Adam Wheeler
2008 Olympian

Honored Alumni of Lancaster High School Wrestling Team

2008 Beijing Olympic Bronze Medalist at 96 KG

2008-09 Team USA Ranking: No. 1 at 96 KG
Years on Team USA: 3 (2005-06, 07-08, 08-09)
Residence: Colorado Springs, CO
Club: Gator WC
Coaches: Momir Petkovic, Anatoly Petrosyn, Ivan Ivanov, Rob Herman, Neal Rodak, John Eisel, Mike Henery, and Steve Radford
College: Northern Michigan
High School: Lancaster, CA
Born: 03/24/1981 in Lancaster, CA
Height: 6-3
Website: www.adamwheelerwrestling.com

In High school Adam was a Two-time Golden League Champion
(1998 & 1999)
Finished Third Place in CIF and was a Master's Qualifier in 1999
He currently holds the best Varsity Career Record of 81-10
 and the Best Season Record of 44-3 (1998-99) and
 Career Pins with 44 pins from 1997 to 1999.

After High School he joined the Coast Guard and tried out for the Navy Wrestling Team

His career continued as follows:

2001

• Fourth in Armed Forces Championships

2002

• Third in Armed Forces Championships

2003

• Seventh in New York Athletic Club Christmas International
• Sixth in Sunkist Kids International Open
• Second in Armed Forces Championships
• Seventh in Dave Schultz Memorial International

2004

• Second in New York Athletic Club Christmas International
• Sunkist Kids International Open champion
• World Team Qualifier 2004--See Article from Valley Press.
• World Cup champion
• Olympic Trials Qualifier 2004 Greco-Roman Wrestling--See Article from Valley Press
• Fourth in U.S. Olympic Team Trials
• Fifth in U.S. Nationals
• Second in Armed Forces Championships
• Fifth in Dave Schultz Memorial International

2005

• New Your Athletic Club Holiday Championships champion
• Third in Sunkist Kids/ASU International
• Second in U.S. World Team Trials
• Second in U.S. Nationals
• Second in Petrov International (Bulgaria)
• Fifth in Dave Schultz Memorial International

2006

• Fourth in U.S. World Team Trials
• Second in New York AC Holiday International Open
• Sunkist Kids/ASU International Open champion
• Second in U.S. Nationals
• Fourth in Dave Schultz Memorial International
• Ninth in Poland Open
• Ninth in Nikola Petrov Golden Grand Prix (Bulgaria)

2007

• Second in U.S. World Team Trials
• Second in U.S. Nationals
• Second in Dave Schultz Memorial International

2008

• Bronze Medal Winner at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing
  See his highlights from the Olympics here
  See feature article on NBC Olympics.com
  Article from USA Wrestling
  Wheeler's Blog from the 2008 Beijing Olympics
• First in U.S. Olympic Trials--See feature article from the Valley Press
• Third in U.S. Nationals
• Second in Dave Shultz Memorial International
• World Cup Team

Below: Photos by John Sachs of Tech-Fall.com from the Olympic Trials 2008

FloWrestling.com Interview with Adam Wheeler before he departed for the Olympics in Beijing, China

More Wrestling Videos on Flowrestling.com

More Photos from John Sachs of tech-fall.com from 2008 Olympics in Beijing

GR 96: RndOf16--Adam Wheeler, United States, vs., Lajos Virag, Hungary
    

GR 96: Qtr--Adam Wheeler, United States, vs., Jiang Huachen, China

GR 96: Semi--Mirko Englich, Germany, vs., Adam Wheeler, United States

Greco Roman 96kg Bronze Medal Match; Adam Wheeler, USA vs. Han Taeyoung, South Korea

Wrestling - Men's Greco-Roman 96kg Results

Gold--Aslanbek Khushtov, Russia
Silver--Mirko Englich, Germany
Bronze--Asset Mambetov, Kazakhstan
Bronze--Adam Wheeler, United States of America
5th --Marek Svec, Czech Republic
5th --Han Taeyoung, South Korea
7th --Mindaugas Ezerskis, Lithuania
8th --Elis Guri, Albania
9th --Jiang Huachen, China
10th--Mehmet Ozal, Turkey
11th--Daigoro Timoncini, Italy
12th--Ramaz Nozadze, Georgia
13th--Karam Ibrahim, Egypt
14th--Kaloyan Dinchev, Bulgaria
14th--Oleg Kryoka, Ukraine
16th--Ghasem Rezaei, Iran
17th--Theodoros Tounousidis, Greece
17th--Lajos Virag, Hungary
19th--Kenzo Kato, Japan
19th--Samir Bouguerra, Algeria

GR 96 - Greco-Roman Men's 96kg -- Individual Championship Match Results 8/14/2008

GR 96: Rnd1--Daigoro Timoncini, Italy, vs., Kenzo Kato, Japan, 2-0, 6-0.
GR 96: Rnd1--Aslanbek Khushtov, Russia, vs., Asset Mambetov, Kazakhstan, 5-0, 5-0.
GR 96: Rnd1--Mindaugas Ezerskis, Lithuania, vs., Ghasem Rezaei, Iran, 1-1, 1-2, 1-1.
GR 96: Rnd1--Mehmet Ozal, Turkey, vs., Oleg Kryoka, Ukraine, 4-2, 1-2, 1-1.
GR 96: RndOf16--Mirko Englich, Germany, vs., Han Taeyoung, South Korea, 2-1, 2-2.
GR 96: RndOf16--Elis Guri, Albania, vs., Karam Gaber, Egypt, 2-4, 2-1, 1-1.
GR 96: RndOf16--Adam Wheeler, United States, vs., Lajos Virag, Hungary, 1-1, 1-1, 1-1.
GR 96: RndOf16--Jiang Huachen, China, vs., Samir Bouguerra, Algeria, 5-0, 3-0.
GR 96: RndOf16--Ramaz Nozadze, Georgia, vs., Theodoros Tounousidis, Greece, 1-1, 2-2.
GR 96: RndOf16--Marek Svec, Czech Republic, vs., Kaloyan Dinchev, Bulgaria, 4-1, 1-3, 1-1.
GR 96: RndOf16--Aslanbek Khushtov, Russia, vs., Daigoro Timoncini, Italy, 4-0, 4-0.
GR 96: RndOf16--Mindaugas Ezerskis, Lithuania, vs., Mehmet Ozal, Turkey, 2-2, 2-1, 3-1.
GR 96: Qtr--Mirko Englich, Germany, vs., Elis Guri, Albania, 1-1, 6-0, 1-1.
GR 96: Qtr--Adam Wheeler, United States, vs., Jiang Huachen, China, 0-7, 4-2, 1-1.
GR 96: Qtr--Marek Svec, Czech Republic, vs., Ramaz Nozadze, Georgia, 1-1, 1-1, 2-1.
GR 96: Qtr--Aslanbek Khushtov, Russia, vs., Mindaugas Ezerskis, Lithuania, 4-0, 5-0.
GR 96: Semi--Mirko Englich, Germany, vs., Adam Wheeler, United States, 2-1, 2-1.
GR 96: Semi--Aslanbek Khushtov, Russia, vs., Marek Svec, Czech Republic, By Fall, 10:46.
GR 96: 3rd-1--Adam Wheeler, United States, vs., Han Taeyoung, South Korea, 3-1, 4-1.
GR 96: 3rd-2--Asset Mambetov, Kazakhstan, vs., Marek Svec, Czech Republic, 1-1, 6-0.
GR 96: 1st/2nd--Aslanbek Khushtov, Russia, vs., Mirko Englich, Germany, 6-0, 3-0.

 

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