Eleven Warriors · Aug 7, 2021
Former Ohio State Wrestler Kyle Snyder Earns Olympic Silver Medal
Kyle Snyder couldn't beat “The Russian Tank” this time.
The former Ohio State wrestler came up short of defending his Olympic gold medal in Tokyo, falling to Abdulrashid Sadulaev 6-3 in the men's 97kg freestyle final on Saturday morning.
Snyder entered the match as an underdog to Sadulaev, who has now won 56 consecutive matches dating back to his loss to Snyder at the 2017 World Championships, and “The Russian Tank” proved to be too much for Snyder on Saturday.
From Ohio State's official website:
Sadulaev took an early 2-0 lead in the first period after Snyder was put on the shot clock and was unable to score in 30 seconds and later was pushed out for another point for Sadulaev.
