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Biography - Jesse Thielke, CO

2018-19 Team USA ranking: No. 1 at 63 kg/138.75 lbs.
Years on Team USA: 4 (2013-14, 2015-17, 2018-19)
Residence: Beresford, S.D.
Club: New York AC
College: Wisconsin
Regional Training Center: Legends of Gold
High School: Germantown, Wis.
Born: June 9, 1992
Height: 5-7

Career Highlights
- 2016 U.S. Olympic Team member
- Ninth at 2016 Olympic Games
- Eighth in 2013 World Championships
- 2012 Junior World bronze medalist
- Second in 2nd World Olympic Qualifier (Turkey)
- Second in 2015 U.S. Open
- Third in 2013, 2016 and 2018 U.S. Open
- Four-time U.S. Junior World Team member (2009-12)
- 2009 Cadet Pan American champion

Career Biography
2018: World Team Trials champion… Third at U.S. Open… Second in Thor Masters (Denmark)
2017: Third at 20th Dave Schultz Memorial International…
2016: Ninth in Olympic Games… Second in 2nd World Olympic Qualifier (Turkey)… U.S. Olympic Team Trials champion… Third in Grand Prix Zagreb Open (Croatia)… Third in U.S. Open…
2015: Third in Golden Grand Prix Finals (Azerbaijan)… Second in U.S. World Team Trials… Second in U.S. Open…
2014: University Nationals champion… 
2013: Eighth in World Championships… U.S. World Team Trials champion… Third in U.S. Open…
2012: Third in Junior World Championships… Fourth in Dave Schultz Memorial International… Fourth in 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials… UWW Junior World Team Trials champion… Fourth in U.S. Open… Third in Petko Sirakov-Ivan Iliev Junior Open (Bulgaria)… Austrian Junior Open champion… 
2011: Competed in Junior World Championships… Third in Sunkist Kids International Open… Northern Plains Regionals champion… Eighth in U.S. Open… UWW Junior Nationals champion… Austrian Junior Open champion… 
2010: Competed in Junior World Championships… Second in Sunkist Kids International Open… UWW Junior World Team Trials champion… Northern Plains Regional champion… UWW Junior Nationals champion… Second in Petko Sirakov-Ivan Iliev Junior Open (Bulgaria)…
2009: Competed in Junior World Championships… Cadet Pan American Championships gold medalist… UWW Junior World Team Trials champion… 
College: Competed for the University of Wisconsin, coached by Barry Davis… NCAA qualifier… 
High School: Three-time state champion…
USA Age-group: 2010 Junior Folkstyle Nationals champion… 2009 UWW Cadet Nationals champion… 2007 and 2008 Cadet Nationals Greco-Roman champion… 2008 Cadet Folkstyle Nationals champion… 2008 Preseason Folkstyle Nationals champion… 2007 Cadet Nationals runner-up in freestyle… 2006 Schoolboy Triple Crown winner after capturing titles in Folkstyle, Greco-Roman and freestyle… 
Personal: Son of Jeff and Pam Thielke…
Twitter: @thielke_smooth
Instagram: @jdthielke