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Nickolos Edward Gwiazdowski (born December 30, 1992) is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler. A two-time NCAA Division I National Champion for the North Carolina State Wolfpack, Gwiazdowski has won two bronze medals at the World Championships, a Pan American Games title, and two Pan American championships for Team USA.
High school career
He was a two-time NYSPHSAA (New York) Division II state champion for Duanesburg High School in Delanson, New York, where he went 50-0 as a senior, and managed to not have a single opponent go the entire match with him. He received the Dave Schultz and Junior Schalles Awards at the end of the season.
College career
Nick earned All-American honors as a true freshman at Binghamton University in 2012 (8th at 285). He then transferred to North Carolina State University and redshirted the 2012-13 season to preserve his NCAA eligibility. While there he was then a three-time All-American for the Wolfpack, twice a national champion (2014 & 2015) and once a runner-up (2016), while competing at the 285 lb. heavyweight division. He lost his last match to eventual Olympic gold medalist Kyle Snyder.
International career
Gwiazdowski competed at the 2017 Wrestling World Cup - Men's freestyle, losing in the take-all final match.
Gwiazdowski qualified for the 2017 World Wrestling Championships at 125 kg by winning the U.S. Team Trials where he was an automatic finalist by being U.S. Open champion. At the 2017 Worlds, he won a bronze medal.
At the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2018 he lost to Muradin Kushkhov of Russia in the quarterfinals, but went on to wrestle back and win a bronze medal against Lkhagvagerel Munkhtur of Mongolia.
In 2022, he competed at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.
Freestyle record
References
External links
Nicholas Edward Gwiazdowski at the International Wrestling Database
Nicholas Edward Gwiazdowski at United World Wrestling
Nick Gwiazdowski's Rokfin Channel
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