Matt Gentry
Matthew Judah Gentry (born July 30, 1982 in Grants P*, Oregon, United States) is a male freestyle wrestler. Although Gentry was born in the United States, he represented Canada in the Olympics due to holding dual citizenship. He participated in the Men's freestyle 74 kg at the 2008 Summer Olympics and in the Men's freestyle 74 kg at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he placed 5th.
A quarterfinalist in Beijing, Gentry qualified for his second consecutive Olympic Games appearance by winning gold at the FILA Pan American Olympic qualifier in Kissimmee, Florida defeating Francisco Soler of Puerto Rico in the finals 6-0, 7-0.
Matt Gentry attended college at Stanford University, graduating in 2004 with a degree in Human Biology. As an undergraduate he was "one of the most successful wrestlers in school history", going 42-0 in 2004; that undefeated season made him Stanford's first 157:lbs NCAA champion in wrestling. He is now an *istant coach at Stanford.
Gentry came off a 2011 season that saw him capture a national *le in his weight cl* and win bronze at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara. Overall, Gentry has won three national *les (2006, 2007, 2011) and two Pan American Games bronze medals (2007, 2011).
References
External links
- Matt Gentry's official website
- Wrestling Canada Lutte Profile