The 2016 United States Olympic Team Trials for wrestling were held at the Carver-Hawkeye Arena of Iowa City, Iowa, on April 8–10, 2016.[1] This event determined the representative of the United States of America for the 2016 Summer Olympics at each Olympic weight class.[2]
| 2016 US Olympic Wrestling Team Trials | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Iowa City, Iowa, United States |
| Dates | April 8–10, 2016 |
| Stadium | Carver-Hawkeye Arena |
Tournament format edit
- Challenge tournament (single elimination) – The first part of the trials determined who advanced over to the best–of–three finale and it took place in the first day of competition.
- Championship series (best‐of‐3 match final wrestle‐off) – In the second part of the trials, the finals which determined the ultimate winner took place, in the second day of competition.[3]
Medal summary edit
Men's freestyle edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 kg |  Daniel Dennis
|
Tony Ramos
|
Tyler Graff
|
| 65 kg | Frank Molinaro
|
Aaron Pico
|
Zain Retherford
|
| 74 kg | Jordan Burroughs
|
Andrew Howe
|
Alex Dieringer
|
| 86 kg | J'den Cox
|
Kyle Dake
|
David Taylor
|
| 97 kg | Kyle Snyder
|
Jake Varner
|
Dustin Kilgore
|
| 125 kg | Tervel Dlagnev
|
Zach Rey
|
Dom Bradley
|
Women's freestyle edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg | Haley Augello
|
Victoria Anthony
|
Clarissa Chun
|
| 53 kg | Helen Maroulis
|
Whitney Conder
|
Katherine Fulp-Allen
|
| 58 kg | Kelsey Campbell
|
Alli Ragan
|
Randyll Beltz
|
| 63 kg | Elena Pirozhkova
|
Erin Clodgo
|
Mallory Velte
|
| 69 kg | Tamyra Mensah-Stock
|
Brittney Roberts
|
Randi Miller
|
| 76 kg | Adeline Gray
|
Victoria Francis
|
Forrest Molinari
|
Men's Greco–Roman edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59 kg | Ildar Hafizov
|
Jesse Thielke
|
Ryan Mango
|
| 66 kg | RaVaughn Perkins
|
Pat Smith
|
Alejandro Sancho
|
| 75 kg | Geordan Speiller
|
Cheney Haight
|
Corey Hope
|
| 85 kg | Ben Provisor
|
Jake Clark
|
Hayden Zillmer
|
| 98 kg | Joe Rau
|
Caylor Williams
|
G'Angelo Hancock
|
| 130 kg | Robby Smith
|
Adam Coon
|
Toby Erickson
|
Source:[4]
References edit
- ^ Guillotine1 (2016-04-07). "2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials". The Guillotine. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "US Olympic wrestling trials 2020: Preview". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- ^ Goodwin, Cody. "2020 Tokyo Olympics: Kyle Snyder wins silver, final Team USA results for Olympic wrestling". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
- ^ Warsinskey, Tim (2016-04-10). "Olympic Wrestling Trials 2016 results (photos)". The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2021-08-18.