1. Kyle Douglas Dake was born on February 25,1991 and is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler who competes at 74 kilograms.
14 Facts About Kyle Dake
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Kyle Dake is a four-time World Champion, winning back-to-back titles twice, at 79 kilos in 2018 and 2019 and 74 kilos in 2021 and 2022.
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Kyle Dake was named the Dan Hodge Trophy winner and Schalles Award winner as a senior and he claimed three EIWA titles, competing out of Cornell University.
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Kyle Dake competed for the wrestling team at Cornell University.
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Kyle Dake placed fourteenth at the 2008 Greco-Roman Junior World Championships.
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Kyle Dake made his senior freestyle debut in April 2011, at the age of 20, when he became the US university national runner-up to 2010 US national champion Andrew Howe.
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Kyle Dake was defeated twice in a row by Jordan Burroughs, who would go on to claim his third World Championship.
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At the trials, Kyle Dake defeated Richard Perry and David Taylor to advance to the best-of-three finals.
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In 2017, Kyle Dake moved back down to 74 kilograms, and claimed the Grand Prix of Paris in January after defeating Alex Dieringer in the finals.
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At the US World Team Trials, Kyle Dake defeated two-time NCAA champion Isaiah Martinez and three-time NCAA champion Alex Dieringer to make the best-of-three finals.
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Later in the month, Kyle Dake claimed his second US national title, defeating Alex Dieringer in the finale.
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Kyle Dake won every match via technical fall without giving up a point up until the finals, defeating Martin Obst, Davit Khutsishvili and avenging his only loss at the weight class to Akhmed Gadzhimagomedov.
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Kyle Dake moved back down to 74 kilograms to attempt to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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Kyle Dake claimed the crown after racking up 40 points against four opponents and going unscored, helping the USA reach all the 10 freestyle medals.