Haley Augello (born October 17, 1994) is an American

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who competed at the

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. She is a 2013 graduate of

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. She won two college national championships for

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. In 2016, Augello won the American Olympic trials at the 48 kg category. At the

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she finished in 2nd to qualify for the Olympics. At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio she finished 7th overall in women's 48 kilogram freestyle wrestling.

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American female sport wrestlers Living people Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for the United States 21st-century American sportswomen 1994 births {{US-wrestling-bio-stub