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  Matt Gentry
Matt Gentry

Player Profile
Hometown:
Canada

Position:
74 kg Freestyle

Event:
Men's Wrestling

• Became the first male Stanford wrestler to compete in the Olympic Games, wrestling for Canada at 74 kg freestyle...drew a bye in the qualifications to advance to the round of 16...despite winning the first period, fell to Emzarios Bentinidis of Greece, 0-1, 2-0, 2-0...(posted: Aug. 19)

• Former Cardinal 157-pounder becomes the first male Olympian in the history of the Stanford wrestling program...Will compete for Canada at 74 kg freestyle...Beat Tyler Marghetis in the final of the Canadian Olympic Trials in December to make the Canadian team...Secured a spot in the Olympics on Mar. 2 with a third place finish at the Pan Am Championships...At Stanford, was a four-time NCAA qualifier and won the school's only NCAA individual wrestling title in 2004...(posted: Aug. 1)

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