Match of the Day: Ellis Coleman nails "The Flying Squirrel"

Apr 1, 2020, 10:52 AM (ET)

by USA Wrestling

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In the quarterfinals of the 2011 Junior World Championships in Bucharest, Romania, Ellis Coleman shocked spectators by hitting his patterned "flying squirrel". The move garnered huge amounts of media attention and even came in at No. 1 on SportsCenter's Top Ten Plays. Coleman would go on to win his second-straight Junior World bronze medal at the tournament. Check out Coleman's quarterfinal match below (flying squirrel occurs at 3:00):

Match of the Day: Ellis Coleman nails "The Flying Squirrel"

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Match of the Day: Ellis Coleman nails "The Flying Squirrel"

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