Kyle Dake

2025-26 Team USA Ranking: No. 2 at 86 kg/189.5 pounds

Years on Team USA: 11 (2013-14, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26) 

Residence: Port Matilda, Pa.

Regional Training Center: Nittany Lion WC 

Club: Titan Mercury WC

Personal Coach: Cody Sanderson

High School: Lansing, N.Y. (Lansing High School)

Born: February 25, 1991

Olympic Teams

2024 Olympic Games (Bronze at 74 kg), 2020 Olympic Games (Bronze at 74 kg)

Senior World Teams 

2023 Senior Worlds (Silver at 74 kg), 2022 Senior Worlds (Gold at 74 kg), 2021 Senior Worlds (Gold at 74 kg), 2019 Senior Worlds (Gold at 79 kg), 2018 Senior Worlds (Gold at 79 kg)

Age-Group World Teams

2008 U20 Worlds (14th at 60 kg in Greco-Roman)

Career Highlights 

• Two-time Olympic bronze medalist
• Four-time Senior World champion
• 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials champion
• Four-time Final X champion (2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
• 2018 World Cup champion
• 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials runner-up
• Three-time U.S. World Team Trials runner-up (2013-14, 2017)
• Two-time U.S Open champion (2016, 2018)
• Four-time NCAA champion for Cornell (2010-13)
• First to win four NCAA Division I National titles in four different weight classes
• 2013 Dan Hodge Trophy recipient, as the nation's top college wrestler

Career Biography

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

2025: Final X runner-up … Senior World Team Trials champion … U.S. Open runner-up 

2024: Olympic bronze medalist in Paris, France … U.S. Olympic Team Trials champion … Pan American Championships champion in Acapulco, Mexico

2023: Silver at 2023 Senior World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia … Final X champion … Pan American Championships champion in Buenos Aires, Argentina

2022: Gold medalist at World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia … Final X champion … Pan American Championships champion in Acapulco, Mexico

2021: Gold medalist at World Championships in Oslo, Norway … Olympic bronze medalist in Tokyo, Japan … U.S. Olympic Team Trials champion … Pan American Championships champion in Guatemala City, Guatemala... Henri Deglane Grand Prix champion (France) 

2020: Matteo Pellicone International champion (Italy)

2019: Gold medalist at World Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan … Final X champion … Grand Prix of Spain champion 

2018: Gold medalist at World Championships in Budapest, Hungary … Yasar Dogu International champion (Turkey) … Final X champion … U.S. Open champion…  Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix silver medalist (Russia) … Freestyle World Cup champion

2017: U.S. World Team Trials runner-up … U.S. Open runner-up … Paris International champion … Club World Championships team member

2016: U.S. Olympic Team Trials runner-up … U.S. Open champion

2015: U.S. World Team Trials runner-up … Senior Nationals champion … Northeast Regional Senior champion

2014: Cerro Pelado International champion (Cuba)

2013: Fifth in Heydar Aliyev Golden Grand Prix (Azerbaijan) … U.S. World Team Trials runner-up

2012: Third in U.S. Olympic Team Trials

2011: Third at 2011 University Freestyle Nationals

2008: Placed 14th at 2008 U20 World Champions in Greco-Roman

College: 2013 NCAA champion at 165 pounds … 2012 NCAA champion at 157 pounds … 2011 NCAA champion at 149 pounds … 2010 NCAA champion at 141 pounds … Four-time NCAA All-American … Three-time EIWA champion … Earned an overall record of 137-4 under head coach Rob Koll … Earned his degree in Developmental Sociology and minored in Business

High School: Two-time NYSPHSAA State champion (2007, 2009) … Coached by head coach Doug Dake … Six-time letterwinner for Lansing High School … Team captain for four seasons … Two-time letterwinner in baseball, where he played second base and catcher … Lettered in track for sprinting

USA Wrestling Age-Group: 2009 FILA Junior Greco-Roman Nationals runner-up … Fifth at 2009 FILA Junior Freestyle Nationals … 2008 FILA Junior Greco-Roman World Team Trials champion … 2008 FILA Junior Greco-Roman Nationals champion … 2008 Junior Western Regionals champion in freestyle and Greco-Roman … Third at 2007 FILA Cadet Freestyle Nationals … 2007 FILA Cadet Greco-Roman nationals runner-up … 2007 Northeast Regional Junior champion in freestyle and Greco-Roman … Third in 2006 Cadet Greco-Roman and Freestyle Nationals … Placed fourth at 2006 FILA Cadet Greco-Roman Nationals

Personal: Son of Jodi and Doug Dake … Has two siblings, Corey and Kristin … Married to Megan Dake since December 2016 … Has two daughters, EllaJo and Emilia and one son, Leo … Started wrestling at the age of four … Hobbies include hanging with his wife, kids and dogs outside on the hammock, and tracking deer with EllaJo

Awards: 2013 Dan Hodge Trophy winner … Three-time EIWA Wrestler of the Year (2011, 2012, 2013) … 2010 Ivy League Rookie of the Year … First wrestler to win NCAA titles in four different weight classes – 141 lbs., 149., 157 lbs., 165 lbs. (2009-2013)

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