Andy Bisek
| File:Andy Bisek 2016-08-14.jpg Bisek in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 18, 1986 Waconia, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Wrestling |
Event | Greco-Roman |
| College team | Northern Michigan |
| Club | Minnesota Storm |
| Team | USA |
| Coached by | Momir Petković, Ivan Ivanov, Jeff Piatz |
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Andy Bisek (born August 18, 1986) is an American Greco-Roman wrestler. Bisek is of Polish descent. He was a 2016 Olympian and two-time World bronze medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling, representing Team USA.
High school and college
[edit | edit source]Bisek attended Chaska High School in Chaska, Minnesota. As a high school wrestler, he placed third in the state of Minnesota. He originally planned to attend Minnesota State University-Mankato, but after a meeting with Chas Betts, he decided to attend Northern Michigan University to focus on Greco-Roman wrestling, from which he graduated.[1]
International
[edit | edit source]Bisek competed at the 2011 World Wrestling Championships and the 2013 World Wrestling Championships, but did not place at either event.[2] At the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Poddubny 2013 in the quarterfinals was eliminated by Roman Vlasov of Russia.[3]
At the 2014 World Wrestling Championships, Bisek was a bronze medalist at Greco-Roman 75 kg weight division.[4] He would knock off defending Olympic champion from 2012, Roman Vlasov of Russia, on the way to his first World level bronze medal. It would also be the first World Greco-Roman medal for the United States since 2009.[5] Bisek also competed at the 2014 FILA Wrestling World Cup.[6]
In 2015, Bisek again wrestled at the World Wrestling Championships, where he earned a second Bronze medal. Bisek earned his spot on the United States Greco-Roman wrestling team at 75 kg for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he reached the quarter finals, finishing 1-1 at the event.[7]
References
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- ^ Finn, Mike. Bronze medalist Bisek claims first World Greco medal since 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
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- ^ Kraushar, Eric. (August 14, 2016). Bisek exits Olympics in quarterfinal loss. swnewsmedia.com. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- 1986 births
- American male sport wrestlers
- Living people
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
- Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic wrestlers for the United States
- Wrestlers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in wrestling
- People from Waconia, Minnesota
- Sportspeople from Carver County, Minnesota
- 21st-century American sportsmen