A quarterfinalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Gentry qualified for his second consecutive Olympic Games appearance by winning gold at the FILA Pan American Olympic qualifier in Kissimmee, Florida defeating Francisco Soler of Puerto Rico in the finals 6-0, 7-0.
Matt Gentry attended college at Stanford University, graduating in 2004 with a degree in Human Biology. As an undergraduate he was one of the most successful wrestlers in school history, going 42-0 in 2004 at 157 lbs; that undefeated season made him Stanford's first NCAA champion in wrestling.[1] Gentry has helped serve as a collegiate wrestling coach following his time as a competitor.
Gentry came off a 2011 season that saw him capture a national title in his weight class and win bronze at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara. Overall, Gentry has won three national titles (2006, 2007, 2011) and two Pan American Games bronze medals (2007, 2011).
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matt, gentry, matthew, judah, gentry, born, july, 1982, canadian, american, former, wrestler, although, gentry, born, united, states, represented, canada, olympic, games, holding, dual, citizenship, participated, freestyle, 2008, summer, olympics, freestyle, 2. Matthew Judah Gentry born July 30 1982 is Canadian American former wrestler Although Gentry was born in the United States he represented Canada at the Olympic Games due to holding dual citizenship He participated in the Men s freestyle 74 kg at the 2008 Summer Olympics and in the Men s freestyle 74 kg at the 2012 Summer Olympics where he finished 5th Matt GentryPersonal informationFull nameMatthew Judah GentryNicknameMooseNationality United States CanadaBorn 1982 07 30 July 30 1982 age 41 Grants Pass Oregon U S Height5 ft 9 in 1 75 m Weight74 kg 163 lb SportSportWrestlingEvent s Freestyle and FolkstyleClubBurnaby Mountain Wrestling ClubCoached byDave McKay national Medal record Collegiate WrestlingRepresenting the Stanford CardinalNCAA Division I Wrestling Championships2004 St Louis 157 lbA quarterfinalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics Gentry qualified for his second consecutive Olympic Games appearance by winning gold at the FILA Pan American Olympic qualifier in Kissimmee Florida defeating Francisco Soler of Puerto Rico in the finals 6 0 7 0 Matt Gentry attended college at Stanford University graduating in 2004 with a degree in Human Biology As an undergraduate he was one of the most successful wrestlers in school history going 42 0 in 2004 at 157 lbs that undefeated season made him Stanford s first NCAA champion in wrestling 1 Gentry has helped serve as a collegiate wrestling coach following his time as a competitor Gentry came off a 2011 season that saw him capture a national title in his weight class and win bronze at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara Overall Gentry has won three national titles 2006 2007 2011 and two Pan American Games bronze medals 2007 2011 References edit Stanford University official athletic site Retrieved June 10 2011 External links editMatt Gentry s official website Wrestling Canada Lutte Profile nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to a Canadian sport wrestler or wrestling coach is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matt Gentry amp oldid 1195176064, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
