Macey Ellen Kilty (born March 13, 2001) is an American freestyle wrestler. Kilty was runner up at 2020 United States Olympic Trials . Kilty was second at the 2019 Wrestling World Cup - Women's freestyle for Team USA. Kilty was second at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2022. Kilty was Second at the U-23 World Cup in 2019 and 2018.[1] She was the 2018 Cadet World Champion after winning a silver medal in 2017 and a bronze medal in 2016.[2]
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| Born | March 13, 2001 Stratford, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 143 lb (65 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sunkist Kids Tar Heel Wrestling Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jamill Kelly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kilty won the gold medal in her event at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[3]
She is the training partner of Olympic champion and multiple-time world champion Amit Elor.[4]
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2023 | World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 2nd | Freestyle 65 kg |
| 2024 | Pan American Wrestling Championships | Acapulco, Mexico | 1st | Freestyle 65 kg |
| World Championships | Tirana, Albania | 3rd | Freestyle 65 kg |
References
edit- ^ "Kilty Advances to 4th straight wrestling world cup final". Archived from the original on November 5, 2019.
- ^ Abbott, Gary (August 7, 2019). "Cadet World champ Kilty among five past World medalists on tough U.S. Junior World Team in women's freestyle". Team USA. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ "2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 28, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Olympic wrestling Day 1 recap: Team USA's Amit Elor to wrestle for Gold on Tuesday," Des Moines Register.
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