Penn State Olympic RTC/NLWC Ends Action in Paris
Retherford forced to withdraw for medical reasons
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; August 11, 2024 –Penn State Olympic RTC/NLWC Resident Athlete Kyle Snyder closed out his Olympic Wrestling run with a tough loss in the Bronze Medal round in Paris. In addition, Nittany Lion legend Zain Retherford, who was in the running for Bronze at 65 kg, was forced to withdraw from the Olympics for medical reasons.
Snyder (97 kg) dropped a tough 4-1 bout to Iran’s Amirali Azarpira. Snyder had won Gold in 2016 and Bronze in 2020. Retherford (65 kg) was set to challenge for Bronze in the repechage but withdrew from the competition for medial reasons (concussion) before the day started, ending his first Olympic run.
Kyle Dake won his second Bronze Medal at 74 kg on Saturday. Aaron Brooks won Olympic Bronze on Friday afternoon at 86 kg. Roman Bravo-Young competed at 57 kg for Mexico and did not advance to the medal round.
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Penn State/Penn State Olympic RTC at 2024 Paris Olympic Games
August 8-11, 2024 – Paris France
Weight-by-weight competitors and agate:
Roman Bravo-Young (57 kg – Mexico)
1: L, 3-13 / Arsen Harutyunyan, Armenia
Zain Retherford (PSU 65 kg)
1: L, 0-8 / Rahman Amouzadkhalili, Iran
Repechage: Withdrew-Medical / Islam Dudaev, Albania
Kyle Dake (74 kg)
1: W, 10-0 / Anthony Montero Chirinos, Venezuela
Q: W, Fall / Yones Emamichoghaei, Iran
S: L, 12-20 / Daichi Takatani, Japan
Bronze: W, 10-4 Hetik Cabolov, Serbia
Aaron Brooks (86 kg)
1: W, 4-3 / Azamat Dauletbekov, Kazakhstan
Q: W, 11-1 / Hayato Ishiguro, Japan
S: L, 3-4 / Magomed Eldarovitch, Bulgaria
Bronze: W, 5-0 / Javrail Shapiev, Uzbekistan
Kyle Snyder (PSU RTC/97 kg)
1: W, 9-5 / AwusayimanC Habila, China
Q: W, Fall / Arturo Silot Torres, Cuba
S: L, 4-6 / Akhmed Tazhudinov, Bahrain
Bronze: L, 1-4 / Amirali Azarpira, Iran