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Reece Humphrey

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Reece Humphrey
Personal information
Full nameReece Weslee Humphrey
NationalityAmerican
Born (1986-07-31) July 31, 1986 (age 38)[1]
Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.[2]
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1]
Weight61 kg (134 lb)[1]
65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle
College teamOhio State
ClubNew York AC
Shamil Umakhanov Wrestling Club (им. Шамиля Умаханова)
Coached byLou Rosselli
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  United States
USA Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Cleveland 60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Las Vegas 60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Las Vegas 61 kg
Granma y Cerro Pelado International
Silver medal – second place 2015 Havana 65 kg
Grand Prix of Paris
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Paris 65 kg
Ukrainian International Memorial
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kiev 65 kg
Dave Schultz Memorial
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Colorado Springs 60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Colorado Springs 65 kg
New York Athletic Club
Gold medal – first place 2011 New York 60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 New York 60 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Ohio State Buckeyes
NCAA Division I Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 St. Louis 133 lb
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Omaha 141 lb

Reece Weslee Humphrey (born July 31, 1986, in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American former freestyle wrestler who competed for the men's freestyle 60 kg at the World Wrestling Championships 2013 in Budapest, Hungary. He was eliminated in the quarterfinal rounds, after being defeated by Iran's Masoud Esmaeilpour, based on the decision score 8–9. He is a 3x national USA wrestling champion in 2011, 2013 and 2015. New York athletic club International Open champion 2011.[1] Humphrey is also Indiana high school state champion, Freestyle and Greco-Roman national champion. 2x All-American out of the Ohio State University (2009 runner-up and 3rd 2010).[3] At the 2015 World Championships he won to world bronze medalist Daulet Niyazbekov of Kazakhstan, but in second round he lost to Mongolia's Batboldyn Nomin, Batboldyn reached to the final, Humphrey lost to bronze world medalist Bajrang Punia of India in the first round of repechage.

Championships and accomplishments

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  • Folkstyle:
    • 2009 NCAA championships out of Ohio state – 2nd.
    • 2010 NCAA championships out of Ohio state – 3rd.
  • Freestyle:
    • 2010 New York athletic club International open – 4th.
    • 2011 Dave Schultz Memorial International – 5th.
    • 2011 New York athletic club International open – 1st.
    • 2011 USA World Team Trials Champion.
    • 2011 World Wrestling Championships 9th – 60 kg (Istanbul, Turkey)
    • 2011 Ukrainian Wrestlers Memorial International 5th – 60 kg (Kiev, Ukraine)
    • 2012 New York athletic club International open 2nd – 60 kg
    • 2012 Ramzan Kadyrov & Adlan Varayev Cup 5th – 60 kg (Grozny, Chechnya) [4]
    • 2013 USA National Freestyle Wrestling champion – 60 kg
    • 2013 USA World Team Trials champion – 60 kg
    • 2013 World Wrestling Championships 8th – 60 kg (Budapest, Hungary)
    • 2014 USA Freestyle Wrestling Championships 5th – 60 kg
    • 2014 USA World Team Trials 4th – 61 kg
    • 2014 Grand Prix of Paris – 3rd – 61 kg (Paris, France)
    • 2015 USA National Freestyle Wrestling champion – 61 kg
    • 2015 USA World Team Trials champion – 61 kg
    • 2015 Granma y Cerro Pelado International 2nd – 61 kg (Havana, Cuba)
    • 2015 Dave Schultz Memorial International 2nd – 61 kg
    • 2015 World Wrestling Championships 12th – 61 kg
    • 2016 Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial 3rd – 65 kg

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Humphrey bio". www.teamusa. August 8, 2015. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "Reece Humphrey Biography". asicsamerica.com. August 8, 2015.
  3. ^ "Reece Humphrey: The Weight (Trailer)". flowrestling.org. August 8, 2015.
  4. ^ 60 кг. Рис Хэмфри (США) - Вадим Дзгоев. YouTube. October 15, 2012.