1. Ellis Coleman was born on August 16,1991 and is an American wrestler from Chicago who won the 2012 US Olympic Trials to compete for the United States team in the Greco-Roman 60 kg competition of Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics at the 2012 Olympics.
On several occasions, Ellis Coleman executed a takedown by jumping over his opponent and grabbing him as he flew over his back.
Ellis Coleman is sometimes referred to as the Flying Squirrel for this takedown move that he has made famous.
Ellis Coleman was raised by his single mother, Yolanda Barral, in Chicago, Illinois.
Ellis Coleman's mother raised the family, including Coleman's brother and sister, in the Humboldt Park community area, then the West Side and finally Oak Park.
Ellis Coleman describes his stepfather as a long-time gang member with an extensive criminal record.
Ellis Coleman, who was nearly expelled as a sophomore, graduated from Oak Park and River Forest High School in Oak Park, Illinois in 2009.
Subsequently, Ellis Coleman gained a cult-following for the recording of him performing a move at the 2011 Junior World Championships that he calls "The Flying Squirrel", which involves somersaulting over his opponent just before his takedown.
Ellis Coleman has performed the move at the 2009 Sunkist Open against Joe Betterman.
Ellis Coleman performed the move against Iran's Mehdi Zidvand in the quarter finals at the 2011 Junior World Championships.
Ellis Coleman appeared on ESPN's morning shows, such as ESPN First Take.
Ellis Coleman is a five-time Greco-Roman US Open champion in winning the Outstanding Wrestler Award in 2013.
Ellis Coleman defeated Betterman 2 to 0 at the finals of the 2012 US Olympic Trials.
Ellis Coleman had attended Betterman's wrestling clinics when he was younger.
Ellis Coleman was the youngest member of the American wrestling delegation at the 2012 Olympics.
Ellis Coleman was living at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs on a limited monthly stipend from the United States Olympic Committee and could not assist her.