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Kyle Dake
Weight141, 149, 157, 165
Born (1991-02-25) February 25, 1991 (age 33)
Ithaca, New York
High schoolLansing HS
State championships2
CollegeCornell University
NCAA championships4 NCAA titles in 4 different weight classes
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's Freestyle Wrestling
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Budapest 79 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nur-Sultan 79 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Iowa City 79 kg

Kyle Dake is an American world champion freestyle wrestler and former folkstyle wrestler. As a folkstyle wrestler, Dake was only the third wrestler to win four NCAA Division I national titles and the first to do so in four different weight classes.[1]

Folkstyle

Dake competed for the wrestling team at Cornell University. Between 2010 and 2013, he became only the third wrestler to win four NCAA Division I titles. Among four-time champions, Dake is the only one to win each title in four different weight classes, and the only one to forgo a year of not officially competing.[2]

Following his final season, WIN Magazine awarded Dake the Dan Hodge Trophy as the most outstanding college wrestler.[3]

Freestyle

At the 2018 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Dake won a world gold medal at the 79 kg weight class.

At the 2019 World Wrestling Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Dake took home his second straight gold medal, beating Jabrayil Hasanov for the second straight year. “I know he is a strong opponent and he is very good in tie-ups and clinches as well as front headlock,” said Dake of Hasanov.[4]

Freestyle Record

World Championships Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
2019 UWW world 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 79kg
Win 8–0 Azerbaijan Jabrayil Hasanov Dec (4–2) September 22, 2019 2019 World Wrestling Championships Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan
Win 7–0 Uzbekistan Rashid Kurbanov Dec (6–1) September 21, 2019
Win 6–0 Russia Gadzhi Nabiev Dec (5–1)
Win 5–0 Kyrgyzstan Oibek Nasirov Tech Fall (12–2)
2018 UWW world 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 79kg
Win 4–0 Azerbaijan Jabrayil Hasanov Dec (2–0) October 22, 2018 2018 World Wrestling Championships Hungary Budapest
Win 3–0 Russia Akhmed Gadzhimagomedov Tech Fall (13-0) October 21, 2018
Win 2–0 Georgia (country) Davit Khutsishvili Tech Fall (11-0)
Win 1–0 Germany Martin Obst Tech Fall (11-0)

Awards and honors

2019
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Grand Prix of Spain (79 kg)
2018
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) World Wrestling Championships (79 kg)
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) World Cup Championships (79 kg)
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Yasar Dogu (79 kg)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix (79 kg)
2017
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Grand Prix of Paris (74 kg)
2014
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Granma Cup (74 kg)
2013
2012
2011
2010

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Kyle Dake wins NCAA title in fourth weight class". CNN. 2013-03-24.
  2. ^ Velasco, Haley (2012-03-22). "With a Third Title, Cornell Wrestler Kyle Dake Records a First - NYTimes.com". Thequad.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  3. ^ "Kyle Dake wins 2013 Dan Hodge Trophy - WIN Magazine: Wrestling News". www.win-magazine.com. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  4. ^ https://fight-library.com/2019/09/25/kyle-dake-world-gold-russian-wrestling-and-life-after-wrestling/
  5. ^ "Cornell's Kyle Dake wins SI's male College Athlete of the Year award". CNN. 2013-05-22.
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