Wrestlers from the United States have taken part in most of the major men's freestyle wrestling competitions over the years, in particular the Olympic Games and FILA Wrestling World Championships .
Men's freestyle wrestling competition began in the Olympics in 1904. FILA began holding World Championships in men's freestyle in 1951. During Olympic years, FILA suspends the World Championships.
The United States did not send wrestlers to the championships in 1951 , 1957 , 1959 , 1980 , and 2002 .
No official team standings are kept for the Olympics. Some team finishes are approximate.
List of United States results at the Olympics and World Championships [ ] 1904 [ ]
1904 1st
Curry, Robert (1st) Mehnert, George (1st) Niflot, Isidor (1st) Bradshaw, Benjamin (1st) Roehm, Otto (1st) Ericksen, Charles (1st) Hansen, Bernhoff (1st)
Hein, John (2nd) Bauer, Gustave (2nd) Wester, August (2nd) McLear, Theodore (2nd) Tesing, Rudolph (2nd) Beckmann, William (2nd) Kugler, Frank (2nd)
Thiefenthaler, Gustav (3rd) Nelson, William (3rd) Strebler, Louis (3rd) Clapper, Charles (3rd) Zirkel, Albert (3rd) Jerry Winholtz (3rd) Warmbold, Fred (3rd)
Holgate, Claude (4th) N/A
Four Other Competitors
Six Other Competitors
Seven Other Competitors
Seven Other Competitors
Two Other Competitors
1908 [ ] 1920 [ ]
1920 2nd
Ackerly, Charles (1st) Metropoulos, George (DNP) Johnson, Charley (3rd) Maurer, Walter (3rd) Pendleton, Nat (2nd)
Gerson, Samuel (2nd) Shimmon, Joseph (DNP) Frantz, Angus (4th) Redman, John (4th) Meyer, Fred (3rd)
1924–1936 [ ]
1924 1st
Hines, Bryan (3rd) Reed, Robin (1st) Vis, Russell (1st) Lookabaugh, Guy (4th) Smith, Herschel (DNP) Spellman, John (1st) Steel, Harry (1st)
MacWilliam, Milton (DNP) Newton, Chester (2nd) Martter, Perry (DNP) Johnson, William (5th) Wright, Walter (DNP) Strack, Charles (DNP) Flanders, Roger (DNP)
1928 4th
Hewitt, Robert (5th) Morrison, Allie (1st) Berryman, Clarence (6th) Appleton, Lloyd (2nd) (4th)
Edwards, Heywood (4th) George, Ed (4th)
1932 1st
Pearce, Robert (1st) Nemir, Edgar (2nd) Clodfelter, Melvin (4th) van Bebber, Jack (1st) (4th)
Mehringer, Peter (1st) Riley, Jack (2nd)
1936 2nd
Flood, Ross (2nd) Millard, Francis (2nd) (5th)
Lewis, Frank (1st) Voliva, Richard (2nd) Clemons, Ray (5th) Dunn, Roy (DNP)
1948–1968 [ ]
1948 2nd
Jernigan, William (7th) Leeman, Gerald (2nd) Moore, Hal (6th) Koll, Bill (5th) Merrill, Leland (3rd) Brand, Glen (1st) Wittenberg, Henry (1st) (7th)
1949 N/A
Event Not Held
1950 N/A
Event Not Held
1951 DNC
Team Did Not Compete
1952 4th
(7th)
Borders, Bill (DNP) Henson, Josiah (3rd) Evans, Jay (2nd) Smith, William (1st) Hodge, Dan (DNP) Wittenberg, Henry (2nd) Kerslake, William (5th)
1953 N/A
Event Not Held
1954 8th
(5th)
(5th)
Rice, Alan (5th) No Recorded Competitor
(6th)
(4th)
Thomas, Dale (6th) No Recorded Competitor
1955 N/A
Event Not Held
1956 6th
(5th)
Allen, Lee (DNP) Roderick, Myron (4th) Evans, Jay (5th) (8th)
Hodge, Dan (2nd) Blair, Peter (3rd) Kerslake, William (7th)
1957 DNC
Team Did Not Compete
1958 N/A
Event Not Held
1959 DNC
Team Did Not Compete
1960 2nd
Simons, Gray (5th) McCann, Terry (1st) Giani, Louis (DNP) Wilson, Shelby (1st) Blubaugh, Douglas (1st) DeWitt, Ed (4th) Brand, Daniel (5th) Kerslake, William (8th)
1961 9th
Wilson, Richard (5th) (5th)
Allen, Lee (6th) (5th)
(6th)
(6th)
Brand, Daniel (4th) Lewis, Dale (DNP)
1962 6th
Wilson, Richard (DNP) (4th)
Finley, Ron (4th) Ruth, Gregory (5th) (3rd)
(DNP)
Brand, Daniel (3rd) (DNP)
1963 6th
Fitch, Andrew (6th) (DNP)
Finley, Ron (4th) Ruth, Gregory (3rd) (4th)
(6th)
(DNP)
(DNP)
1964 8th
Simons, Gray (7th) (4th)
Douglas, Bobby (4th) Ruth, Gregory (5th) Tribble, Charles (DNP) Brand, Daniel (3rd) Conine, Gerald (6th) Kristoff, Larry (7th)
1965 8th
Sanders, Rick (DNP) No Recorded Competitor
Douglas, Bobby (DNP) Burke, James (DNP) (DNP)
Baughman, Wayne (5th) Conine, Gerald (DNP) Kristoff, Larry (3rd)
1966 7th
Sanders, Rick (3rd) (5th)
Douglas, Bobby (2nd) Holzer, Werner (4th) (4th)
(5th)
Lewis, Jess (5th) Kristoff, Larry (2nd)
1967 6th
Sanders, Rick (2nd) (DNP)
(3rd)
Holzer, Werner (DNP) (DNP)
Baughman, Wayne (6th) (4th)
Kristoff, Larry (3rd)
1968 6th
Sanders, Rick (2nd) Behm, Don (2nd) Douglas, Bobby (DNP) Wells, Wayne (4th) Combs, Steve (7th) (4th)
Lewis, Jess (6th) Kristoff, Larry (5th)
1969–1996 [ ]
1969 2nd
(5th)
Sanders, Rick (1st) Behm, Don (2nd) (5th)
Douglas, Bobby (4th) Wells, Wayne (2nd) (1st)
Schenk, Henk (3rd) Kristoff, Larry (2nd) Rasley, Rocky (5th)
1970 4th
(DNP)
(5th)
Behm, Don (5th) (3rd)
Douglas, Bobby (3rd) Wells, Wayne (1st) (5th)
Harlow, Bill (2nd) Kristoff, Larry (2nd) Wojciechowski, Greg (4th)
1971 4th
(6th)
(DNP)
Behm, Don (2nd) Davis, Gene (4th) Gable, Dan (1st) (DNP)
Peterson, John (DNP) Hellickson, Russ (3rd) Kristoff, Larry (DNP) (DNP)
1972 2nd
(7th)
(DNP)
Sanders, Rick (2nd) Davis, Gene (DNP) Gable, Dan (1st) Wells, Wayne (1st) Peterson, John (2nd) Peterson, Ben (1st) Schenk, Henk (DNP) Taylor, Chris (3rd)
1973 3rd
(DNP)
(DNP)
Behm, Don (4th) (4th)
Keaser, Lloyd (1st) Dziedzic, Stan (DNP) Peterson, John (DNP) Peterson, Ben (3rd) (DNP)
(DNP)
1974 15th
Rosado, William (DNP) (DNP)
(DNP)
(DNP)
Davis, Gene (6th) Dziedzic, Stan (5th) (DNP)
(DNP)
(DNP)
(6th)
1975 11th
(DNP)
(DNP)
(4th)
(4th)
Keaser, Lloyd (DNP) Adams, Carl (5th) (5th)
Hellickson, Russ (4th) Peterson, Ben (4th) (5th)
1976 3rd
Rosado, William (DNP) (DNP)
Corso, Joe (DNP) Davis, Gene (3rd) Keaser, Lloyd (2nd) Dziedzic, Stan (3rd) Peterson, John (1st) Peterson, Ben (2nd) Hellickson, Russ (2nd) Jackson, Jimmy (DNP)
1977 3rd
No Recorded Competitor
(DNP)
(3rd)
(2nd)
(DNP)
Dziedzic, Stan (1st) Chris Campbell (5th) (DNP)
(DNP)
(6th)
1978 4th
Rosado, William (DNP) (4th)
Lewis, Randy (DNP) (DNP)
(DNP)
Kemp, Lee (1st) Peterson, John (3rd) Peterson, Ben (5th) (6th)
Wojciechowski, Greg (5th)
1979 3rd
Weaver, Bobby (2nd) (2nd)
Corso, Joe (3rd) Metzger, Andre (3rd) (DNP)
Kemp, Lee (1st) Peterson, John (2nd) (6th)
Hellickson, Russ (2nd) (DNP)
1980 DNC
Weaver, Bobby (DNC) (DNC)
(DNC)
Lewis, Randy (DNC) (DNC)
Kemp, Lee (DNC) Chris Campbell (DNC) Peterson, Ben (DNC) Hellickson, Russ (DNC) Wojciechowski, Greg (DNC)
1981 3rd
Rosado, William (3rd) Gonzales, Joe (5th) Corso, Joe (DNP) (5th)
Rein, Andy (4th) Kemp, Lee (3rd) Chris Campbell (1st) (DNP)
Gibson, Greg (2nd) (5th)
1982 3rd
Vanni, Tim (6th) Gonzales, Joe (3rd) (4th)
Lewis, Randy (4th) Metzger, Andre (4th) Kemp, Lee (1st) Schultz, Dave (3rd) (9th)
Gibson, Greg (3rd) Baumgartner, Bruce (7th)
1983 2nd
Weaver, Bobby (5th) Gonzales, Joe (9th) Davis, Barry (12th) (2nd)
Carr, Nate (8th) Schultz, Dave (1st) Schultz, Mark (7th) Banach, Ed (7th) Gibson, Greg (2nd) Baumgartner, Bruce (3rd)
1984 1st
Weaver, Bobby (1st) Gonzales, Joe (DNP) Davis, Barry (2nd) Lewis, Randy (1st) Rein, Andy (2nd) Schultz, Dave (1st) Schultz, Mark (1st) Banach, Ed (1st) Banach, Lou (1st) Baumgartner, Bruce (1st)
1985 2nd
Vanni, Tim (10th) Gonzales, Joe (4th) (2nd)
(DNP)
Metzger, Andre (DNP) Schultz, Dave (2nd) Schultz, Mark (1st) Scherr, Bill (1st) Severn, Dan (6th) Baumgartner, Bruce (3rd)
1986 3rd
Vanni, Tim (6th) (9th)
Davis, Barry (2nd) (2nd)
Metzger, Andre (2nd) Schultz, Dave (3rd) Schultz, Mark (7th) Scherr, Jim (3rd) Scherr, Bill (2nd) Baumgartner, Bruce (1st)
1987 2nd
Vanni, Tim (5th) (12th)
Davis, Barry (2nd) Smith, John (1st) Metzger, Andre (3rd) Schultz, Dave (2nd) Schultz, Mark (1st) Scherr, Jim (2nd) Scherr, Bill (3rd) Baumgartner, Bruce (3rd)
1988 2nd
Vanni, Tim (4th) Chertow, Ken (DNP) Davis, Barry (DNP) Smith, John (1st) Carr, Nate (3rd) Monday, Kenny (1st) Schultz, Mark (6th) Scherr, Jim (5th) Scherr, Bill (3rd) Baumgartner, Bruce (2nd)
1989 2nd
Vanni, Tim (5th) Jones, Zeke (7th) (DNP)
Smith, John (1st) (7th)
Monday, Kenny (1st) Douglas, Melvin (2nd) Scherr, Jim (2nd) Scherr, Bill (2nd) Baumgartner, Bruce (2nd)
1990 4th
(6th)
Jones, Zeke (4th) (7th)
Smith, John (1st) Carr, Nate (5th) Koll, Rob (5th) Alger, Royce (2nd) Chris Campbell (2nd) (3rd)
Baumgartner, Bruce (2nd)
1991 2nd
Vanni, Tim (11th) Jones, Zeke (1st) (2nd)
Smith, John (1st) Saunders, Townsend (15th) Monday, Kenny (2nd) Jackson, Kevin (1st) Chris Campbell (5th) Coleman, Mark (2nd) Baumgartner, Bruce (7th)
1992 2nd
Vanni, Tim (5th) Jones, Zeke (2nd) Cross, Kendall (6th) Smith, John (1st) Saunders, Townsend (7th) Monday, Kenny (2nd) Jackson, Kevin (1st) Chris Campbell (3rd) Coleman, Mark (7th) Baumgartner, Bruce (1st)
1993 1st
Eiter, Rob (9th) Jones, Zeke (4th) Brands, Terry (1st) Brands, Tom (1st) Saunders, Townsend (4th) Schultz, Dave (2nd) Jackson, Kevin (4th) Douglas, Melvin (1st) Kerr, Mark (7th) Baumgartner, Bruce (1st)
1994 10th
Vanni, Tim (9th) Jones, Zeke (11th) Brands, Terry (11th) Brands, Tom (11th) Saunders, Townsend (11th) Schultz, Dave (7th) Jackson, Kevin (11th) Douglas, Melvin (3rd) Kerr, Mark (11th) Baumgartner, Bruce (2nd)
1995 1st
Eiter, Rob (7th) Jones, Zeke (3rd) Brands, Terry (1st) Brands, Tom (9th) Saunders, Townsend (8th) Schultz, Dave (5th) Jackson, Kevin (1st) Douglas, Melvin (3rd) Angle, Kurt (1st) Baumgartner, Bruce (1st)
1996 1st
Eiter, Rob (8th) Rosselli, Lou (11th) Cross, Kendall (1st) Brands, Tom (1st) Saunders, Townsend (2nd) Monday, Kenny (6th) Gutches, Les (7th) Douglas, Melvin (7th) Angle, Kurt (1st) Baumgartner, Bruce (3rd)
1997–2001 [ ]
1997 3rd
Jones, Zeke (11th) (10th)
Kolat, Cary (2nd) McIlravy, Lincoln (12th) (16th)
Gutches, Les (1st) Douglas, Melvin (9th) Erikson, Tom (4th)
1998 3rd
Henson, Sammie (1st) (11th)
Kolat, Cary (3rd) McIlravy, Lincoln (3rd) (11th)
Gutches, Les (7th) Douglas, Melvin (5th) McCoy, Kerry (4th)
1999 2nd
(16th)
Guerrero, Eric (7th) Kolat, Cary (4th) McIlravy, Lincoln (2nd) Williams, Joe (4th) Gutches, Les (3rd) Black, Dominic (17th) Neal, Stephen (1st)
2000 2nd
Henson, Sammie (2nd) Brands, Terry (3rd) Kolat, Cary (9th) McIlravy, Lincoln (3rd) Slay, Brandon (1st) Burton, Charles (5th) Douglas, Melvin (18th) McCoy, Kerry (5th)
2001 6th
Abas, Stephen (16th) Guerrero, Eric (13th) Zadick, Bill (7th) (13th)
Williams, Joe (3rd) (2nd)
Black, Dominic (13th) McCoy, Kerry (4th)
2002–2013 [ ]
2002 DNC
Abas, Stephen (DNC) Guerrero, Eric (DNC) (DNC)
Williams, Joe (DNC) Sanderson, Cael (DNC) (DNC)
McCoy, Kerry (DNC)
2003 2nd
Abas, Stephen (5th) Guerrero, Eric (10th) Kelly, Jamill (28th) Williams, Joe (13th) Sanderson, Cael (2nd) Cormier, Daniel (5th) McCoy, Kerry (2nd)
2004 2nd
Abas, Stephen (2nd) Guerrero, Eric (16th) Kelly, Jamill (2nd) Williams, Joe (5th) Sanderson, Cael (1st) Cormier, Daniel (4th) McCoy, Kerry (7th)
2005 9th
Henson, Sammie (14th) (22nd)
(22nd)
Williams, Joe (3rd) Lawal, Mo (7th) Cormier, Daniel (11th) (3rd)
2006 3rd
Henson, Sammie (3rd) Zadick, Mike (2nd) Zadick, Bill (1st) Pritzlaff, Donny (3rd) Hrovat, Andy (18th) Cormier, Daniel (21st) (14th)
2007 4th
Cejudo, Henry (31st) Zadick, Mike (27th) Schwab, Doug (5th) (5th)
Williams, Joe (5th) Cormier, Daniel (3rd) Rowlands, Tommy (5th)
2008 9th
Cejudo, Henry (1st) Zadick, Mike (19th) Schwab, Doug (14th) Askren, Ben (7th) Hrovat, Andy (12th) Cormier, Daniel (19th) Mocco, Steve (7th)
2009 7th
(24th)
Bunch, Shawn (28th) (24th)
Schlatter, Dustin (23rd) Herbert, Jake (2nd) Varner, Jake (9th) Dlagnev, Tervel (3rd)
2010 22nd
Blanc, Obe (9th) Zadick, Mike (25th) Metcalf, Brent (20th) Paulson, Travis (29th) Herbert, Jake (25th) Bergman, J.D. (10th) (9th)
2011 3rd
Simmons, Nick (5th) Humphrey, Reece (9th) Ware, Teyon (30th) Burroughs, Jordan (1st) Sanderson, Cael (5th) Varner, Jake (3rd) Dlagnev, Tervel (5th)
2012 2nd
Hazewinkel, Sam (17th) Scott, Coleman (3rd) Frayer, Jared (17th) Burroughs, Jordan (1st) Herbert, Jake (7th) Varner, Jake (1st) Dlagnev, Tervel (3rd)
2013 5th
Escobedo, Angel (5th) Humphrey, Reece (8th) Metcalf, Brent (27th) Burroughs, Jordan (1st) (14th)
Bergman, J.D. (25th) Dlagnev, Tervel (5th)
2014–2017 [ ]
2014 9th
Ramos, Tony (16th) Kennedy, Jimmy (10th) Metcalf, Brent (12th) Marable, Nick (8th) Burroughs, Jordan (3rd) Ruth, Edward (15th) Varner, Jake (13th) Dlagnev, Tervel (3rd)
2015 7th
Ramos, Tony (11th) Humphrey, Reece (12th) Metcalf, Brent (10th) Green, James (3rd) Burroughs, Jordan (1st) Herbert, Jake (33rd) Snyder, Kyle (1st) Rey, Zach (23rd)
2016 3rd
Dennis, Daniel (19th) Stieber, Logan * (1st) Molinaro, Frank (5th) Green, James * (7th) Burroughs, Jordan (9th) Cox, J'Den (3rd) Snyder, Kyle (1st) Dlagnev, Tervel (5th)
2017 1st
Gilman, Thomas (2nd) Stieber, Logan (12th) Retherford, Zain (11th) Green, James (2nd) Burroughs, Jordan (1st) Cox, J'Den (3rd) Snyder, Kyle (1st) Gwiazdowski, Nick (3rd)
2018– [ ]
2018 2nd
Gilman, Thomas (5th) (3rd)
Stieber, Logan (19th) Green, James (13th) Burroughs, Jordan (3rd) Dake, Kyle (1st) Taylor, David (1st) Cox, J'Den (1st) Snyder, Kyle (2nd) Gwiazdowski, Nick (3rd)
2019
2nd
Fix, Daton (DNP)
Graff, Tyler (5th)
Retherford, Zain (DNP)
Green, James (DNP)
Burroughs, Jordan (3rd)
Dake, Kyle (1st)
Downey, Pat (DNP)
Cox, J'Den (1st)
Snyder, Kyle (3rd)
Gwiazdowski, Nick (DNP)
2020 2nd
Gilman, Thomas (3rd) Non-Olympic Weight Oliver, Jordan (DNC) Non-Olympic Weight Dake, Kyle (3rd) Non-Olympic Weight Taylor, David (1st) Non-Olympic Weight Snyder, Kyle (2nd) Steveson, Gable (1st)
2021 2nd
Gilman, Thomas (1st) Fix, Daton (2nd) Diakomihalis, Yianni (26th) Green, James (13th) Dake, Kyle (1st) Burroughs, Jordan (1st) Taylor, David (2nd) Cox, J'Den (3rd) Snyder, Kyle (2nd) Gwiazdowski, Nick (5th)
Statistics [ ] Medalists by weight, 1904–2016 [ ]
Total weight classes contested at international championships
162
140
156
151
Weights in which the United States medaled
45
48
77
56
Weights in which the United States won championships
16
21
34
17
Percentage of possible medals won by the United States
27.7
34.3
49.4
37.1
Percentage of championship titles won by the United States
9.9
15.0
21.8
11.3
Medalists by era [ ]
Total weight classes contested at international championships
45
128
280
103
Weight classes in which the United States medaled
30
26
127
29
Weight classes in which the United States won championships
20
6
49
7
Percentage of medals won by the United States
66.7
20.3
45.4
28.2
Percentage of championship titles won by the United States
44.4
4.7
17.5
6.8
Average performances by era [ ]
Weight classes contested by United States wrestlers
45
101
269
96
Number of United States wrestlers
N/A
66
107
50
Average number of international championship appearances per wrestler
N/A
1.53
2.51
1.92
Medalists' average number of international championship appearances until first medal
1.00
1.40
1.60
1.71
Champions' average number of international championship appearances until first title
1.00
1.00
1.85
1.57
Average number of medals ultimately won by United States medalists
1.02
1.67
2.23
1.38
Average number of championships ultimately won by United States champions
1.05
1.00
1.81
1.00
See also [ ]
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References [ ] 