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Sammarinese freestyle wrestler (born 1996)

Myles Amine
Personal information
Full nameMyles Nazem Amine
NationalityAmerican, Sammarinese
Born (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 (age 28)
Dearborn, Michigan, U.S.
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Country San Marino
SportWrestling
Weight class86 kg
Event(s)Freestyle and Folkstyle
College teamMichigan
ClubCliff Keen Wrestling Club
Coached bySergey Beloglazov
Achievements and titles
Olympic finalsBronze (2020)
World finalsBronze (2023)
Regional finalsGold (2022)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  San Marino
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 86 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Belgrade 86 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest 86 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Rome 86 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Zagreb 86 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Bucharest 86 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Warsaw 86 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk 86 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran 86 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2023 Budapest 86 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Warsaw 86 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Michigan Wolverines
NCAA Division I Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Detroit 184 lb
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cleveland 174 lb
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Pittsburgh 174 lb
Bronze medal – third place 2021 St. Louis 197 lb
Big Ten Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 State College 197 lb
Gold medal – first place 2022 Lincoln 184 lb
Silver medal – second place 2018 East Lansing 174 lb
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minneapolis 174 lb
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Bloomington 174 lb

Myles Nazem Amine (born 14 December 1996) is a freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes at 86 kilograms. Born in the United States, he represents San Marino internationally. He is a graduate of Detroit Catholic Central High School.

Collegiate career

In folkstyle, Amine is a five-time NCAA Division I All-American and two-time Big Ten Conference Champion (four-time finalist) for the Michigan Wolverines. Amine was the top-seeded 197-pound NCAA wrestler heading into the 2021 national championships, but finished third. His paternal grandfather Nazem Amine was also a freestyle wrestler who competed for Lebanon at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Freestyle career

In freestyle, Amine won bronze for San Marino at the 2020 Summer Olympics and claimed medals at the European Games and the European Championships.

He won the gold medal in the 86 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. He competed in the 86 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.

He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 86 kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. As a result, he earned a quota place for San Marino for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

In February 2024, he won the silver medal in the men's 86 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania. In August 2024, he lost his bronze medal match in the men's freestyle 86 kg event at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Personal life

He represents San Marino via citizenship passed through his maternal great-grandparents, Germano and Pierina Mularoni.

References

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  2. "Myles Amine – Wrestling". University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
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  6. "Lotta libera: Myles Amine conquista il pass per le Olimpiadi di Tokyo • newsrimini.it". 21 September 2019.
  7. "Wrestling LIVE: Meet Myles Amine, San Marino's first- ever Olympian". WrestlingTV. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
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  10. "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Paris 2024 – Wrestling" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  11. "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  12. "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  13. Khan, Bill. "Brighton's Amine brothers wrestling internationally for San Marino". Daily Press & Argus, livingstondaily.com.

External links

Olympic Games
Preceded byArianna Perilli Flagbearer for  San Marino
(with Arianna Valloni)
Tokyo 2020 		Succeeded byIncumbent
European Champions in freestyle middleweight (86 kg)
  • 79 kg: 1946–1961
  • 87 kg: 1962–1967
  • 82 kg: 1969–1995
  • 85 kg: 1997–2001
  • 84 kg: 2002–2013
  • 86 kg: 2014–present
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