Aden Attao

2025-26 Team USA Ranking: No. 3 at 130 kg/286.6 pounds

Years on Team USA: 2 (2024-25, 2025-26)

Residence: Colorado Springs, Colo.

Regional Training Center: New York AC

Club: New York AC

Personal Coach: Nate Engel, Ivan Ivanov, Mitko Georgiev, Josh Nolan

High School: Boise, Idaho (Borah High School)

Born: October 17, 2004

Age-Group World Teams

2025 U23 Worlds (11th at 130 kg), 2024 U20 Worlds (Bronze at 130 kg), 2023 U20 Worlds (Seventh at 130 kg), 2022 U20 Worlds (Bronze at 130 kg)

Career Highlights 

• Two-time U20 World bronze medalist
• Four-time age-group World Team member
• 2025 U23 Pan American Games champion
• Three-time U20 Pan American champion

Career Biography

2025: Placed 11th at U23 World Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia … Gold medalist at U23 Pan American Games in Asuncion, Paraguay … Gold medalist at Bill Farrell Memorial International … Finished fourth at Thor Masters in Nykoebing Falster, Denmark … Placed third at U.S. Open

2024: Bronze medalist at U20 World Championships in Pontevedra, Spain … Gold medalist at U20 Pan American Championships in Lima, Peru … U20 World Team Trials champion, third in freestyle … U.S. Open U20 champion, fourth in freestyle … U.S. Olympic Team Trials Challenge runner-up

2023: Placed seventh at U20 World Championships in Amman, Jordan … Gold medalist at U20 Pan American Championships in Santiago de Chile, Chile … Finished fourth at Bill Farrell Memorial International … Placed third at Senior Nationals … U20 World Team Trials champion, runner-up in freestyle … U.S. Open U20 champion

2022: Bronze medalist at U20 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria … Gold medalist at U20 Pan American Championships in Oaxtepec, Mexico … U20 World Team Trials champion, third in freestyle … U.S. Open U20 champion

2021: UWW Cadet Nationals runner-up, fourth in freestyle

College: Wrestled at Oregon State University

High School: Two-time Idaho state champion … 82-2 record over two seasons at Borah High School

USA Wrestling Age-Group: 2025 U23 Nationals champion … 2022 and 2023 Junior Nationals champion, runner-up in freestyle … 2022 and 2023 Northwest Regional champion in Greco-Roman and freestyle ... 2022 Folkstyle Nationals Recruiting Showcase champion … 2021 Junior Nationals runner-up … 2021 High School National Recruiting Showcase champion … 2021 Western Regional champion in freestyle, runner-up in Greco-Roman … 2020 Northwest Bigfoot Battle runner-up … Finished fourth at 2018 Northwest Bigfoot Battle … Placed third at 2018 Western Regional … 2016 Kids Nationals runner-up, third in freestyle … 2016 Cliff Keen West Regional champion in Greco-Roman and freestyle … 2016 Salt Lake Slam champion … Placed fourth at 2015 King of the Mountain … 2015 Northwest Bigfoot Battle champion … 2015 Las Vegas Royal Crush champion … 2015 West Regional runner-up, second in folkstyle, fourth in freestyle … Finished fourth 2015 Salt Lake Slam … Placed fourth at 2014 Las Vegas Royal Crush … 2014 Kids Nationals runner-up, champion in freestyle and folkstyle … 2014 West Regional champion in Greco-Roman and folkstyle, third in freestyle … Placed fifth at 2014 Salt Lake Slam … 2013 Northwest Bigfoot Battle bronze medalist … 2012 Kids Nationals runner-up in Greco-Roman and freestyle … Placed fourth at 2012 West Regional in freestyle and folkstyle

Personal: Son of Stacey Hammer and Jesse Attao … Mother, Stacey, played basketball and softball at Walla Walla Community College and basketball at the College of Idaho

Awards: 2023 Dave Schultz Idaho Wrestler of the Year

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