Kamal Bey
Kamal Bey - 2024 Olympian

Kamal Bey

Olympian, 2024

World Championships, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2025

Athlete Bio 

Age

28

Hometown

Oak Park, IL

Education

Pine Creek High School

2025-26 Team USA Ranking: No. 1 at 77 kg/169.7 pounds

Years on Team USA: 7 (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-21, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26)

Residence: Colorado Springs, Colo.

Regional Training Center: Army WCAP

Club: Army WCAP

Personal Coach: Spenser Mango

High School: Colorado Springs, Colo. (Pine Creek High School)

Born: January 3, 1998

 

 

Olympic Teams

2024 Olympic Games (11th at 77 kg)

 

Senior World Teams 

2025 Senior Worlds (10th at 77 kg), 2023 Senior Worlds (10th at 77 kg), 2022 Senior Worlds (31st at 77 kg), 2018 Senior Worlds (Seventh at 77 kg)

 

Age-Group World Teams

2018 U20 Worlds (Fifth at 77 kg), 2017 U23 Worlds (21st at 80 kg), 2017 U20 Worlds (Gold at 74 kg), 2016 U20 Worlds (Eighth at 74 kg)

 

Career Highlights 

  • 2024 Olympian
  • Four-time Senior World Team member
  • 2017 U20 World champion
  • Four-time age-group World Team member
  • Two-time Final X champion
  • Five-Time U.S. Open champion

 

Career Biography

2026: Placed fifth at Muhamet Malo Ranking Series event in Tirana, Albania

2025: Placed 10th at World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia … Gold medalist at Pan American Championships in Monterrey, Mexico … U.S. Open champion

2024: Placed 11th at Olympic Games in Paris, France … Bronze medalist at World Military Championships in Erevan, Armenia … Bronze medalist at Pan American Championships in Acapulco, Mexico … Placed fourth at Olympic Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Türkiye … U.S. Olympic Team Trials champion

2023: Placed 10th at World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia … Gold medalist at Pan American Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina … Gold medalist at Pan American Games in Santiago de Chile, Chile … Silver medalist at Polyak Imre & Varga Janos Memorial in Budapest, Hungary … Senior Nationals champion … Final X champion … U.S. Open champion

2022: Placed 31st at World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia … Placed fourth at Bill Farrell Memorial International … Final X champion

2019: Silver medalist at Pan American Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina … Gold medalist at Dave Schultz Memorial International … Senior Nationals champion … Final X runner-up … U.S. Open champion

2018: Placed seventh at World Championships in Budapest, Hungary … Placed fifth at U20 World Championships in Trnava, Slovakia … Gold medalist at Bill Farrell Memorial International … Gold medalist at Cerro Pelado International Ranking Series event in La Habana, Cuba … Senior World Team Trials champion … U.S. Open champion

2017: Placed 21st at U23 World Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland … Gold medalist at U20 World Championships in Tampere, Finland … Bronze medalist at Grand Prix of Zagreb in Croatia … Gold medalist at Dave Schultz Memorial International … U23 World Team Trials champion … UWW Junior World Team Trials champion … U.S. Open runner-up

2016: Placed eighth at U20 World Championships in Macon, France … Club World Championships Team member … Gold medalist at Bill Farrell Memorial International … Placed fourth at Dave Schultz Memorial International … Senior Nationals champion … Junior Nationals runner-up … UWW Junior Nationals champion

USA Wrestling Age-Group: 2015 Junior Nationals champion … 2014 Cadet Nationals runner-up in Greco-Roman and freestyle … 2013 Cadet Nationals bronze medalist, runner-up in freestyle … Placed fifth at 2012 Northern Plains Regional … 2012 Kids Folkstyle Nationals champion … 2011 Kids Nationals bronze medalist … 2011 Northern Plains Regional runner-up … 2011 Dominate in the Dells champion … 2010 Kids Nationals bronze medalist, runner-up in freestyle … 2010 Kids Folkstyle Nationals champion … 2010 Northern Plains Regional champion in Greco-Roman and freestyle … 2009 Kids Nationals champion … 2009 Northern Plains Regional champion

Personal: Married to Hana Bey

 

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