World Champion (bronze medalist in 2021 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 92 kg, 2021) at 92 kilos, and while competing at 86 kilos, he claimed a Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 86 kg, bronze medal from the 2016 Summer Olympics and a 2017 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 86 kg, 2017 World Championship bronze medal. During Collegiate wrestling, college, Cox wrestled for the Missouri Tigers wrestling, Missouri Tigers, and was a NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships#1999–2024, three-time NCAA Division I national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carter Starocci
Carter Alphonse Starocci (born February 8, 2001) is an American freestyle and former folkstyle wrestler who competes at 184 pounds. In freestyle, he was a U23 World bronze medalist in 2022. In folkstyle, Starocci is the only five-time NCAA Division I National champion in history, and was a three-time Big Ten Conference champion out of the Pennsylvania State University. Career High school Starocci was born and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania, where he started wrestling at the age of three. Raised Catholic, he attended Cathedral Preparatory School. During his high school years, Starocci became a two-time PIAA state champion and a four-time state placer. In freestyle, he placed at multiple national tournaments and was a Fargo National champion as well as in Greco-Roman. One of the top-recruits in the country, Starocci committed to wrestle for the Penn State Nittany Lions, and closed out his high school career at 172–10. Pennsylvania State University 2019–2020 Staro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Dieringer
Alex David Dieringer (born June 6, 1993) is an American Freestyle wrestling, freestyle wrestler and graduated Collegiate wrestling, folkstyle wrestler. In freestyle, he has had success in both the international and national circuit, claiming medals from tournaments such as the Bill Farrell Memorial, the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2019, Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix, the US Open, among others. As a folkstyle wrestler, Dieringer was a three-time NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, NCAA Division I national champion, Dan Hodge Trophy#Winners, 2016 Dan Hodge Trophy winner, four-time All-America#Wrestling, All-American, and four-time Big 12 Conference champion at Oklahoma State Cowboys wrestling, Oklahoma State University. Freestyle record ! colspan="7", Senior Freestyle Matches , - ! Res. ! Record ! Opponent ! Score ! Date ! Event ! Location , - , Win , 81–20 , align=left, Isaiah Martinez , style="font-size:88%", 4–1 , style="font-size:88%", March 16, 2022 , style="f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Burroughs
Jordan Ernest Burroughs (born July 8, 1988) is an American freestyle wrestler and former folkstyle wrestler who currently competes at 74 kilograms. In freestyle, Burroughs was the 2012 Olympic gold medalist, and is a six-time world champion (nine-time medalist), three-time Pan American Games gold medalist, multiple-time gold medalist in international tournaments, and a twelve-time US Olympic or World Team Member. He holds the record for the most Olympic and World Championships in American history, and is considered one of the greatest freestyle wrestlers of all time. In folkstyle, Burroughs was a two-time NCAA Division I National champion for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and was awarded the Dan Hodge Trophy in 2011. Early life Burroughs is from the Sicklerville section of Winslow Township, New Jersey. When he was in elementary school, he brought a wrestling flyer home and became the first member of his family to ever wrestle, at the age of five. He went on to attend Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
