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Team USA Paris 2024 Olympic Wrestling Team
| name | sport | Education | hometown | age | Medals | ||||
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KB | Wrestling | Bellwood, IL | 27 | ||||||
 Kennedy Blades Olympian 2024 Sport: Wrestling Education: Arizona State University Hometown: Chicago, IL Age: 22 Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
| Wrestling | Arizona State University | Chicago, IL | 22 | Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
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 Aaron Brooks Olympian 2024 Sport: Wrestling Education: Penn State University Hometown: Hagerstown, MD Age: 25 Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
| Wrestling | Penn State University | Hagerstown, MD | 25 | Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
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 Adam Coon Olympian 2024 Sport: Wrestling Education: University of Michigan Hometown: Fowlerville, MI Age: 30 | Wrestling | University of Michigan | Fowlerville, MI | 30 | |||||
 Kyle Dake Olympian 2020, 2024 Sport: Wrestling Education: Cornell University Hometown: Cornell University, NY Age: 34 Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
| Wrestling | Cornell University | Cornell University, NY | 34 | Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
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 Amit Elor Olympian 2024 Sport: Wrestling Education: Diablo Valley College Hometown: Walnut Creek, CA Age: 21 Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
| Wrestling | Diablo Valley College | Walnut Creek, CA | 21 | Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
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 Sarah Hildebrandt Olympian 2020, 2024 Sport: Wrestling Education: King University Hometown: Granger, IN Age: 32 Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
| Wrestling | King University | Granger, IN | 32 | Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
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 Payton Jacobson Olympian 2024 Sport: Wrestling Education: Northern Michigan Hometown: Elkhorn, WI Age: 23 | Wrestling | Northern Michigan | Elkhorn, WI | 23 | |||||
 Spencer Lee Olympian 2024 Sport: Wrestling Education: University of Iowa Hometown: Murrysville, PA Age: 27 Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
| Wrestling | University of Iowa | Murrysville, PA | 27 | Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
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 Helen Maroulis Olympian 2016, 2020, 2024 Sport: Wrestling Education: Simon Fraser University Hometown: Rockville, MD Age: 34 Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
| Wrestling | Simon Fraser University | Rockville, MD | 34 | Number of olympic medals this Athlete has won
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Gold
Sarah Hildebrandt, Women's 50kg
Amit Elor, Women's 68kg
Silver
Spencer Lee, Men's 57kg
Kennedy Blades, Women's 76kg
Bronze
Kyle Dake, Men's 74kg
Aaron Brooks, Men's 86kg
Helen Maroulis, Women's 57kg