17 Facts About Thomas Gilman

Thomas Patrick Gilman was born on May 28,1994 and is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler who competes at 57 kilograms.

In freestyle, Gilman is a 2020 Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist and the 2021 World Champion and Pan American Continental champion.

In folkstyle, Thomas Gilman was a three-time NCAA Division I All-American, the 2016 NCAA national runner-up, and a Big Ten Conference champion out of the University of Iowa.

Thomas Gilman won the 2009 NHSCA National title at 103 pounds as a freshman.

Thomas Gilman led the Hawkeyes on falls and technical falls, scored bonus points in 26 out of 32 wins and won the Midland Championships, being named the Outstanding Wrestler as well.

Thomas Gilman was a three-time US World Team Member, once as a cadet and twice as a junior, and claimed a bronze medal from the Junior World Championships in 2014.

Thomas Gilman made his senior-level debut at the US University Nationals at age 18, where he placed third.

At the US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament of June, Thomas Gilman defeated 2017 NCAA champion Darian Cruz, reigning Pan American champion Tyler Graff, two-time US University national champion Nico Megaludis, and 2015 NCAA champion Nathan Tomasello, to make the best-of-three final.

Thomas Gilman then travelled to Russia to train in Vladikavkaz, and was named the USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week after claiming the Yusup Abdusalamov Memorial.

Thomas Gilman competed at the Intercontinental Cup and the Alans International, placing third at twelfth respectively before returning to the United States.

Thomas Gilman opened up 2020 with a prestigious Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series title, defeating Daton Fix in the semifinals and 2019 World Championship medalist Joe Colon in the semifinals and finals.

Thomas Gilman was then scheduled to compete at the 2020 US Olympic Team Trials in April the event was postponed as well as the 2020 Summer Olympics due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Thomas Gilman then wrestled Vito Arujau, and went on to pin him in the first match and beat him via criteria in the second match.

Thomas Gilman was expected to compete at the Pan American Continental Championships, but was forced out due to a foot injury and was replaced by Arujau.

Thomas Gilman had a dominant run on the first date, bulldozing through '21 Russian National medalist Abubakar Mutaliev and European Continental medalists Vladimir Egorov and Horst Lehr to make his second World finale.

Different from his 2017 finals, Thomas Gilman emerged victorious over '21 Asian Continental finalist Alireza Sarlak on October 4 in order to acclaim the World Championship, becoming the first 57 kilogram American competitor to do so.

Thomas Gilman claimed the spot to represent his country at the 2022 World Championships for the fourth time in his career, taking out Vito Arujau twice in a row at Final X Stillwater.