Myles Amine

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Myles Amine
Personal information
Full nameMyles Nazem Amine
NationalityAmerican, Sammarinese
Born (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 (age 27) [1]
Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. [1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of San Marino.svg  San Marino
Sport Wrestling
Weight class86 kg
Event(s) Freestyle and Folkstyle
College team Michigan
ClubCliff Keen Wrestling Club
Coached by Sergey Beloglazov
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals Bronze medal.svg(2020)
World finalsBronze medal world centered-2.svg(2023)
Regional finalsGold medal europe.svg(2022)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 86 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Belgrade 86 kg
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Budapest 86 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Rome 86 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Zagreb 86 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Bucharest 86 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Warsaw 86 kg
European Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Minsk 86 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Oran 86 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Budapest 86 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Warsaw 86 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Michigan Wolverines
NCAA Division I Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Detroit 184 lb
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Cleveland 174 lb
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Pittsburgh 174 lb
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 St. Louis 197 lb
Big Ten Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 State College 197 lb
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Lincoln 184 lb
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 East Lansing 174 lb
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Minneapolis 174 lb
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Bloomington 174 lb

Myles Nazem Amine (born 14 December 1996) is a freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes at 86 kilograms. Born in the United States, he represents San Marino internationally. He is a graduate of Detroit Catholic Central High School.

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Collegiate career

In folkstyle, Amine is a five-time NCAA Division I All-American and two-time Big Ten Conference Champion (four-time finalist) for the Michigan Wolverines. [2] Amine was the top-seeded 197-pound NCAA wrestler heading into the 2021 national championships, but finished third. [3] His paternal grandfather Nazem Amine was also a freestyle wrestler who competed for Lebanon at the 1960 Summer Olympics. [4]

Freestyle career

In freestyle, Amine won bronze for San Marino at the 2020 Summer Olympics and claimed medals at the European Games and the European Championships. [5] [6] [7]

He won the gold medal in the 86 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. He competed in the 86 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. [8]

He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 86 kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. [9] As a result, he earned a quota place for San Marino for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. [10]

In February 2024, he won the silver medal in the men's 86 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania. [11] In August 2024, he lost his bronze medal match in the men's freestyle 86 kg event at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France. [12]

Personal life

He represents San Marino via citizenship passed through his maternal great-grandparents, Germano and Pierina Mularoni. [13]

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References

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