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Gabe Dean
Dean in 2019
Personal information
Full nameGabriel Curtis Dean
Born (1994-06-19) June 19, 1994 (age 30)
Lowell, Michigan, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle, Greco-Roman, and Folkstyle
College teamCornell
ClubSpartan Combat RTC
Coached byRob Koll
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Lauro de Freitas 86 kg
US National Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Coralville (SN) 86 kg
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Zagreb 84 kg
Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  United States
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Santiago 85 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Cornell Big Red
NCAA Division I Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 St. Louis 184 lb
Gold medal – first place 2016 New York 184 lb
Silver medal – second place 2017 St. Louis 184 lb
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Oklahoma City 184 lb
EIWA Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Philadelphia 184 lb
Gold medal – first place 2015 Bethlehem 184 lb
Gold medal – first place 2016 Princeton 184 lb
Gold medal – first place 2017 Lewisburg 184 lb

Gabriel Curtis Dean (born June 19, 1994) is an American retired freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler who formerly competed at 86 kilograms.[1] In freestyle, he was the 2020 US National Champion, a '17 Pan American Championship medalist, and a '14 Junior World Championship medalist.[2][3][4] He was also the '15 Pan American Championship runner–up in Greco-Roman.[5] As a collegiate wrestler, Dean was a two–time NCAA Division I champion, a four–time EIWA Conference champion, and a four–time NCAA Division I All-American for the Cornell Big Red.[6]

Folkstyle career

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High school

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Dean was born in Lowell, Michigan, where he went on to attend Lowell High School. His father David was an NCAA Division I National runner-up out of the University of Minnesota, which led to Gabriel's early start in the sport of wrestling. During his high school years, Dean was a standout wrestler and football player, and as a quarterback, he led his team to a state title and runner–up finishes and was a two–time All-State player.[7] In wrestling, he went on to make the finals of the MHSAA state tournament, winning the title in an undefeated run as a junior and ending his senior year as the runner–up.[8]

College

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Dean chose to attend the Cornell University and wrestle there.[9] During his four years of collegiate wrestling, Dean went on to become one of the most decorated athletes in the history of the team, claiming two NCAA titles and four EIWA conference titles, as well as racking up four All-American honors and a runner–up finish as a senior, where he lost to eventual three–timer Bo Nickal from Penn State in a legendarily close match. In regards to honors, Dean was a two–time EIWA and Ivy League Wrestler of the Year, as well as the Rookie of the Year as a freshman.[10]

International career

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2013–2017

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Dean, who was graduating high school, made his senior freestyle debut in May 2013, when he went on to place third at the Northeastern Regionals and sixth at the US University Nationals. At the 2015 Pan American Championships, Dean made his Greco-Roman debut with no previous training in the discipline, and went on to place second. In April 2017, Dean decided to wrestle at the US Open in freestyle, and went on to place sixth. Afterwards, he placed third at the Pan American Championships, with technical falls over former Olympian from Colombia Carlos Izquierdo and South American Games runner–up from Peru Pool Ambrocio. Dean then announced he would try his hand as a Greco–Roman wrestler, but after competing and losing in his first match at the 2017 US U23 World Team Trials, he decided to retire.

2020–2021

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In October 2020, Dean opted to come out of retirement to compete at the US Nationals, where he claimed the title after defeating former All-American Nate Jackson in the finals.[11] Next, he competed at the Flo 8-Man Challenge: 195 lbs, where he lost in the first match to Taylor Lujan (whom he had tech'd weeks earlier) after dominating prior to a pin.[12][13] Dean then confirmed he would take a run for the US Olympic Team Trials.[14] In November, Dean wrestled World Champion David Taylor at the NLWC III and went to a fairly close decision loss.[15]

To start off the 2021 year, he earned the biggest win of his career when he defeated U23 World Champion Bo Nickal at the NLWC III, while also earning revenge from the '17 NCAA's, before being tech'd by three–time World and Olympic champion at 97 kg Kyle Snyder.[16] On March, he earned a spot at the US Olympic Team Trials when he won the US Last Chance Olympic Trials Qualifier as the top–seed, defeating Nate Jackson and NCAA champion Drew Foster in the process.[17] At the US Olympic Team Trials, Dean defeated former NCAA champion Myles Martin before being downed himself by David Taylor in a rematch, failing to make the team.[18] After his last run, Dean returned to retirement from competition.[19]

Freestyle record

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Senior Freestyle Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
2020 US Olympic Team Trials DNP at 86 kg
Loss 27–11 United States David Taylor 0–4 April 2, 2021 2020 US Olympic Team Trials United States Fort Worth, Texas
Win 27–10 United States Myles Martin 2–1
2020 US Last Chance OTT 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 86 kg
Win 26–10 United States Nate Jackson 7–2 March 27, 2021 2020 US Last Chance Olympic Team Trials Qualifier

United States Fort Worth, Texas

Win 25–10 United States Drew Foster 8–0
Win 24–10 United States C.J. Brucki TF 12–2
Win 23–10 United States Jonathan Loew FF
Win 22–10 United States Jake Hendricks TF 10–0
Loss 21–10 United States Kyle Snyder TF 2–13 February 23, 2021 NLWC V

United States State College, Pennsylvania

Win 21–9 United States Bo Nickal 3–2
Loss 20–9 United States David Taylor 2–6 November 24, 2020 NLWC III
2020 US Nationals 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 86 kg
Win 20–8 United States Nate Jackson 1–1 October 10–11, 2020 2020 US Senior Nationals

United States Coralville, Iowa

Win 19–8 United States Trent Hidlay 2–1
Win 18–8 United States Taylor Lujan TF 10–0
Win 17–8 United States Nathan Haas Fall
Win 16–8 United States Leonardo Tarantino TF 12–1
Flo 8-Man Challenge DNP at 195 lbs
Loss 15–8 United States Taylor Lujan Fall October 31, 2020 FloWrestling 8-Man Challenge

United States Austin, Texas

2017 Pan American Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 86 kg
Win 15–7 Peru Pool Ambrocio TF 12–2 May 5–7, 2017 2017 Pan American Wrestling Championships

Brazil Lauro de Freitas, Brazil

Loss 14–7 Cuba Yurieski Torreblanca 4–6
Win 14–6 Colombia Carlos Izquierdo TF 11–0
2017 US Open 6th at 86 kg
Win 13–6 United States TJ Dudley 8–8 April 26–29, 2017 2017 US Open National Championships

United States Las Vegas, Nevada

Loss 12–6 United States Pat Downey 6–7
Win 12–5 United States Austin Trotman 13–10
Loss 11–5 United States Nick Heflin 3–6
Win 11–4 United States Kyle Crutchmer TF 15–4
Win 10–4 United States John Rizqallah TF 10–0
2013 US University Nationals 6th at 84 kg
Loss 9–4 United States Alex Meyer 5–6 May 23–26, 2013 2013 ASICS US University National Championships

United States Akron, Ohio

Loss 9–3 United States Max Thomusseit 1–3
Win 9–2 United States Nathaniel Brown INJ
Win 8–2 United States Kyle Crutchmer TF 11–1
Win 7–2 United States James Mannier TF 10–0
Win 6–2 United States Kris Klapprodt 14–8
Loss 5–2 United States Kenneth Courts Fall
Win 5–1 United States Derek Thomas TF 12–2
Win 4–1 United States Brian Engdahl TF 11–0
2013 NE Regionals 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 84 kg
Win 3-1 United States Scott Gibbons 3–0, 5–2 May 3–5, 2013 2013 NE Regional Championships

United States East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

Win 2–1 United States Tyler Wood 6–0, 5–0
Loss 1–1 United States Enock Francois 0–2, 0–1
Win 1–0 United States Andrew Detwiler Fall

Greco-Roman record

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Senior Greco-Roman Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
2017 US U23 World Team Trials at 85 kg
Loss 2–2 United States Spencer Wilson TF 2–10 October 7, 2017 2017 US U23 World Team Trials

United States Rochester, Minnesota

2015 Pan American Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 85 kg
Loss 2–1 Cuba Gilberto Piquet Herrera 0–4 April 24–26, 2015 2015 Pan American Championships

Chile Santiago, Chile

Win 2–0 Puerto Rico Luis Betancourt INJ
Win 1–0 Venezuela Querys Pérez 6–1

NCAA record

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NCAA Championships Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event
2017 NCAA Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 184 lbs
Loss 19–2 Bo Nickal 3–4 March 16–18, 2017 2017 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win 19–1 Nolan Boyd 9–3
Win 18–1 Jack Dechow TB–1 4–3
Win 17–1 Jordan Ellingwood MD 11–3
Win 16–1 Michael Coleman MD 21–12
2016 NCAA Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 184 lbs
Win 15–1 Timothy Dudley 5–3 March 17–19, 2016 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win 14–1 Pete Renda 9–4
Win 13–1 Nolan Boyd 10–4
Win 12–1 Thomas Sleigh Fall
Win 11–1 Jack Dechow 3–1
2015 NCAA Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 184 lbs
Win 10–1 Nathaniel Brown 6–2 March 19–21, 2015 2015 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win 9–1 Victor Avery TB–2 4–3
Win 8–1 Sammy Brooks 3–2
Win 7–1 Timothy Dudley 9–8
Win 6–1 Patrick Kissell MD 10–1
2014 NCAA Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 184 lbs
Win 5–1 Jack Dechow 5–4 March 20–22, 2014 2014 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win 4–1 Lawrence Thomas Fall
Loss 3–1 Ed Ruth 3–5
Win 3–0 Jacob Swartz 11–4
Win 2–0 John Rizqallah 11–4
Win 1–0 Lelund Weatherspoon MD 12–4

References

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  2. ^ "Wrestling's Vito Arujau and Gabe Dean win U.S. Senior National Titles". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  3. ^ BV (May 7, 2017). "Gabe Dean Wins Bronze at Pan American Championships". New York Wrestling News. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "Dean Takes Third At FILA Junior World Championships In Croatia". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  5. ^ Ruckdashel, Abbie (June 28, 2017). "Crossing Over: Gabe Dean On Why He's Choosing Greco". Five Point Move. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  6. ^ "Gabe Dean - 2016-17 - Wrestling". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  7. ^ Samuels, Doug (March 23, 2016). "Cornell wrestler Gabe Dean, a 2-time national champ, reads a moving letter that all athletes need to hear". FootballScoop. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  8. ^ Press, Jeff Chaney | The Grand Rapids (October 25, 2011). "Lowell senior Gabe Dean picks Cornell for wrestling". mlive. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  9. ^ Press, Jeff Chaney | The Grand Rapids (October 25, 2011). "Lowell senior Gabe Dean picks Cornell for wrestling". mlive. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  10. ^ "Gabe Dean - 2016-17 - Wrestling". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  11. ^ "Wrestling's Vito Arujau and Gabe Dean win U.S. Senior National Titles". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  12. ^ "Cornell wrestling legend Gabe Dean ready for 8-man tourney". WETM - MyTwinTiers.com. October 28, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  13. ^ "Martin dominant in winning Flo 8-Man Challenge at 195 pounds". InterMat. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  14. ^ "Gabe Dean on Olympic Run and Seth Gross on Duals, Events | Podcast Episodes | Baschamania". www.baschamania.com. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  15. ^ PennLive, Jim Carlson | Special to (November 25, 2020). "Taylor, Retherford, Lee brothers and Starocci among winners at Nittany Lion Wrestling Club event". pennlive. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  16. ^ PennLive, Jim Carlson | Special to (February 24, 2021). "Kyle Snyder wins 3 bouts, Kyle Dake beats 2 former Penn State stars in Nittany Lion Wrestling Club event". pennlive. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  17. ^ "12 men's freestyle athletes earn bids to Olympic Team Trials". Team USA. March 27, 2021. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021.
  18. ^ "Lion vs. Lion: David Taylor tops Bo Nickal for U.S. Olympic Team spot". 247Sports. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  19. ^ Miller, Christopher (May 11, 2021). "Max Dean is Heading to Happy Valley". The Open Mat. Retrieved June 7, 2021.