United States at The 2008 Summer Olympics - Wrestling

Wrestling

The United States qualified in all weight classes except 60 kg men's Greco-Roman. A total of sixteen wrestlers represented the U.S. in Beijing, winning a total of three medals: two bronze and one gold. Henry Cejudo became the first American wrestler to win a freestyle gold medal in four years.

Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
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Result		 Rank
Henry Cejudo −55 kg Velikov (BUL)
W 3–1 PP		 Gochashvili (GEO)
W 3–1 PP		 Sevdimov (AZE)
W 3–1 PP		 Matsunaga (JPN)
W 3–1 PP		 01 !
Mike Zadick −60 kg Fedoryshyn (UKR)
L 0–3 PO		 Did not advance Bazarguruev (KGZ)
L 0–3 PO		 Did not advance 19
Doug Schwab −66 kg Stadnik (UKR)
L 0–3 PO		 Did not advance 14
Ben Askren −74 kg Veréb (HUN)
W 5–0 VT		 Fundora (CUB)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 7
Andy Hrovat −84 kg Salas (CUB)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 12
Daniel Cormier −96 kg Batista (CUB)
L 0–5 VB		 Did not advance 19
Steve Mocco −120 kg Tomar (IND)
W 3–0 PO		 Liang L (CHN)
W 3–0 PO		 Akhmedov (RUS)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance Masoumi (IRI)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 7
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
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Result		 Rank
Spenser Mango −55 kg Munteanu (ROU)
W 3–1 PP		 Park E-C (KOR)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 8
Jake Deitchler −66 kg Begaliev (KGZ)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance Vardanyan (UKR)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 12
T. C. Dantzler −74 kg Bácsi (HUN)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 16
Brad Vering −84 kg Michalkiewicz (POL)
W 3–1 PP		 Forov (ARM)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 12
Adam Wheeler −96 kg Virág (HUN)
W 3–1 PP		 Jiang Hc (CHN)
W 3–1 PP		 Englich (GER)
L 1–3 PP		 Han T-Y (KOR)
W 3–1 PP		 03 !
Dremiel Byers −120 kg Chernetskyi (UKR)
W 3–1 PP		 Liu Dl (CHN)
W 3–1 PP		 Sjöberg (SWE)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 7
Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
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Result		 Rank
Clarissa Chun −48 kg Mattsson (SWE)
W 3–1 PP		 Boubryemm (FRA)
W 3–1 PP		 Icho (JPN)
L 1–3 PP		 Merleni (UKR)
L 1–3 PP		 5
Marcie Van Dusen −55 kg Synyshyn (UKR)
W 3–1 PP		 Rentería (COL)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 9
Randi Miller −63 kg Farac (EGY)
W 3–0 PO		 Ostapchuk (UKR)
W 3–1 PP		 Icho (JPN)
L 0–3 PO		 Did not advance Zamula (AZE)
W 3–0 PO		 Dugrenier (CAN)
W 3–1 PP		 03 !
Ali Bernard −72 kg Obiajunwa (NGR)
W 5–0 VT		 Wang J (CHN)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance Fransson (SWE)
W 3–1 PP		 Hamaguchi (JPN)
L 1–3 PP		 5

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