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Biography - Patrick Smith, MN

2021-22 Team USA Ranking: No. 1 at 72 kg/159 lbs.

Years on Team USA: 8 (2014-21)

Residence: Minneapolis, Minn.

Club: Minnesota Storm

Personal Coaches: Dan Chandler and Brandon Paulson

College: Minnesota

Regional Training Center: Minnesota RTC

High School: Chaska (Minn.)

Born: Dec. 19, 1990

Height: 5-8

Past Senior World Teams

2021 Senior Worlds (19th at 72 kg) 2019 Senior Worlds (23rd at 77 kg), 2017 Senior Worlds (15th at 71 kg)

Past Age-Group World Teams

2017 World University Championships (silver at 71 kg)

Career Highlights:

*2021 World team member

*2019 Pan American Games Champion

*2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion

*2017 U.S. World Team Trials champion

*Three-time Pan American champion (2015, 16, 17)

*Eight-time U.S. National Team member

*2014 University World silver medalist

*2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials runner-up

*2017 U.S. Open champion

*Two-time U.S. World Team Trials runner-up (2014-15)

*Three-time U.S. Open runner-up (2014-16)

Career Biography:

2021: Senior World team member… Fourth at 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Challenge Tournament… 19th at Senior Worlds… Fifth at Matteo Pellicone…

2020: Second at Pan American Championships… Second at Senior Nationals… 14th at Matteo Pellicone… Third at Senior Pan-American Olympic Games Qualifier…

2019: 23rd at World Championships... Pan American Games champion… Final X champion... World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion... U.S. Open runner-up...  Dave Schultz Memorial International champion… Fifth place at Thor Masters (Denmark)...

2018: Arvo Haavisto Cup (Finland) silver medalist… Haparanda Cup (Sweden) bronze medalist… SA Larikov bronze medalist... U.S. Open runner-up… Third at World Team Trials…

2017: U.S. World Team Trials champion… Pan American champion… U.S. Open champion…Third at Thor Masters

2016: Second in U.S. Olympic Team Trials … Third at Non-Olympic Weight World Team Trials … Gold at Pan American championships… Second in U.S. Open… Ninth in the Grand Prix Zagreb Open….

2015: Second in U.S. World Team Trials… Second in U.S. Open… Pan American champion…

2014: Second in Phase II World Team Trials… Second in University World Championships… Second in U.S. Open

2012: Second in Final Olympic Trials Qualifier…

2011: Fourth in Sunkist Kids International Open… Fourth in U.S. Open…

2010: University Nationals champion…

College: University of Minnesota, coached by J Robinson…

High School: Second in 2009 state tournament and third in 2008 for Chaska High School…Coached by Mike Houck and Ned Shuck…

Age-group Achievements: Two-time Junior Greco-Roman All-American… 2008 NHSCA Junior Folkstyle All-American…

Personal: Son of Harry and Sue Smith… Has an older brother, Zach, and an older sister, Sarah…