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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]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 High School State Wrestling Champion.[2]
College career
[edit]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.[3]
International career
[edit]Frayer defeated Brent Metcalf 2-0 at the finals of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials to qualify for the USA Olympic Team.[4][5][6] At the 2012 Olympics, Frayer would make it to the round of 16, where he lost to Ali Shabanau of Belarus.[7]
In 2023, Frayer was inducted into the Florida Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Olympic dream within reach for former Countryside High wrestler Jared Frayer".
- ^ "Frayer wins third title, sets record".
- ^ "Jared Frayer Profile - UWBadgers.com - the Official Web Site of the Wisconsin Badgers". Archived from the original on April 24, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
- ^ "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
- ^ "2012 USA Wrestling Olympic Trials Qualifiers". Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ^ "Jared Frayer". Archived from the original on April 24, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ^ "Clearwater's Jared Frayer leaves Olympics without a medal".
- ^ Jared Frayer inducted into Florida Wrestling Hall of Fame. hokiesports.com. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Jared Frayer at the International Wrestling Database
- Jared Frayer at Olympedia
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