US Olympic Wrestling 2008

The United States sent a 16-member wrestling team to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Athletes competed for a total of 16 medals within three categories, men's freestyle, women's freestyle and Greco-Roman.

Henry Cejudo won a gold medal in the men's freestyle under 55 kg (121 lbs) weight class. Adam Wheeler took home bronze in the men's Greco-Roman 84-96 kg (185-211.5 lbs) class, while Randi Miller won bronze in the women's freestyle 55-63 kg (121-138.5 lbs) event.NBC Olympics: Wrestling - 2008 Medals Standings By Nation Teams were selected following the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling, which was held from June 13-15, 2008, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

2008 Olympic Wrestling Medal Winners

Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
EventGold MedalSilver MedalBronze Medal
55 kg (121 lbs) Nazyr Mankiev - Russia Rovshan Bayramov - Azerbaijan Roman Amoyan - Armenia and Park Eun-Chul - South Korea
55-60 kg (121-132 lbs) Islam-Beka Albiev - Russia Vitaliy Rahimov - Azerbaijan Nurbakyt Tengizbayev - Kazakhstan and Ruslan Tiumenbaev - Kyrgyzstan
60-66 kg (132-145.5 lbs) Steeve Guenot - France Kanatbek Begaliev - Kyrgyzstan Armen Vardanyan - Ukraine and Mikhail Siamionau - Belarus
66-74 kg (145.5-163 lbs) Manuchar Kvirkelia - Georgia Yongxiang Chang - China Yavor Yanakiev - Bulgaria and Christophe Guenot - France
74-84 kg (163-185 lbs) Andrea Minguzzi - Italy Zoltan Fodor - Hungary Nazmi Avluca - Turkey*
84-96 kg (185-211.5 lbs) Aslanbek Khushtov - Russia Mirko Englich - Germany Asset Mambetov - Kazakhstan and Adam Wheeler - United States
96-120 kg (211.5-264.5 lbs) Mijail Lopez - Cuba Khasan Baroev - Russia Mindaugas Mizgaitis - Lithuania and Yuri Patrikeev - Armenia

Men's Freestyle Wrestling
EventGold MedalSilver MedalBronze Medal
55 kg (121 lbs) Henry Cejudo - United States Tomohiro Matsynaga - Japan Besik Kudukhov - Russia and Radoslav Velikov - Bulgaria
55-60 kg (121-132 lbs) Mavlet Batirov - Russia Vasyl Fedoryshyn - Ukraine Seyedmorad Mohammadi - Iran and Kenichi Yumoto - Japan
60-66 kg (132-145.5 lbs) Ramazan Sahin - Turkey Andriy Stadnik - Ukraine Sushil Kumar - India and Otar Tushishvili - Georgia
66-74 kg (145.5-163 lbs) Buvaysa Saytiev - Russia Soslan Tigiev - Uzbekistan Murad Gaidarov - Belarus and Kiril Terziev - Bulgaria
74-84 kg (163-185 lbs) Revazi Mindorashvili - Georgia Yusup Abdusalomov - Tajikistan Taras Danko - Ukraine and Georgy Ketoev - Russia
84-96 kg (185-211.5 lbs) Shirvani Muradov - Russia Taimuraz Tigiyev - Kazakhstan George Gogshelidze - Georgia and Khetag Gazyumov - Azerbaijan
96-120 kg (211.5-264.5 lbs) Artur Taymazov - Uzbekistan Bakhtiyar Akhmedov - Russia David Musulbes - Slovakia and Marid Mutalimov - Kazakhstan


US Olympic Wrestling Rosters

Roster
NameWeightEvent
Henry Cejudo 121 lbs. Men's Freestyle
Doug Schwab 145 lbs. Men's Freestyle
Ben Askren 163 lbs. Men's Freestyle
Andy Hrovat 185 lbs. Men's Freestyle
Daniel Cormier 211.5 lbs. Men's Freestyle
Steve Mocco 264.5 lbs. Men's Freestyle
Clarissa Chun 105.5 lbs. Women's Freestyle
Marcie Van Dusen 121 lbs. Women's Freestyle
Randi Miller 138.75 lbs. Women's Freestyle
Ali Bernard 158.5 lbs. Women's Freestyle
Spenser Mango 121 lbs. Greco-Roman
Jake Deitchler 145.5 lbs. Greco-Roman
T.C. Dantzler 163 lbs. Greco-Roman
Brad Vering 185 lbs. Greco-Roman
Adam Wheeler 211 lbs. Greco-Roman
Dremiel Byers 264.5 lbs. Greco-Roman

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