Myles Amine

Sammarinese-American freestyle wrestler (born 1996) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Myles Nazem Amine (born 14 December 1996) is a freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes at 86 kilograms. Born in the United States, he represents San Marino internationally. He is a graduate of Detroit Catholic Central High School.

FullnameMyles Nazem Amine
NationalityAmerican, Sammarinese
Born (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 (age 29)[1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
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Myles Amine
at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameMyles Nazem Amine
NationalityAmerican, Sammarinese
Born (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 (age 29)[1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Country San Marino
SportWrestling
Weight class86 kg
Event(s)
Freestyle and Folkstyle
College teamMichigan
ClubCliff Keen Wrestling Club
Coached bySergey Beloglazov
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2020)
World finals‹See Tfd›Bronze (2023)
Regional finals‹See Tfd›Gold (2022)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  San Marino
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tokyo86 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 Belgrade86 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Budapest86 kg
Silver medal – second place2020 Rome86 kg
Silver medal – second place2023 Zagreb86 kg
Silver medal – second place2024 Bucharest86 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 Warsaw86 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2019 Minsk86 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Oran86 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2023 Budapest86 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 Warsaw86 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Michigan Wolverines
NCAA Division I Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Detroit184 lb
Bronze medal – third place2018 Cleveland174 lb
Bronze medal – third place2019 Pittsburgh174 lb
Bronze medal – third place2021 St. Louis197 lb
Big Ten Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 State College197 lb
Gold medal – first place2022 Lincoln184 lb
Silver medal – second place2018 East Lansing174 lb
Silver medal – second place2019 Minneapolis174 lb
Bronze medal – third place2017 Bloomington174 lb
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Collegiate career

In folkstyle, Amine is a five-time NCAA Division I All-American and two-time Big Ten Conference Champion (four-time finalist) for the Michigan Wolverines.[2] Amine was the top-seeded 197-pound NCAA wrestler heading into the 2021 national championships, but finished third.[3] His paternal grandfather Nazem Amine was also a freestyle wrestler who competed for Lebanon at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[4]

Freestyle career

In freestyle, Amine won bronze for San Marino at the 2020 Summer Olympics and claimed medals at the European Games and the European Championships.[5][6][7]

He won the gold medal in the 86 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. He competed in the 86 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[8]

He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 86 kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[9] As a result, he earned a quota place for San Marino for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[10]

In February 2024, he won the silver medal in the men's 86 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[11] In August 2024, he lost his bronze medal match in the men's freestyle 86 kg event at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[12] He was also a flag bearer for San Marino during the closing ceremony of the Olympics.

Personal life

He represents San Marino via citizenship passed through his maternal great-grandparents, Germano and Pierina Mularoni.[13]

References

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