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Biography - Kyle Snyder, PA

KYLE FREDERICK SNYDER
2021-22 Team USA Ranking: 
No. 1 at 97 kg/ 213.9 lbs.
Years on Team USA: 7 (2015-22)
Residence: State College, Pa.
Club: Titan Mercury WC
Personal Coaches: Cael Sanderson
Regional Training Center: Nittany Lion WC
College: Ohio State University (2018)
High School: Our Lady of Good Counsel, Md.; Coronado HS, Colo.
Born: Nov. 20, 1995 in Silver Spring, Maryland
Height: 5-11

Career Highlights

  • Two-time Olympian (2016, 2020)
  • Olympic gold medalist (2016)
  • Olympic silver medalist (2020)
  • Two-time World champion (2015, 2017)
  • Two-time World silver medalist (2018, 2021)
  • 2019 World bronze medalist
  • Junior World Champion (2013)
  • Junior World bronze medalist (2014)
  • Two-time Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix champion (2017, 2018)
  • Three-time Pan American Championships gold medalist (2015, 2017, 2019)
  • Two-time Pan Am Games champion (2015, 2019)
  • World Cup champion (2016)
  • U.S. Open champion (2015)
  • Three-time NCAA champion for Ohio State (2016-18)


Career Biography
2021: 
Silver at Tokyo Olympics… Silver at World Championships… Olympic Team Trials champion… Gold at Pan American Championships...
2020: Gold at Pan American Championships… Bronze at Matteo Pellicone International… Sixth at Senior Nationals…
2019: World bronze medalist… Final X champion… Pan American Championships gold medalist… Pan American Games gold medalist… Dan Kolov International (Ukraine) champion… Yasar Dogu (Turkey) champion… Bill Farrell International champion… Ninth at Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix (Russia)…
2018: World silver medalist… Yasar Dogu International (Turkey) bronze medalist… Final X champion… Freestyle World Cup Team member (gold) … Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix (Russia) gold medalist…
2017: World champion… Grand Prix of Spain gold medalist… U.S. World Team Trials champion… Pan American gold medalist… Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix (Russia) gold medalist…
2016: Olympic gold medalist… Grand Prix of Germany bronze medalist… Olympic Team Trials champion… Freestyle World Cup Team member (fourth) … Alexander Medved International (Belarus) bronze medalist… Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix (Russia) bronze medalist…
2015: World champion… Pan American Games gold medalist… U.S. World Team Trials champion… U.S. Open champion…
2013: Henri Deglane Challenge (France) bronze medalist…

College: Three-time NCAA champion for Ohio State (2016-18)… Second at 2015 NCAA Championships… Two-time Big Ten champion (2016-17)… Second in 2015 and 2018 Big Ten Championships… Member of 2015 NCAA championship team, the first in Ohio State history… Coached by Tom Ryan… Majored in Sport Industry with a minor in Human Development and Family Studies…

High School: Compiled 179-0 record in three seasons for Our Lady of Good Counsel under Coach Skylar Saar… Three-time MPSSAA State champion… Attended Coronado High School in Colorado Springs, Colo. as a senior… Graduated from Coronado in 2014… Resident-athlete at U.S. Olympic Training Center during 2013-14 school year…

Age-Group Achievements: Junior World bronze medalist (2014) … Junior Freestyle World Team Trials champion (2014) … Junior Freestyle (Vegas) Nationals champion (2014) … Junior Freestyle Cerro Pelado International (Cuba) champion (2014) … Freestyle Junior World champion (2013) … Freestyle Junior World Team Trials champion (2013) … FILA Junior Freestyle (Vegas) Nationals (2013) … Greco-Roman Junior Fargo National champion (2012) … Third at Freestyle Junior Fargo Nationals (2012) … Freestyle Junior World Team Trials runner-up (2012) … Third at FILA Junior Nationals (2012) … Greco-Roman Cadet Fargo Nationals runner-up (2011) … Freestyle Cadet National champion (2011) …

Personal: Son of Tricia and Steve Snyder… has one sister, Megan, and two brother, Steve and Kevin… married to Maddie Pack… also works as partner with Rudis… started wrestling at the age of five…

Hobbies: playing basketball… reading the Bible… studying Russian…

Awards: Team USA Male Olympic Athlete of the Year (2017)… USA Wrestling Freestyle Wrestler of the Year (2015) U.S. Open Outstanding Wrestler (2015)… ASICS High School Wrestler of the Year (2013)…

Twitter: @Snyder_man45
Instagram: @snyderman45

Individual Website: TheRudis.com