Jared Frayer
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| Born | October 7, 1978 Miami, Florida, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Clearwater, Florida, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Freestyle and Folkstyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Oklahoma Sooners | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jared Frayer (born October 7, 1978) of Miami, Florida is an American former freestyle wrestler. He won the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials at 66 kg and competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Frayer was born in Miami, Florida, but grew up in Clearwater, Florida, where his father coached at Clearwater Countryside High School.[1] He was a three-time Florida wrestling state champion.[2][3]
College career
[edit | edit source]Frayer was a two-time NCAA All-American at the University of Oklahoma, finishing as the NCAA runner-up at 149 lbs his senior year. He has since been an assistant wrestling coach with the Virginia Tech Hokies.[4]
International career
[edit | edit source]Frayer defeated Brent Metcalf 2-0 at the finals of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials to qualify for the USA Olympic Team.[5][6][7] At the 2012 Olympics, Frayer would make it to the round of 16, where he lost to Ali Shabanau of Belarus.[8]
In 2023, Frayer was inducted into the Florida Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.[9]
References
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- ^ Wrestling Championship Result Archives. Florida High School Athletic Association. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
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- ^ Jared Frayer inducted into Florida Wrestling Hall of Fame. hokiesports.com. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
External links
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