Roman Bravo-Young

Roman Bravo-Young
Personal information
Full nameRoman Guillermo Bravo-Young
NicknameRBY
Born (1999-01-28) January 28, 1999 (age 25)[1]
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Sport
Country Mexico (2023–present)
 United States (2016–2023)
SportWrestling
Weight class57 kg (126 lb)
Event(s)Freestyle and Folkstyle
College teamPenn State
ClubCowboy Wrestling Club RTC
Nittany Lion Wrestling Club (formerly)
Coached byDavid Taylor
Cael Sanderson
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Mexico
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2024 Warsaw 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Nice 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Mexico City 57 kg
Representing the  United States
U20 Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Guatemala City 61 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Penn State Nittany Lions
NCAA Division I Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 St. Louis 133 lb
Gold medal – first place 2022 Detroit 133 lb
Silver medal – second place 2023 Tulsa 133 lb
Big Ten Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 State College 133 lb
Gold medal – first place 2022 Lincoln 133 lb
Gold medal – first place 2023 Ann Arbor 133 lb
Silver medal – second place 2020 Piscataway 133 lb

Roman Guillermo Bravo-Young (born January 28, 1999) is a Mexican-American freestyle and graduated folkstyle wrestler who competes at 57 kilograms.[2] In freestyle, he represented Mexico at the 2024 Summer Olympics and has won multiple international tournaments.[3]

In folkstyle, Bravo-Young was the 2021 and 2022 NCAA Division I National champion at 133 pounds and a four-time All-American for the Pennsylvania State University.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ Bravo-Young, Roman (28 January 2018). "19 years old.pic.twitter.com/IVPeNF188Q". @romanbravoyoung. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. ^ Taylor. "USA gana ocho medallas de oro en el dia final de #WrestleGuatemalaCity". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  3. ^ Morales, Javier (3 December 2023). "Bravo-Young closer to qualifying for Mexico's Olympic team by winning Grand Prix title | ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com". Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  4. ^ ago, Chris Snyder 15 hours (20 March 2021). "PSU Wrestling: Roman Bravo-Young takes home 133 National Championship". Victory Bell Rings. Retrieved 21 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Spears, Justin (20 March 2021). "Tucsonan, Penn State star Roman Bravo-Young wins wrestling national championship". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. ^ Wogenrich, Mark (7 March 2021). "Penn State's Aaron Brooks, Roman Bravo-Young Win Big Ten Wrestling Titles". Sports Illustrated Penn State Nittany Lions News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 21 March 2021.