Reece Humphrey

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Reece Humphrey
Personal information
Full nameReece Weslee Humphrey
Nationality American
Born (1986-07-31) July 31, 1986 (age 38) [1]
Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. [2]
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm) [1]
Weight61 kg (134 lb) [1]
65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Wrestling
Event Freestyle
College teamOhio State
ClubNew York AC
Shamil Umakhanov Wrestling Club (им. Шамиля Умаханова)
Coached byLou Rosselli
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
USA Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Cleveland 60 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Las Vegas 60 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Las Vegas 61 kg
Granma y Cerro Pelado International
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Havana 65 kg
Grand Prix of Paris
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Paris 65 kg
Ukrainian International Memorial
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Kiev 65 kg
Dave Schultz Memorial
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Colorado Springs60 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Colorado Springs65 kg
New York Athletic Club
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 New York 60 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 New York 60 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Ohio State Buckeyes
NCAA Division I Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2009 St. Louis133 lb
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2010 Omaha141 lb

Reece Weslee Humphrey (born July 31, 1986, in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American former freestyle wrestler who competed for the men's freestyle 60 kg at the World Wrestling Championships 2013 in Budapest, Hungary. He was eliminated in the quarterfinal rounds, after being defeated by Iran's Masoud Esmaeilpour, based on the decision score 8–9. He is a 3x national USA wrestling champion in 2011, 2013 and 2015. New York athletic club International Open champion 2011. [1] Humphrey is also Indiana high school state champion, Freestyle and Greco-Roman national champion. 2x All-American out of the Ohio State University (2009 runner-up and 3rd 2010). [3] At the 2015 World Championships he won to world bronze medalist Daulet Niyazbekov of Kazakhstan, but in second round he lost to Mongolia's Batboldyn Nomin, Batboldyn reached to the final, Humphrey lost to bronze world medalist Bajrang Punia of India in the first round of repechage.

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