Wrestling is scheduled to compete on the final week of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. The 14-strong USA Olympic team looks to close out the Olympic Games strong for the nation, as our first boots touch the mat on Sunday, August 14, 2016. The three Olympic styles will be competed Greco-Roman, Women’s Freestyle, and Men’s Freestyle, respectively. Throughout the competition schedule, the wrestlers will compete in combinations of young talent and veteran experience on a given day, generally. The lone exception will be Haley Augello, who will have the whole of TeamUSA cheering her on as she competes first (and alone) for the Women’s Freestyle team.
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(Ranks are based on UWW pre-Olympic rankings)
Day 1, 8/14: Greco-Roman 59KG, 75KG
World No. 19 Jesse Thielke, 24 years old, 2013 World Teamer (at 60KG), GR59KG
World No. 5 Andy Bisek, 29 years old, 2x-defending World Bronze medalist at GR75KG
Day 2, 8/15: Greco-Roman 85KG, 130KG
Ben Provisor, 26 years old, 2012 London Games Olympian at 74KG, GR85KG
Robby Smith, 29 years old, 2015 World 5th-place at GR130KG
Day 3, 8/16: Greco-Roman 66KG*, 98KG*
No USA competitors.
Day 4, 8/17: Women’s Freestyle 48KG, 58G*, 69KG*
World No. 17 Haley Augello, 21 years old, WFS48KG
Day 5, 8/18: Women’s Freestyle 53KG, 63KG, 75KG
World No. 1 (at 55KG) Helen Maroulis, 24 years old, 2012 55KG World Silver, 2014 World Bronze, 2015 World Gold, WFS53KG
World No. 14 (at 69KG) Elena Pirozhkova, 29 years old, 2010 63KG World Silver, 2011 World 5th, 2012 World Gold, 2012 Olympian, 2013 World Bronze, 2014 World Silver, WFS63KG
World No. 1 Adeline Gray, 25 years old, 2011 67KG World Bronze, 2012 World Gold, 2013 72KG World Bronze, 2014 75KG World Gold, 2015 World Gold, WFS75KG
Day 6, 8/19: Men’s Freestyle 57KG, 74KG
World No. 15 Daniel Dennis, 29 years old, MFS57KG
World No. 1 Jordan Burroughs, 28 years old, 2011 74KG World Gold, 2012 Olympic Champion, 2013 World Gold, 2014 World Bronze, 2015 World Gold, MFS74KG
Day 7, 8/20: Men’s Freestyle 86KG, 125KG
World No. 9 J’Den Cox, 21 years old, MFS86KG
World No. 14 Tervel Dlagnev, 30 years old, 2009 120KG World Bronze, 2011-2013 World/ Olympic 5th, 2014 125KG World Bronze, MFS125KG
Day 8, 8/21: Men’s Freestyle 65KG, 97KG
World No. 13 Frank Molinaro, 27 years old, MFS65KG
World No. 4 Kyle Snyder, 20 years old, 2015 97KG World Gold, MFS97KG
(Images used with permission. Tony Rotundo/WrestlersAreWarriors.com)
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