The World Olympic Qualifiers are scheduled to be held in Turkiye, Istanbul from May 9th to 12th. The top three athletes in each weight class automatically qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics in their respective weight classes and countries. Team USA will have a total of five athletes entered: Spencer Lee (57kg), Zane Retherford (65kg), Dalton Roberts (60kg), Ellis Coleman (67kg), and Kamal Bey (77kg). For complete results and schedule for Team USA, check out the article below.
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Bracket | Schedule | Lee vs. Retherford Draw Breakdown
Men’s Freestyle – Wrestling May 11-12
Spencer Lee, 57kg
Preliminaries – 10-0 victory over Ben Tariq, Mar
Round 16 – Won against Wanhao Zou (China) 10-9
Quarterfinals – Won against Vladimir Egorov (MKD) 12-2
Zane Retherford, 65kg
Qualifying – Fixed (9-2) Stefan Coman, ROU
Round of 32 – 11-0 Win – Ibrahim Guzam, YEM
Round of 16 – Lost to Turga Tumul Ochil (MGL) 7-2.
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Dalton Roberts, 60kg – DNP, not eligible for the Olympics
Preliminary – Lost to Victor Petryk (UKR) 11-6
Ellis Coleman, 67kg – DNP, not eligible for the Olympics
Preliminaries – 1-1 victory over Aliaksandre Liavon of AIN
Round of 16 – Lost to Andreas Vetch (SUI) 8-1
Kamal Bey, 77kg – 4th place, does not qualify for the Olympics
Round of 32 – Lost to Sergei Kutuzov (AIN) 8-0
Repechage #1 – Defeated Timur Verduyou (AIN) 9-1
Repechage #2 – Defeated Per Olofsson (SWE) 7-1
Bronze medal – 5-4 victory over Iuri Lomadze (GEO)
Paris 2024 Qualification – Lost 0-3 to Zoltan Levi (Hun)
