2017 UWW World Championships

2017 UWW World Championships

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PARIS, France — University of Iowa All-American and United States World Team member Thomas Gilman wrestles for a world championship on Friday at the 2017 World Championships in Paris, France.
 
GILMAN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE

  • Friday, Aug. 25 | 2017 World Championships (57 kg)
    • 3 a.m. CT — Elimination Rounds and repechage
    • 12 p.m. CT — FINALS

 
HOW TO WATCH
Trackwrestling is partnering with Titan Mercury Wrestling Club to deliver live streams and broad coverage of the 2017 World Championships. Fans can watch live and archived video by purchasing single World Championship pay-per-views for a price of $9.99 per tournament by visiting trackwrestling.com.

NBCSN will air 6.5 hours of tape-delayed coverage in the afternoons and evenings:

  • Aug. 23 (2:30-4 p.m. CT)
  • Aug. 24(3-4 p.m. CT)
  • Aug. 25 (6-8 p.m. CT)
  • Aug. 27 (2-4 p.m. CT)

The newly launched Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will televise live medal-round action from 12-2:30 p.m. ET each day of the tournament. Click here for an Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA channel finder.

2017 WORLD TEAM ROSTER – MEN’S FREESTYLE
57 kg — Thomas Gilman
61 kg — Logan Stieber
65 kg — Zain Retherford
70 kg — James Green
74 kg — Jordan Burroughs
86 kg — J’Den Cox
97 kg — Kyle Snyder
125 kg — Nick Gwiazdowski
 
COMPLETE MEN’S FREESYTLE SCHEDULE
Friday, Aug. 25 | 57 kg, 61 kg, 86 kg, 125 kg
    3 a.m. — Elimination rounds and repechage
    12 p.m. — Medal matches
 
Saturday, Aug. 26 | 65 kg, 70 kg, 74 kg, 97 kg
    3 a.m. — Elimination rounds and repechage
    12 p.m. — Medal matches
    2:30 p.m. — Closing ceremony

GILMAN’S INTERNATIONAL HISTORY

  • 2011 Cadet World Championships
  • 2013 Junior World Championships
  • 2014 Junior World Championships — Bronze medal
  • 2017 Grand Prix of Spain — Gold medal
  • 2017 World Championships

 
GILMAN’S ROUTE TO PARIS

  • March 18, 2017 — Placed third at 2017 NCAA Championships to finish senior season 32-1
  • May 20, 2017 — Won Last Chance Qualifier, erasing a 6-0 deficit in the finals to win, 7-6
  • June 10, 2017 — Won United States World Team Trials, defeating Darian Cruz (9-0), Tyler Graff (1-1), Nico Megaludis (11-0), Nathan Tomasello (6-2), and Tony Ramos (4-3, 7-2).
  • June 15, 2017 — Won the Grand Prix of Spain in World Championships tuneup (3-0 record)

 
UNITED STATES AT 57 KG
The United States national team has been represented by a Hawkeye wrestler at 57 kg in each of the last four years:

  • 2014 World Championships — Tony Ramos
  • 2015 World Championships — Tony Ramos
  • 2016 Olympics — Daniel Dennis
  • 2017 World Championships — Thomas Gilman

 

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