Kyle Dake

Kyle Douglas Dake (born February 25, 1991) is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler who currently competes at 74 kilograms. Dake is a four-time World Champion, winning back-to-back titles twice, at 79 kilos in 2018 and 2019 and 74 kilos in 2021 and 2022. He claimed a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics (competing for the first time at 74 kilos) held in Tokyo. During his first World Championship tournament, Dake outscored his opposition 37 points to zero, not surrendering a single point.

Kyle Dake
Full nameKyle Douglas Dake
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Born (1991-02-25) February 25, 1991
Ithaca, New York, U.S.
High schoolLansing (NY)
State championships2 (New York)
CollegeCornell University
NCAA championships4
Olympic teamUnited States
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo74 kg
World Championships
2018 Budapest 79 kg
2019 Nur-Sultan 79 kg
2021 Oslo 74 kg
2022 Belgrade 74 kg
2023 Belgrade 74 kg
World Cup
2018 Iowa CityTeam
Pan American Championships
2021 Guatemala74 kg
2022 Acapulco74 kg
2023 Buenos Aires74 kg
2024 Acapulco74 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
2018 Krasnoyarsk79 kg
US Open Championships
2015 Las Vegas86 kg
2018 Las Vegas79 kg
2017 Las Vegas74 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Cornell Big Red
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
2010 Omaha141 lb
2011 Philadelphia149 lb
2012 St. Louis157 lb
2013 Des Moines165 lb
EIWA Championships
2010 Bethlehem141 lb
2012 Princeton157 lb
2013 New Brunswick165 lb
2011 Lewisburg149 lb

In college, he became the third four-time NCAA Division I National Champion in history, and the only one to ever do so in four different weight classes, and without a redshirt season. He was named the Dan Hodge Trophy winner and Schalles Award winner as a senior and he also claimed three EIWA titles, competing out of Cornell University.

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