Robby Smith

Robby Smith
Medal record
Competitor for  United States
Men’s Wrestling
Pan-American Games
2015 Toronto Greco-Roman 130kg

Robby Smith is an American Greco-Roman wrestler scheduled to compete at the 2016 Olympics.

He won bronze at the 2015 Pan American Games.[1]

Smith is a three-time competitor at the Wrestling World Championships with his best result being a pair of 5th place finishes including in 2015.[1] This result secured the U.S. a place in the 2016 Olympics in his weight class.[2] Smith won the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials in the same division and is slated to represent the U.S. in Rio.[3]

He wrestles for the New York Athletic Club.[4]

Smith attended Northern Michigan University.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 K.J. Pilcher The Gazette More stories from K.J. (2016-04-08). "> Robby Smith brings entertaining style to U.S. Olympic Team Trials". The Gazette. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  2. ↑ Smith, Shawn. "U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials: Day 2 preview". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  3. ↑ "Robby Smith wins 130kg Greco, qualifies for Rio". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  4. ↑ McCann, Michael. "Jordan Burroughs, Adeline Gray make U.S. Olympic wrestling team". Si.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  5. ↑ "2016 Rio Olympic Games: Team USA wrestling qualifiers (slideshow)". cleveland.com. 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
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