Andy Bisek (born August 18, 1986) is an American Greco-Roman wrestler. Bisek is of

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descent. He was a 2016 Olympian and two-time World bronze medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling, representing Team USA.

High school and college

Bisek attended Chaska High School in

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. As a high school wrestler, he placed third in the state of

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. He originally planned to attend Minnesota State University-Mankato, but after a meeting with Chas Betts, he decided to attend

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to focus on

Greco-Roman wrestling Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), or classic wrestling (Euro-English) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and has been i ...

, from which he graduated.

International

Bisek competed at the

2011 World Wrestling Championships The 2011 World Wrestling Championships was held at the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey. The event took place between September 12 and September 18, 2011. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Wome ...

and the

2013 World Wrestling Championships The 2013 World Wrestling Championships was the 9th edition of World Wrestling Championships of combined events and were held from September 16 to 22 in Budapest, Hungary. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle Men's Greco- ...

, but did not place at either event. At the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Poddubny 2013 in the quarterfinals was eliminated by

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of Russia. At the

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, Bisek was a bronze medalist at Greco-Roman 75 kg weight division. He would knock off defending Olympic champion from 2012,

of Russia, on the way to his first World level bronze medal. It would also be the first World Greco-Roman medal for the United States since 2009. Bisek also competed at the 2014 FILA Wrestling World Cup. In 2015, Bisek again wrestled at the World Wrestling Championships, where he earned a second Bronze medal. Bisek earned his spot on the United States Greco-Roman wrestling team at 75 kg for the

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, where he reached the quarter finals, finishing 1-1 at the event.Kraushar, Eric. (August 14, 2016)
Bisek exits Olympics in quarterfinal loss
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References

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