Lachlan McNeil (wrestler)

Lachlan McNeil

Personal information
Full name	Lachlan Bogart McNeil
Born	(2001-01-19) January 19, 2001 (age 24) North York, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	143 lb (65 kg)
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Wrestling
Weight class	143 lb (65 kg)
Event(s)	Freestyle and folkstyle
College team	Tar Heels
Club	Tar Heel Wrestling Club Team Impact Wrestling Club (Canada)
Coached by	Coleman Scott Tony Ramos (wrestler) Jamill Kelly Mohamed Abdelfatah
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing   Canada Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham 65 kg International Tournaments 2023 Madrid 65 kg 2022 Madrid 65 kg 2022 Summerside 65 kg U20 Pan American Championships 2021 Oaxtepec 65 kg

Lachlan Bogart McNeil (born January 19, 2001) is a Canadian freestyle wrestler and folkstyle wrestler who competes at 65 kilograms. ^[1] During his professional career Lachlan has won two Canadian Freestyle titles earning the right to represent Team Canada at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships. He was a silver medalist at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Lachlan also wrestled for The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is currently in the transfer portal for the 2025-26 season.

Freestyle career

Lachlan wrestled at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships representing team Canada. He earned a silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. ^{[2] [3]} He earned a bronze medal at the 2022 Grand Prix of Spain. ^[4]

In 2024, he competed at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. ^[5] He was eliminated in his third match. ^[5]

College career

McNeil became an NCAA All-American at the 2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships for the University of North Carolina. ^{[6] [7]} He finished third at the 2023 ACC Wrestling Championships.

Personal life

McNeil's father Calum McNeil competed in the 1992 Olympics in men's freestyle wrestling for Great Britain. His younger brother, Gregor McNeil, attends McMaster University and also competes internationally for Canada. ^{[8] [9]}

Freestyle record

Senior Freestyle Matches
Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event	Location
2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament DNP at 65 kg
Loss	26–9	Sujeet Kalkal	TF 0–10	May 11, 2024	2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament	Istanbul, Turkey
Win	26–8	Sahid Kargbo	16–12
Win	25–8	Heung Tsz Hei	TF 10–0
2024 Pan American Olympic Qualification at 65 kg
Loss	24–8	Austin Gomez	3–6	March 1, 2024	2024 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament	Acapulco, Mexico
Win	24–7	Josh Kramer	TF 12–1
Win	23–7	Sixto Auccapiña	TF 10–0
2023 Canada World Team Trials at 65 kg
Win	22–7	Mike Asselstine	TF 10–0	December 15–17, 2023	2023 Canada World Team Trials	Edmonton, Canada
Win	21–7	Mike Asselstine	7–2
2023 World Championships 43rd at 65 kg
Loss	20–7	Erik Arushanian	TF 0–10	September 18, 2023	2023 World Championships	Belgrade, Serbia
2023 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial 5th at 65 kg
Loss	20–6	Ikromzhon Khadzhimurodov	TF 0–10	July 13–16, 2023	2023 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Tournament	Budapest, Hungary
Loss	20–5	Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga	TF 0–10
Win	20–4	Akbar Kurbanov	6–4
Win	19–4	Kizhan Clarke	5–3
2023 Grand Prix of Spain at 65 kg
Win	18–4	Ayub Musaev	9–5	July 7–9, 2023	2023 Grand Prix of Spain	Madrid, Spain
Win	17–4	Kim Sung-gwon	10–4
Win	16–4	Bekzat Yermekbay	TF 14–4
Win		Joao Benavides	FF
2023 Stepan Sargsyan Cup 15th at 65 kg
Loss	15–4	Peiman Biabani	4–5	June 15, 2023	2023 Stepan Sargsyan Cup	Yerevan, Armenia
2023 Canada World Team Trials at 65 kg
Win	15–3	Jacob Alexander Torres	TF 10–0	March 9–13, 2023	2023 Canada World Team Trials	Waterloo, Canada
Win	14–3	Hassan Al-Hayawi	TF 10–0
Win	13–3	Jeremy Podlog	TF 10–0
Win	12–3	Mike Asselstine	TF 10–0
2022 World Championships 20th at 65 kg
Loss	11–3	Abbos Rakhmonov	2–5	September 17, 2022	2022 World Championships	Belgrade, Serbia
2022 Commonwealth Games at 65 kg
Loss	11–2	Bajrang Punia	2–9	August 5, 2022	2022 Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, England
Win	11–1	Inayat Ullah	TF 11–0
Win	10–1	Ross Connelly	TF 10–0
2022 Grand Prix of Spain at 65 kg
Win	9–1	Leon Gerstenberger	TF 10–0	July 8–10, 2022	2022 Grand Prix of Spain	Madrid, Spain
Loss	8–1	Sebastian Rivera	2–4
Win	8–0	Moritz Langer	TF 10–0
Win	7–0	Ross Connelly	TF 11–0
2022 Canada Cup at 65 kg
Win	6–0	Jordan Mitchell	TF 12–1	July 2, 2022	2022 Canada Cup	Summerside, Canada
Win	5–0	Garrett Saunders	TF 10–0
Win	4–0	Minwoo Choi	TF 11–0
2022 Canada World Team Trials at 65 kg
Win	3–0	Jacob Alexander Torres	Fall	May 26–29, 2022	2022 Canada World Team Trials	Edmonton, Canada
Win	2–0	Daniel Coles	TF 18–8
Win	1–0	Jason Reeves	TF 11–0

References

1. "Lachlan McNeil". Wrestling Canada Lutte. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
2. "Toronto wrestler Lachlan McNeil settles for silver at Commonwealth Games". CBC. 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
3. "Lachlan McNeil". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited . Retrieved March 19, 2023.
4. Freeborn, Jeremy (July 12, 2022). "Team Canada wins 14 wrestling medals at Spanish Grand Prix". Canadian Sport Scene. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
5. "2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
6. "Tar Heel Duo Finishes NCAA Championships With All-America Status". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
7. "Lachlan McNeil - Wrestling". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
8. https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPost.jsp?postId=90328135
9. https://ramsclub.com/born-bred-competitive-drive/