Keith
Gavin
Athlete Bio#
Height
6'0"
Age
39
Hometown
Columbus
Education
Lackawanna Trail (Pa.) Pittsburgh
KEITH GAVIN
2015-16 Team USA Ranking: No. 3 at 86 kg/189 lbs.
Years on Team USA: 6 (2010-16)
2015: Third in U.S. World Team Trials… Second in U.S. Open… Third in Yasar Dogu International…
2014: Second in U.S. World Team Trials… U.S. Open champion… Second in Grand Prix of Paris…
2013: DNP in World Championships… U.S. World Team Trials champion…
2012: U.S. Open champion… Third in New York AC International… Third in Dmitry Korkin International… Third in U.S. Olympic Team Trials…
2011: Fifth in Ukrainian Wrestlers Memorial International… Third in U.S. World Team Trials… Second in Pan American Championships… Second in U.S. Open… Third in Cerro Pelado International… Second in Dave Schultz Memorial International…
2010: Second in New York AC International… Second in World Team Trials… Fifth in U.S. Open… Third in Dave Schultz Memorial International…
2009: Fifth in Sunkist Kids International Open… Second in U.S. Nationals…
2008: Fifth in Henri Deglane Challenge… Fourth in New York AC International… Third in World University Championships…
College: 2008 NCAA champion for Pittsburgh, competing for Rande Stottlemyer… Second in 2007 NCAA Championships…
High School: Placed third and seventh in the state for Lackawanna Trail High School…
USA Age-group: Second in 2002 Junior Nationals in freestyle and Greco-Roman…
Personal: Son of Paul and Tina Gavin… Married to Carrie Foster Gavin… Serves as assistant coach at Virginia…
2015-16 Team USA Ranking: No. 3 at 86 kg/189 lbs.
Years on Team USA: 6 (2010-16)
2015: Third in U.S. World Team Trials… Second in U.S. Open… Third in Yasar Dogu International…
2014: Second in U.S. World Team Trials… U.S. Open champion… Second in Grand Prix of Paris…
2013: DNP in World Championships… U.S. World Team Trials champion…
2012: U.S. Open champion… Third in New York AC International… Third in Dmitry Korkin International… Third in U.S. Olympic Team Trials…
2011: Fifth in Ukrainian Wrestlers Memorial International… Third in U.S. World Team Trials… Second in Pan American Championships… Second in U.S. Open… Third in Cerro Pelado International… Second in Dave Schultz Memorial International…
2010: Second in New York AC International… Second in World Team Trials… Fifth in U.S. Open… Third in Dave Schultz Memorial International…
2009: Fifth in Sunkist Kids International Open… Second in U.S. Nationals…
2008: Fifth in Henri Deglane Challenge… Fourth in New York AC International… Third in World University Championships…
College: 2008 NCAA champion for Pittsburgh, competing for Rande Stottlemyer… Second in 2007 NCAA Championships…
High School: Placed third and seventh in the state for Lackawanna Trail High School…
USA Age-group: Second in 2002 Junior Nationals in freestyle and Greco-Roman…
Personal: Son of Paul and Tina Gavin… Married to Carrie Foster Gavin… Serves as assistant coach at Virginia…
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2013 – 14th (84kg - Men)
- Years of participation: 84kg - Men 2013
- Top finish: 14th – 2013 (84kg - Men)
Career Highlights
- World Cup, Los Angeles, 2014 (Team - Men)
- World Cup, Baku, 2012 (84kg - Men)