Kyle Dake

Kyle Dake
Dake at the 2016 US Olympic Team Trials
Personal information
Full nameKyle Douglas Dake
Born (1991-02-25) February 25, 1991 (age 33)
Ithaca, New York, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle, Greco-Roman, and Folkstyle
College teamCornell
ClubNittany Lion Wrestling Club
Titan Mercury Wrestling Club
Spartan Combat RTC
TeamUSA
Coached byCael Sanderson
Rob Koll
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 74 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 74 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Budapest 79 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nur-Sultan 79 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Oslo 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Belgrade 74 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Belgrade 74 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Iowa City Team
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Guatemala 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Acapulco 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Buenos Aires 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Acapulco 74 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Silver medal – second place 2018 Krasnoyarsk 79 kg
US Open Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Las Vegas 86 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Las Vegas 79 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Las Vegas 74 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Cornell Big Red
NCAA Division I Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Omaha 141 lb
Gold medal – first place 2011 Philadelphia 149 lb
Gold medal – first place 2012 St. Louis 157 lb
Gold medal – first place 2013 Des Moines 165 lb
EIWA Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Bethlehem 141 lb
Gold medal – first place 2012 Princeton 157 lb
Gold medal – first place 2013 New Brunswick 165 lb
Silver medal – second place 2011 Lewisburg 149 lb

Kyle Douglas Dake (born February 25, 1991) is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler who competes at 74 kilograms.[1] He is a four-time World Champion, winning back-to-back titles twice, at 79 kilos in 2018 and 2019 and 74 kilos in 2021 and 2022.[2] Dake earned bronze medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 2024 Paris Olympics.[3][4]

In college, he became the third four-time NCAA Division I National Champion in history, and the only one to ever do so in four different weight classes, and without a redshirt season.[5] He was named the Dan Hodge Trophy winner and Schalles Award winner as a senior and he also claimed three EIWA titles, competing out of Cornell University.[6]

  1. ^ "Wrestling: DAKE Kyle Douglas". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on October 3, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Kyle Dake wins Back-To-Back Wrestling World Championships". Team USA. September 22, 2019. Archived from the original on September 24, 2019.
  3. ^ Legare, Andrew. "Kyle Dake storms back in final minute to earn bronze medal at Paris Olympics". The Ithaca Journal. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "Jordan Burroughs misses Olympics, swept by Kyle Dake at wrestling trials". OlympicTalk. NBC Sports. April 4, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  5. ^ "Kyle Dake wins NCAA title in fourth weight class". CNN. March 24, 2013. Archived from the original on March 30, 2013.
  6. ^ "Kyle Dake - 2012-13 - Wrestling". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved December 31, 2020.