12 Americans qualify for the 2008 Olympics wrestling competition

With the 2007 World Amateur Wrestling Championship trophy in tow, 12 American wrestling athletes have booked themselves a ticket to the 2008 Olympics! The U.S. qualified five of the seven weight classes for the Olympics in men’s freestyle, three of the four classes in women’s freestyle and four of the seven divisions in Greco-Roman. Each style has three more qualifiers apiece where it can qualify the remaining weight classes for the Olympics.

Brad Vering, Harry Lester, Dremiel Byers, Lindsey Durlacher, Daniel Cormier, Doug Schwab, Joe Heskett, Joe Williams, Tommy Rowlands, Kristie Marano and Sara McMann, all qualified in their respective weight classes.

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