Kyle Snyder (wrestler)

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Kyle Snyder
File:Kyle Snyder official photo.jpg
Kyle Snyder for the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition
Weight 97 kg
Born (1995-11-20) November 20, 1995 (age 28)
Woodbine, Maryland, U.S.
High school Our Lady of Good Counsel High School
State championships 3 (Maryland)
College Ohio State University
NCAA championships Division I
3 individual
1 team
Olympic team United States of America
Status Team USA / Nittany Lion Wrestling Club

Kyle Frederick Snyder (born November 20, 1995) is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler who competes at 97 kilograms. He holds the distinctions of being the youngest Olympic Gold medalist and the youngest World Champion in American wrestling history.[1]

Snyder is also the youngest wrestler ever to win the World, NCAA, and Olympic championships in the same year — a Triple Crown of American wrestling that had not been accomplished in a generation until he completed his sweep at the 2016 Rio Olympics.[2]

Snyder, nicknamed "Snyderman",[3] became the first Olympic Gold Medalist to return to college and win an NCAA title, clinching his second consecutive NCAA heavyweight title in 2017 despite tearing cartilage in his chest in the quarter-finals[4][5] and being out-weighed by upwards of 40 pounds throughout the tournament.[6] In 2018, Snyder won his third straight individual NCAA title as a heavyweight, this time being out-weighed by nearly 60 pounds "in one of the biggest size differences in an NCAA championship match in history",[7] and became the first three-time NCAA heavyweight champion in nearly 30 years.[8]

Along the way he became the youngest American, and only the eleventh ever, to win the Ivan Yarygin Memorial Grand Prix, which is widely considered to be the toughest open wrestling tournament in the world.[9] Snyder dominated it with three technical-falls and then a pin in the finals.[10] The following year Snyder would become the first American man not only to win back-to-back Yarygin titles, but the only one to win the prestigious tournament more than once at all,[11] earning him Best Foreign Wrestler honors from his Russian hosts.[12]

In 2017, Snyder defeated Abdulrashid Sadulaev at the 2017 World Championships, marking Sadulaev's first loss in his last 75 matches and the second one in his whole career.[13][14] This come-from-behind victory earned Team USA its first World Championship in over 20 years and Snyder his third consecutive individual World or Olympic championship,[15] and led to Snyder being ranked as the best pound for pound freestyle wrestler on the planet by Flowrestling in September 2017,[16] a title he would retain in their June 2018 rankings.[17] Snyder's accomplishments led him to being named the winner of the 2017 AAU Sullivan Award,[18] presented annually to top amateur athlete in the United States. He ended his collegiate career as the first wrestler to win the NCAA, World, and Olympic championships as a student athlete.[19]

Career

In his first three years of high school at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Olney, MD, Snyder amassed a 179–0 record, won three Prep National Championships, and only conceded a single takedown.[20] Named the national high school wrestler of the year by both Intermat[21] and ASICS,[22] Snyder was also ranked as the #1 pound-for-pound high school wrestler in America by Flowrestling after his junior season.[23] He then spent his senior year training at the United States Olympic Training Center,[24] competing internationally for Team USA and winning America's first Junior World Championship in over 20 years[25] while becoming the youngest two-time Junior World medalist in American history.[26]

To begin his collegiate wrestling career, Snyder accepted a scholarship from the Ohio State Buckeyes,[27] helping them to an NCAA team championship as a true freshman by finishing as runner-up to a fifth-year senior, Iowa State's Kyven Gadson, in the national finals.[28] A few weeks later he rebounded from this loss with remarkable resilience: Snyder defeated returning Olympic gold medalist Jake Varner for a chance to represent the U.S. on its 2015 World Team,[29] then became the youngest World Champion in American wrestling history by dethroning the reigning World Champion.[30] Snyder continued his extraordinary run by returning to Ohio State and rallying for an overtime victory over NC State University's Nick Gwiazdowski, the returning back-to-back heavyweight national champion. Even giving away more than 30 pounds Snyder was able to end Gwiazdowski's 88-match win streak[31] and earn his first individual NCAA title as a true sophomore.[32]

A few months later Snyder would win his historic gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics — capping-off his unprecedented streak of winning wrestling's three most prestigious championships in succession before his 21st birthday, defeating the man holding each title along the way.

After returning to Ohio State and winning his second consecutive NCAA heavyweight title at the end of an undefeated 2016–2017 wrestling season,[6] Snyder would avenge his loss to Gadson in the finals of America's 2017 World Team Trials, sweeping him with two straight tech-falls and a cumulative score of 23–2.[33] He would then face another historic bout in the finals of the 2017 Paris World Championships: with Russia and the U.S. tied for first place at 53 points each, Snyder stepped onto the mat for "The Match of the Century" – the team championship, an individual title at 97 kg, and two young legacies were on the line.[34] His opponent was Abdulrashid Sadulaev, a young Russian phenom on a three-year undefeated streak that included two World Championships as well as an Olympic gold, who was then considered the best pound-for-pound wrestler in the world.[35]

Sadulaev moved-up a weight class specifically to challenge Snyder, and quickly took a 2–0 lead early in their finals match. But Snyder battled back, and tied the match at 3–3 before the end of the first period, only to have Sadulaev score another takedown and regain the lead. A lead that lasted until the final 20 seconds of the match when Snyder's furious pace allowed him to score a late takedown at the edge of the mat[36] – sealing Team USA's first World Championship in over 20 years, Snyder's third consecutive individual World or Olympic championship, and wresting the title of best pound-for-pound wrestler on the planet away from Sadulaev.[37][16]

And in a story recounted to The Washington Post by his college coach, Tom Ryan,[38] after Snyder's thrilling come-from-behind overtime victory which clinched his first NCAA heavyweight title in front of a sold-out Madison Square Garden – a match chosen by fans to be the final one of the night[31] and broadcast live in primetime to millions on ESPN[39] – a maintenance worker approached Ryan to let him know what made Snyder, who'd already made wrestling history as America's youngest World Champion and was named Most Outstanding Wrestler of those NCAA Championships,[32] stand out from his competition the most that weekend: he'd been the only athlete in the entire tournament who continually thanked him for refilling the stadium's water jugs.[40]

High school and junior

Snyder amassed a 179–0 record in his first three years of high school[20] before becoming the youngest American in over 20 years to win a FILA Junior World Championship in August 2013.[25][26] Snyder was coached by two former World Champions during his gold medal match: Bill Zadick of the Iowa Hawkeyes, who was a college teammate of Jeff McGinness, the youngest ever American FILA Junior World Champion who won the tournament in 1992,[41] as well as Zeke Jones. Although Snyder was unable to repeat his gold medal run in 2014, he brought home a bronze medal, and in the process became the youngest two-time Junior World medalist in American history.[42]

Before bringing home his Junior World title in 2013, Snyder had already decided to forgo his senior year of high school competition and instead compete internationally as a resident athlete at the United States Olympic Training Center beginning in the fall of 2013.[24] In the spring of 2014, at 18 years of age, Snyder was selected to represent Team USA as the youngest-ever member of the Beat the Streets All-Star team that faced off against top-ranked wrestlers from across the world, where he wrestled alongside fellow Americans with multiple NCAA championships and Olympic gold medals such as David Taylor, Brent Metcalf and Jordan Burroughs.[43] Snyder, who competes internationally at 96 kg, lost a tightly contested exhibition match 6–3[44] against Khadzhimurat Gatsalov, the No. 1-ranked wrestler in the world at 120 kg who at 31 years old had won five World Championships and an Olympic gold medal.[45] A few weeks later, Snyder secured a place on his second consecutive United States Junior World Team, winning by technical fall in the national finals.[46]

Snyder hoped to repeat his championship run at the Junior World Championships in 2014, though fell short and lost to Georgy Gogaev of Russia from North Ossetia-Alania in the quarterfinals, and wrestled back for a bronze. Earlier in 2014, Gogaev had defeated two former Division I (NCAA) champions Dustin Kilgore and Cam Simaz,[47] both of whom had won their NCAA titles years earlier, in 2011 and 2012 respectively – while Snyder was still competing in high school.

Junior record

Junior matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
2014 Junior World 3rd at 96 kg
Win 8–1 Iran Hamidreza Jamshidi 7–1 August 8, 2014 Junior World Championship Croatia Zagreb
Win 7–1 Bulgaria Angel Gochev Tech Fall
Loss 6–1 Russia Georgi Gogaev 1–8
Win 6–0 Azerbaijan Said Gamidov 8–2
Win 5–0 Cyprus Alxios Kaouslidis Tech Fall
2013 Junior World 1st at 96 kg
Win 4–0 Armenia Viktor Kazishvili 11–4 August 17, 2013 Junior World Championship Bulgaria Sofia
Win 3–0 Germany Robin Ferdinand 8–0
Win 2–0 Russia Yasup Malachmagomedov 3–1
Win 1–0 Moldova Radu Balaur 4–1

Olympic, collegiate, and senior

Snyder, just 19 years old at the time, defeated the reigning World Champion at 97 kg, Russia's Abdusalam Gadisov, for his 2015 World Championship in Las Vegas. And then less than one year later, Snyder bested Azerbaijan's Khetag Gazyumov, a former World Champion and two-time Olympic medalist, for his Rio Olympic gold. Additionally, to earn the honor of representing the United States of America on each of those national teams, Snyder had to beat reigning London 2012 Olympic gold medalist Jake Varner in both America's 2015 World Team Trials[48] and the 2016 Olympic Team Trials.[49] Since USA Wrestling's National Team Trials use a best two-out-of-three format for their finals, Snyder had to beat the returning Olympic gold medalist a total of four times, which he did with a cumulative score of 21–6 over the course of their matches.

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2016 Summer Olympics, Men's Freestyle Wrestling 97 kg awarding ceremony

Snyder, who wrestled collegiately for the Ohio State Buckeyes, is also a three-time NCAA Division I National Champion. His first was won with an overtime victory in a sold-out Madison Square Garden which snapped his opponent's 88-match winning streak, preventing North Carolina State University's Nick Gwiazdowski from winning his third consecutive NCAA heavyweight title.[50] Weighing in for the 285 lb. Heavyweight division at just 226 pounds, Snyder was the lightest heavyweight in the field[51] and was named Most Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament.[52]

For his two international championships Snyder was rewarded with over a quarter million dollars by the Living the Dream Medal Fund, which was founded by "two former collegiate wrestlers-turned Wall Street tycoons," billionaire investment banker Michael E. Novogratz and real estate developer David Barry.[53] Snyder was well endowed with $250,000 for his 2016 Summer Olympics gold and earlier received $50,000 for his 2015 World Championship, money he is allowed to keep since the NCAA made an exception to its rules against student-athlete financial compensation for the Fund.[54]

NCAA record

NCAA record
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event
NCAA 1st at 285 lbs
Win 75–5 Adam Coon 3–2 March 15, 2018 NCAA Championships
Win 74–5 Jacob Kasper 10–5
Win 73–5 Derek White 6–3
Win 72–5 Jere Heino Tech Fall
Win 71–5 Ryan Solomon 15–5
Big Ten 1st at 285 lbs
Win 70–5 Adam Coon 4–2 Mar 3, 2018 Big Ten Championships
Win 69–5 Nick Nevills 14–5
Win 68–5 Shawn Streck 17–6
Win 67–5 Fletcher Miller Tech Fall
Win 66–5 Michael Boykin Tech Fall Feb 18, 2018 Ohio State – North Carolina Dual
Loss 65–5 Adam Coon 1–3 Feb 11, 2018 Ohio State – Michigan Dual
Win 65–4 Nick Nevills 15–10 Feb 3, 2018 Ohio State – Penn State Dual
Win 64–4 Steven Holloway Tech Fall Jan 21, 2018 Iowa – Ohio State Dual
Win 63–4 Rylee Streifel Tech Fall Jan 12, 2018 Minnesota – Ohio State Dual
Win 62–4 Razohnn Gross Fall Jan 7, 2018 Ohio State – Rutgers Dual
Win 61–4 Stacey Ben Fall Dec 17, 2017 Ohio State – Chattanooga Dual
Win 60–4 Devin Nye Fall Nov 21, 2017 Kent State – Ohio State Dual
Win 59–4 Austin Harris Fall Nov 12, 2017 Arizona State – Ohio State Dual
NCAA 1st at 285 lbs
Win 58–4 Conor Medbery 6–3 Mar 16, 2017 NCAA Championships
Win 57–4 Jacob Kasper 19–6
Win 56–4 Michael Kroells 13–7
Win 55–4 Ryan Garrett Tech Fall
Win 54–4 Jake Gunning Tech Fall
Big Ten 1st at 285 lbs
Win 53–4 Connor Medbery 8–5 Mar 4, 2017 Big Ten Championship
Win 52–4 Michael Kroells 14–7
Win 51–4 Razohnn Gross Tech Fall
Win 50–4 Colin Jensen 16–6 Feb 10, 2017 Ohio State – Nebraska Dual
Win 49–4 Razohnn Gross Tech Fall Feb 6, 2017 Rutgers – Ohio State Dual
Win 48–4 Nick Nevills 19–9 Feb 3, 2017 Penn State – Ohio State Dual
Win 47–4 Hemida Youssef Tech Fall Jan 22, 2017 Maryland – Ohio State Dual
Win 46–4 Deuce Rachal Fall Jan 15, 2017 Illinois – Ohio State Dual
Win 45–4 Austin Myers Fall Dec 8, 2016 Missouri – Ohio State Dual
Win 44–4 Devin Nye Fall Nov 22, 2016 Ohio State – Kent State Dual
Win 43–4 Michael Furbee Fall Nov 22, 2016 Ohio State – Cleveland State Dual
Win 42–4 Tanner Hall 20–18 Nov 19, 2016 Ohio State – Arizona State Dual
NCAA 1st at 285 lbs
Win 41–4 Nick Gwiazdowski 7–5 Mar 17, 2016 NCAA Championship
Win 40–4 Ty Walz 10–6
Win 39–4 Amarveer Dhesi 16–5
Win 38–4 Tanner Harms Tech Fall
Win 37–4 Antonio Pelusi Fall
Big Ten 1st at 285 lbs
Win 36–4 Adam Coon 7–4 Mar 5, 2016 Big Ten Championship
Win 35–4 Collin Jensen Tech Fall
Win 34–4 Brooks Black Tech Fall
Win 33–4 Brock Horwath Tech Fall Feb 12, 2016 Wisconsin – Ohio State Dual
Win 32–4 Jan Johnson Tech Fall Feb 5, 2016 Ohio State – Penn State Dual
Win 31–4 Collin Jensen 20–9 Jan 17, 2016 Nebraska – Ohio State Dual
Loss 30–4 Kyven Gadson Fall Mar 19, 2015 NCAA Championships
Win 30–3 J'den Cox 3–2
Win 29–3 Scott Schiller 3–2
Win 28–3 Shane Woods 14–5
Win 27–3 Braden Atwood 12–4
Loss 26–3 Morgan McIntosh 1–4 Mar 7, 2015 Big Ten Championships
Win 26–2 Nathan Burak 3–2
Win 25–2 Timmy McCall 6–2
Win 24–2 Elliot Riddick 9–1 Feb 21, 2015 Ohio State – Lehigh Dual
Win 23–2 Vince Pickett Tech Fall Feb 15, 2015 Ohio State – Edinboro Dual
Win 22–2 Scott Schiller 3–1 Feb 6, 2015 Minnesota – Ohio State Dual
Win 21–2 Hayden Hrymack Tech Fall Feb 1, 2015 Ohio State – Rutgers Dual
Win 20–2 Tanner Lynde 18–7 Jan 30, 2015 Purdue – Ohio State Dual
Win 19–2 Rob Fitzgerals 19–9 Jan 25, 2015 Ohio State – Maryland Dual
Win 18–2 Luke Sheridan 18–7 Jan 23, 2015 Indiana – Ohio State Dual
Win 17–2 Max Hunyley 5–2 Jan 18, 2015 Ohio State – Michigan Dual
Win 16–2 Nick McDiarmid 17–6 Jan 16, 2015 Ohio State – Michigan State Dual
Win 15–2 Morgan McIntosh 6–1 Jan 11, 2015 Penn State – Ohio State Dual
Loss 14–2 Nathan Burak 1–2 Jan 4, 2015 Iowa – Ohio State Dual
Win 14–1 Johnny Eblen 15–5 Dec 14, 2014 Missouri – Ohio State Dual
Win 13–1 Jace Bennett 18–7 Dec 5, 2014 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
Win 12–1 Trent Noon 16–6
Loss 11–1 Kyven Gadson 2–3
Win 11–0 Lucas Sheridan 14–4
Win 10–0 Micah Barnes 14–4
Win 9–0 Josh Popple 13–7
Win 8–0 Chance McClure 20–6 Nov 24, 2014 Ohio State – Virginia Dual
Win 7–0 Jared Haught 8–5 Nov 23, 2014 Ohio State – Virginia Tech Dual
Win 6–0 Josh DaSilveira 21–8 Nov 15, 2014 Arizona State – Ohio State Dual
Win 5–0 Cole Baxter 11–6 Nov 13, 2014 Kent State – Ohio State Dual
Win 4–0 Max Huntley 10–5 Nov 2, 2014 Michigan State Open
Win 3–0 Phil Wellington 11–4
Win 2–0 Nick McDiarmid 8–2
Win 1–0 Jake Smith 21–7

NCAA stats

Season Year School Rank Weigh class Record Win Bonus
2018 Senior Ohio State #1 285 17–1 94.44% 76.92%
2017 Junior #1 285 17–0 100.00% 76.47%
2016 Sophomore #1 285 11–0 100.00% 72.73%
2015 Freshman #3 197 30–4 88.24% 50.00%
Career 75–5 93.75% 64.00%

Freestyle record

Senior Freestyle Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
2022 US World Team Trials 1st at 97 kg
Win 150–16 United States Kollin Moore TF 12–2 June 3, 2022 2022 Final X: Stillwater

United States Stillwater, Oklahoma
Win 149–16 United States Kollin Moore TF 11–0
2022 Pan American Championships 1st at 97 kg
Win 148–16 Cuba Arturo Silot TF 12–1 May 8, 2022 2022 Pan American Continental Championships Mexico Acapulco, Mexico
Win 147–16 Canada Nishan Randhawa TF 11–0
Win 146–16 Dominican Republic Luis Perez TF 10–0
RUDIS+ Super Match 1st at 97 kg
Win 145–16 United States J'den Cox 7–2 March 16, 2022 RUDIS+ Super Match: Snyder vs. Cox

United States Detroit, Michigan
Win 144–16 United States J'den Cox 5–5
Win 143–16 Poland Zbigniew Baranowski TF 12–0 February 12, 2022 2022 Bout at the Ballpark

United States Arlington, Texas
2022 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix 1st at 97 kg
Win 142–16 Russia Shamil Musaev 8–3 January 27–30, 2022 Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2022

Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Win 141–16 Russia Soslan Dzhagaev TF 14–4
Win 140–16 Russia Igor Ovsyannikov TF 12–2
Win 139–16 Russia Devid Dzugaev TF 11–0
2021 Russian International Tournament 1st at 97 kg
Win 138–16 Russia Ali Aliyev TF 18–8 December 10, 2021 2021 International in Memory of the XIX–XX Wrestlers Russia Khasavyurt, Dagestan
Win 137–16 Russia Shamil Musaev TF 13–3
Win 136–16 Russia Aslanbek Sotiev TF 11–0
Win 135–16 Russia Khokh Khugaev TF 10–0
2021 World Championships 2nd at 97 kg
Loss 134–16 Russia Abdulrashid Sadulaev 0–6 October 5, 2021 2021 World Championships

Norway Oslo, Norway
Win 134–15 Iran Mojtaba Goleij 3–2 October 4, 2021
Win 133–15 Republic of Macedonia Magomedgaji Nurov TF 11–0
Win 132–15 Mongolia Ölziisaikhany Batzul TF 14–4
2020 Summer Olympics 2nd at 97 kg
Loss 131–15 Russia Abdulrashid Sadulaev 3–6 August 6–7, 2021 2020 Summer Olympics

Japan Tokyo, Japan
Win 131–14 Turkey Süleyman Karadeniz 5–0
Win 130–14 Italy Abraham Conyedo 6–0
Win 129–14 Canada Jordan Steen TF 12–2
2021 Pan American Championships 1st at 97 kg
Win 128–14 Dominican Republic Luis Perez TF 11–0 May 30, 2021 2021 Pan American Continental Championships Guatemala Guatemala City, Guatemala
Win 127–14 Brazil Marcos Carrozzino TF 10–0
Win 126–14 Costa Rica Maxwell Lacey TF 10–0
Win 125–14 Colombia Kenett Andrey Martínez Viloria TF 12–0
Win 124–14 Canada Richard Deschatelets TF 10–0
2020 US Olympic Team Trials 1st at 97 kg
Win 123–14 United States Kollin Moore 5–1 April 3, 2021 2020 US Olympic Team Trials

United States Fort Worth, Texas
Win 122–14 United States Kollin Moore TF 10–0
Win 121–14 United States Gabe Dean TF 13–2 February 23, 2021 NLWC V

United States State College, Pennsylvania
Win 120–14 United States Scott Boykin TF 11–0
Win 119–14 United States Nate Jackson 6–1
2021 Henri Deglane Grand Prix 1st at 97 kg
Win 118–14 Moldova Radu Lefter TF 11–0 January 16, 2021 Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2021

France Nice, France
Win 117–14 Poland Radosław Baran 9–2
Win 116–14 Germany Erik Thiele TF 11–1
Win 115–14 United States Ty Walz TF 10–0 December 22, 2020 NLWC IV

United States State College, Pennsylvania
2020 US Nationals 6th at 97 kg
Win 114–14 United States Jakob Woodley TF 10–0 October 10–11, 2020 2020 US Senior Nationals

United States Coralville, Iowa
Win 113–14 United States William Baldwin TF 12–0
Win 112–14 United States Jeremiah Casto Fall
Win 111–14 United States Michael Macchiavello TF 12–1 September 19, 2020 NLWC I

United States State College, Pennsylvania
2020 Pan American Championships 1st at 97 kg
Win 110–14 Cuba Reineris Salas TF 11–1 March 6–9, 2020 2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships

Canada Ottawa, Canada
Win 109–14 Venezuela José Daniel Díaz 9–1
Win 108–14 Puerto Rico Evan Ramos TF 12–2
Win 107–14 Dominican Republic Luis Perez TF 14–4
2020 Matteo Pellicone RS 3rd at 97 kg
Win 106–14 Italy Abraham Conyedo TF 12–1 January 15–18, 2020 2020 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series Italy Rome, Italy
Loss 105–14 Iran Mohammad Hossein Mohammadian Fall
Win 105–13 Turkey İbrahim Bölükbaşı 12–4
Win 104–13 Kazakhstan Iliskhan Chilayev TF 10–0
2019 World Championships 3rd at 97 kg
Win 103–13 Georgia (country) Elizbar Odikadze 5–0 September 21–22, 2019 2019 World Wrestling Championships Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Loss 102–13 Azerbaijan Sharif Sharifov 2–5
Win 102–12 Uzbekistan Magomed Ibragimov TF 13–3
Win 101–12 India Mausam Khatri TF 10–0
2019 Pan American Games 1st at 97 kg
Win 100–12 Venezuela José Daniel Díaz 9–3 August 10, 2019 2019 Pan American Games Peru Lima, Perú
Win 99–12 Cuba Reineris Salas 3–1
Win 98–12 Puerto Rico Evan Ramos TF 10–0
2019 Yaşar Doğu 1st at 97 kg
Win 97–12 Iran Ali Shabani 2–1 July 11–14, 2019 2019 Yaşar Doğu International Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
Win 96–12 Hungary Pavlo Oliynyk TF 10–0
Win 95–12 Turkey Baki Şahin TF 13–2
2019 Final X: Lincoln 1st at 97 kg
Win 94–12 United States Kyven Gadson 4–0 June 14–15, 2019 2019 US World Team Trials United States Lincoln, Nebraska
Win 93–12 United States Kyven Gadson TF 10–0
Win 92–12 Canada Nishan Randhawa TF 15-1 May 6, 2019 2019 Beat the Streets

United States New York City, New York
2019 Pan American Championships 1st at 97 kg
Win 91–12 Canada Jordan Steen TF 10–0 April 21, 2019 2019 Pan American Wrestling Championships Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win 90–12 Argentina Evan Ramos TF 11–1
2019 Dan Kolov – Nikola Petrov 1st at 97 kg
Win 89–12 Ukraine Valeriy Andriytsev 4–0 February 28 – March 3, 2019 2019 Dan Kolov – Nikola Petrov Memorial Bulgaria Ruse, Bulgaria
Win 88–12 Turkey Baki Şahin TF 11–0
Win 87–12 Ukraine Murazi Mchedlidze 8–5
Win 86–12 United States Ty Walz TF 12–1
2019 Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 10th at 97 kg
Loss 85–12 Dagestan Rasul Magomedov 5–6 January 24, 2019 2019 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix

Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
2018 World Championships 2nd at 97 kg
Loss 85–11 Russia Abdulrashid Sadulaev Fall October 22–23, 2017 2018 World Wrestling Championships Hungary Budapest, Hungary
Win 85–10 Hungary Pavlo Oliynyk 3–0
Win 84–10 Italy Abraham Conyedo 11–2
Win 83–10 American Samoa Nathaniel Tuamoheloa TF 10–0
Win 82–10 Mongolia Ölziisaikhany Batzul 8–3
2018 Yaşar Doğu 3rd at 97 kg
Win 81–10 Turkey Rıza Yıldırım TF 11–0 July 27–29, 2018 2018 Yaşar Doğu International Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
Loss 80–10 Azerbaijan Aslanbek Alborov 3-3
Win 80–9 Iran Alireza Goodarzi TF 10–0
2018 US World Team Trials 1st at 97 kg
Win 79–9 United States Kyven Gadson 10–2 June 8–9, 2018 2018 Final X: Lincoln United States Lincoln, Nebraska
Win 78–9 United States Kyven Gadson 9–0
Win 77–9 Cuba Reineris Salas 9–8 May 17, 2018 2018 Beat the Streets

United States New York City, New York
2018 World Cup 1st at 97 kg
Win 76–9 Azerbaijan Roman Bakirov TF 14–3 April 7–8, 2018 2018 Wrestling World Cup - Men's freestyle United States Iowa City, Iowa
Win 75–9 Georgia (country) Givi Matcharashvili TF 10–0
Win 74–9 Japan Taira Sonoda TF 10–0
Win 73–9 India Viky Viky TF 10–0
2018 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix 1st at 97 kg
Win 72–9 Dagestan Ruslan Magomedov 4–1 January 28, 2018 Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2018 Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Win 71–9 North Ossetia–Alania Vladislav Baitcaev 5–1
Win 70–9 Turkey Yunus Dede 6–2
Win 69–9 Turkmenistan Sohbet Belliyev TF 10–0
2017 World Clubs Cup 2nd for TMWC at 97 kg
Win 68–9 Russia Vladislav Baitcaev TF 11–0 December 7–8, 2017 2017 World Wrestling Clubs Cup - Men's freestyle

Iran Tehran, Iran
Win 67–9 Mongolia Batsukh Zorigtbaatar TF 12–2
Win 66–9 Bulgaria Dimitar Karaivanov TF 10–0
Win 65–9 India Somveer Kadian TF 10–0
Win 64–9 Iran Khajeh Salehani 9–3
2017 World Championships 1st at 97 kg
Win 61–9 Russia Abdulrashid Sadulaev 6–5 August 26, 2017 2017 World Wrestling Championships France Paris, France
Win 60–9 Azerbaijan Aslanbek Alborov 9–2
Win 59–9 Japan Naoya Akaguma TF 10–0
Win 58–9 Kazakhstan Mamed Ibragimov TF 10–0
2017 Spain Grand Prix 1st at 97 kg
Win 57–9 South Africa Martin Erasmus TF 10–0 July 15–16, 2017 2017 Grand Prix of Spain Spain Madrid, Spain
Win 56–9 Iran Hossein Shahbazigazvar TF 10–0
Win 55–9 Russia Adam Kariaev TF 10–0
Win 54–9 Sweden Sven Engström TF 10–0
2017 US World Team Trials 1st at 97 kg
Win 53–9 United States Kyven Gadson TF 13–2 June 9–10, 2017 2017 US World Team Trials United States Lincoln, Nebraska
Win 52-9 United States Kyven Gadson TF 10–0
Win 51–9 Japan Koki Yamamoto TF 10–0 May 17, 2017 2017 Beat the Streets

United States New York City, New York
2017 Pan American Championships 1st at 97 kg
Win 50–9 Dominican Republic Luis Perez TF 10–0 May 5–7, 2017 2017 Pan American Wrestling Championships Brazil Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
Win 49–9 Canada Nishanpreet Randhawa TF 10–0
Win 48–9 Brazil Felipe Cesar Camilo de Oliveira TF 11–0
2017 World Cup 1st at 97 kg
Win 47–9 Iran Amir Mohammadi 6–0 February 16–17, 2017 2017 Wrestling World Cup – Men's freestyle United States Los Angeles, California
Loss 46–9 Azerbaijan Aslanbek Alborov 4–5
Win 46–8 Russia Yuri Belonovski 11–2
Win 45–8 Georgia (country) Zviadi Metreveli TF 11–0
2017 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix 1st at 97 kg
Win 44–8 Dagestan Ruslan Magomedov Fall January 27–29, 2017 Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2017 Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Win 43–8 Iran Hossein Ramezanian TF 11–1
Win 42–8 Mongolia Munkhzhargal Belgutei TF 11–1
Win 41–8 China Chaganhzana TF 11–0
2016 World Clubs Cup 1st as TMWC at 97 kg
Loss 40–8 Iran Abbas Tahan 1-3 November 30 - December 1, 2016 2016 World Wrestling Clubs Cup

Ukraine Kharkiv, Ukraine
Win 40–7 Ukraine Murazi Mchedlidze 6–3
Loss 39–7 Georgia (country) Elizbar Odikadze 2–2
Win 39–6 Ukraine Andriy Vlasov Fall
2016 Summer Olympics 1st at 97 kg
Win 38–6 Azerbaijan Khetag Gazyumov 2–1 August 21, 2016 2016 Summer Olympics Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win 37–6 Georgia (country) Elizbar Odikadze 9–4
Win 36–6 Romania Albert Saritov 7–0
Win 35–6 Cuba Javier Cortina 10–3
2016 Germany Grand Prix 3rd at 97 kg
Win 34–6 Turkey Serdar Boeke Fall July 2–3, 2016 2016 Grand Prix of Germany Germany Dortmund, Germany
Loss 33–6 Azerbaijan Khetag Gazyumov 1–2
Win 33–5 Venezuela José Daniel Díaz 9–1
Win 32–5 Moldova Nicolai Ceban 9–4
2016 World Cup 1st at 97 kg
Win 31–5 Georgia (country) Elizbar Odikadze 3–3 June 11–12, 2016 2016 Wrestling World Cup – Men's freestyle United States Los Angeles, California
Win 30–5 Azerbaijan Aslanbek Alborov 2–1
Win 29–5 Iran Abbas Tahan 8–1
Win 28–5 India Saywart Kadian TF 10–0
2016 US Olympic Team Trials 1st at 97 kg
Win 27–5 United States Jake Varner 6–1 April 8–10, 2016 2016 US Olympic Team Trials United States Iowa City, Iowa
Win 26–5 United States Jake Varner 4–0
Loss 25–5 United States Jake Varner 4–4
2016 Alexandr Medved Prizes 3rd at 97 kg
Win 25–4 Germany Erik Thiele 3–0 February 18–19, 2016 2016 Alexandr Medved Prizes Belarus Minsk, Belarus
Loss 24–4 Russia Khadzhimurat Gatsalov 2–5
Win 24–3 Russia Yury Belonovskiy 5–1
Win 23–3 Uzbekistan Magomed Ibragimov 7–0
2016 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix 3rd at 97 kg
Win 22–3 Dagestan Zaynula Kurbanov 8–2 January 27–29, 2016 Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2016 Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Loss 21–3 Chechnya Anzor Boltukaev 0–3
Win 21–2 Russia Tornike Kvitatiani INJ (4–0)
Win 20–2 Russia Georgi Dzukaev TF 10–0
2015 Brazil Cup 1st at 97 kg
Win 19–2 Brazil Paulo Victor TF 10–0 December 11–12, 2015 2015 Brazil Cup Brazil Contagem, Brazil
Win 18–2 Brazil Robson Kato TF 10–0
2015 World Championships 1st at 97 kg
Win 17–2 Russia Abdusalam Gadisov 5–5 September 11, 2015 2015 World Wrestling Championships United States Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 16–2 Iran Abbas Tahan 6–3
Win 15–2 Venezuela José Daniel Díaz TF 11–1
Win 14–2 Poland Radosław Baran 8–0
Win 13–2 Ukraine Pavlo Oliynyk 2–1
2015 Pan American Games 1st at 97 kg
Win 12–2 Canada Arjun Gill TF 12–2 July 18, 2015 2015 Pan American Games Canada Toronto, Canada
Win 11–2 Venezuela José Daniel Díaz TF 10–0
Win 10–2 Argentina Yuri Maier TF 11–1
2015 US World Team Trials 1st at 97 kg
Win 9–2 United States Jake Varner 3–0 June 12–14, 2015 2015 US World Team Trials United States Madison, Wisconsin
Win 8–2 United States Jake Varner 4–1
Win 7–2 Cuba Javier Cortina 4–0 May 21, 2015 2015 Beat the Streets

United States New York City, New York
2015 US Senior Nationals 1st at 97 kg
Win 6–2 United States Jake Varner 2–1 May 7–9, 2015 2015 US Senior National Championships United States Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 5–2 United States J'den Cox 4–3
Win 4–2 United States Dustin Kilgore TF 13–3
Win 3–2 United States Romero Cotton TF 10–0
Loss 2–2 Russia Khadzhimurat Gatsalov 3–6 May 8, 2014 2014 Beat the Streets

United States New York City, New York
2013 Henri Deglane Grand Prix 3rd at 96 kg
Win 2–1 Georgia (country) Nodar Kurtanidze 7–0 November 29, 2013 2013 Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane

France Nice, France
Win 1–1 France Jeremy Latour 7–0
Loss 0–1 United Kingdom Leon Rattigan 3–3

Highlights

In the early minutes of his gold medal Junior World Championships match in 2013, Snyder was thrown to his back by his Armenian opponent, Viktor Kazishvili, and nearly pinned.[25] After fighting off his back and down 4–1, Snyder then ran off 10 unanswered points to secure the victory by technical fall in four minutes and four seconds, his third in his four matches at the tournament.[25][55]

During his 179–0 run during his first three years of high school, Snyder only gave up a single takedown.[1] Snyder, who stopped playing football for his nationally ranked high school team following his sophomore season,[56] is a two-time Washington Post All-Met Wrestler of the Year,[57] and was named the male 2013 ASICS Wrestler of the Year[22] as well as Intermat's 2013 Wrestler of the Year.[58] In November 2013, Snyder became the #1 ranked "Pound for Pound" (P4P) American high school wrestler according to Flowrestling.org.[23]

Undefeated in what are considered the top 3 toughest high school wrestling tournaments in America,[59] Snyder won the Walsh Ironman twice, Beast of the East three times, and the Powerade Wrestling Tournament once.[57] Snyder began wrestling for the Ohio State Buckeyes in 2014, placing second in the NCAA championships his freshman year at the 197-pound class individually, and winning a National Championship as part of the Buckeyes' 2014–15 team.

He initially planned to take an Olympic redshirt for the 2015–16 season, but instead chose to return for the Buckeyes and enroll in classes for the spring semester. At the NCAA championships, Snyder won at heavyweight, defeating two-time defending national champion Nick Gwiazdowski of North Carolina State University in overtime 7–5. Snyder was the lightest heavyweight in the field at 226 pounds and finished 11–0 on the season.

Snyder is a 2015 UWW world champion at age 19.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he won the Gold Medal bout 2–1 en route to becoming the youngest Olympic Wrestling Champion in USA history at the age of 20, beating Henry Cejudo's record.

Snyder has expressed an interest in Mixed martial arts, wanting to compete in the UFC. He planned to cross train Mixed martial arts with wrestling as he continued his historic world championship runs for Freestyle.[60] Snyder however backtracked on his MMA desires. Snyder said, "I don’t think it’s even down the road. I don’t think that I’m going to fight. I think I’m going to wrestle as long as I can as long as [God] wants me to. We’ll see what happens after that. I don’t foresee it being fighting."[61]

Awards and honors

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2022
  • 1st Pan American Championship 97 kg
2021
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
  • 3rd UWW junior world 96 kg
2013
  • ASICS High School Wrestler of the Year
  • 1st UWW junior world 96 kg
  • 1st Maryland State Division I 220 lbs
2012
  • 3rd Junior Nationals 96 kg
  • 1st Junior Nationals (Greco Roman) 96 kg
  • 1st Maryland State Division I 220 lbs
2011
  • 1st Cadet 96 kg
  • 1st Cadet (Greco Roman) 96 kg
  • 1st Maryland State Division I 215 lbs

Personal life

Snyder is married to Maddie Snyder.[63][64] Snyder is a Christian.[65]

In May 2018, President Donald Trump appointed Snyder to be a member of his Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition.[66]

References

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External links

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