Robby Smith (born January 30, 1987) is an American Greco-Roman wrestler who competed at the 2016 Olympics.[1]
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| Born | January 30, 1987 (age 37) Danville, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 130 kg (287 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Northern Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | New York Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | USA | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He won a bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in the Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg event.[2]
Smith is a three-time competitor at the Wrestling World Championships with his best result being a pair of 5th-place finishes including in 2015.[2] This result secured the U.S. a place in the 2016 Olympics in his weight class.[3] Smith won the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials in the same division and represented the U.S. in Rio.[4] He was defeated in the Round of 16 by Sabah Shariati.
He wrestles for the New York Athletic Club.[5]
Smith attended Northern Michigan University.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Robby Smith". Team USA. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
- ^ a b K.J. Pilcher (April 8, 2016). "Robby Smith brings entertaining style to U.S. Olympic Team Trials". The Gazette. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ Smith, Shawn (April 8, 2016). "U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials: Day 2 preview". NBC Olympics. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ "Robby Smith wins 130kg Greco, qualifies for Rio". NBC Sports. April 10, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ McCann, Michael (April 11, 2016). "Jordan Burroughs, Adeline Gray make U.S. Olympic wrestling team". SI.com. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Rio Olympic Games: Team USA wrestling qualifiers (slideshow)". Cleveland.com. April 9, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
External links
edit- Robby Smith at the International Wrestling Database
- Robby Smith at Olympedia
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