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Nick Gwiazdowski
Personal information
Full nameNicholas Edward Gwiazdowski
Born (1992-12-30) December 30, 1992 (age 32)
Duanesburg, New York, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight125 kg (276 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle and Folkstyle
College teamNC State
ClubTitan Mercury WC
Wolfpack WC
Coached byPat Popolizio
Obe Blanc
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Paris 125 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest 125 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 125 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Lima 125 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Buenos Aires 125 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Acapulco 125 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Krasnoyarsk 125 kg
Poland Open (Wacław Ziółkowski Memorial)
Gold medal – first place 2023 Warsaw 125 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Warsaw 125 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Spala 125 kg
Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2019 Istanbul 125 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Istambul 125 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Nice 125 kg
US National Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Las Vegas 125 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Coralville 125 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the NC State Wolfpack
NCAA Division I Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Oklahoma City 285 lb
Gold medal – first place 2015 St. Louis 285 lb
Silver medal – second place 2016 New York 285 lb
ACC Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Blacksburg 285 lb
Gold medal – first place 2015 Pittsburgh 285 lb
Gold medal – first place 2016 Charlottesville 285 lb
Representing the Binghamton Bearcats
CAA Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Vestal 285 lb

Nickolos Edward Gwiazdowski (born December 30, 1992)[1] is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler. A two-time NCAA Division I National Champion for the North Carolina State Wolfpack, Gwiazdowski has won two bronze medals at the World Championships, a Pan American Games title, and two Pan American championships for Team USA.[2]

High school career

He was a two-time NYSPHSAA (New York) Division II state champion for Duanesburg High School in Delanson, New York, where he went 50-0 as a senior, and managed to not have a single opponent go the entire match with him.[3] He received the Dave Schultz and Junior Schalles Awards at the end of the season.[4]

College career

Nick earned All-American honors as a true freshman at Binghamton University in 2012 (8th at 285). He then transferred to North Carolina State University and redshirted the 2012-13 season to preserve his NCAA eligibility. While there he was then a three-time All-American for the Wolfpack, twice a national champion (2014 & 2015) and once a runner-up (2016), while competing at the 285 lb. heavyweight division. He lost his last match to eventual Olympic gold medalist Kyle Snyder.[5][6][7]

International career

Gwiazdowski competed at the 2017 Wrestling World Cup - Men's freestyle, losing in the take-all final match.[8] Gwiazdowski qualified for the 2017 World Wrestling Championships at 125 kg by winning the U.S. Team Trials where he was an automatic finalist by being U.S. Open champion.[9] At the 2017 Worlds, he won a bronze medal.[10] At the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2018 he lost to Muradin Kushkhov of Russia in the quarterfinals, but went on to wrestle back and win a bronze medal against Lkhagvagerel Munkhtur of Mongolia.[11] In 2022, he competed at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.

Coaching career

On August 21, 2021, while still competing internationally, Gwiazdowski joined the coaching staff of Cornell University as a volunteer assistant coach.[12] He continued to coach the Big Red through the 2023-24 season. [13] On November 8, 2024, Warren Central High School in Indianapolis announced that he had been hired as an assistant coach.[14]

Freestyle record

Senior Freestyle Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
— — Puerto Rico Zach Merrill — February 13, 2022 2022 Bout at the Ballpark

United States Arlington, Texas

2021 World Championships 5th at 125 kg
Loss 116–37 Turkey Taha Akgül 4–6 October 3, 2021 2021 World Championships Norway Oslo, Norway
Win 116–36 Belarus Dzianis Khramiankou 6–1
Loss 115–36 Iran Amir Hossein Zare TF 0–10 October 2, 2021
Win 115–35 Canada Amar Dhesi 8–3
2021 US World Team Trials 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 114–35 United States Mason Parris 10–3 September 12, 2021 2021 US World Team Trials United States Lincoln, Nebraska
Win 113–35 United States Mason Parris 6–0
Win 112–35 United States Jordan Wood 9–0 September 11, 2021
Win 111–35 United States Demetrius Thomas TF 10–0
2021 Poland Open 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 125 kg
Loss 110–35 Iran Amir Hossein Zare DQ (1–6) June 9, 2021 2021 Poland Open

Poland Warsaw, Poland

Win 110–34 Egypt Youssif Hemida TF 10–0
Win 109–34 Kazakhstan Yusup Batirmurzaev 9–2
2021 US Open 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 108–34 United States Tony Cassioppi TF 12–0 May 1–2, 2021 2021 US Open National Championships United States Coralville, Iowa
Win 107–34 United States Christian Lance 9–0
Win 106–34 United States Matt Stencel TF 10–0
Win 105–34 United States Aydin Guttridge TF 10–0
2020 US Olympic Team Trials 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 125 kg
Loss 104–34 United States Gable Steveson 4–10 April 2–3, 2021 2020 US Olympic Team Trials United States Fort Worth, Texas
Loss 104–33 United States Gable Steveson TF 0–10
Win 104–32 United States Dom Bradley TF 11–0
Win 103–32 United States Garrett Ryan TF 11–0
2021 Henri Deglane Grand Prix 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 102–32 Germany Asghar Laghari TF 10–0 January 16–17, 2021 Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2021

France Nice, France

Loss 101–32 Poland Robert Baran 5–5
Win 101–31 Finland Jere Heino TF 11–0
FloWrestling RTC Cup 4th as WRTC at 125 kg
Loss 100–31 United States Mason Parris 7–10 December 4–5, 2020 FloWrestling RTC Cup

United States Austin, Texas

Win 100–30 Canada Amar Dhesi TF 11–0
Loss 99–30 United States Gable Steveson 1–4
Win 99–29 United States Mason Parris TF 18–8
Win 98–29 United States Kyven Gadson TF 10–0 August 30, 2020 Chael Sonnen's Wrestling Underground I

United States United States

2020 Pan American Olympic Qualification 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 97–29 Canada Amar Dhesi FF March 15, 2020 2020 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament

Canada Ottawa, Canada

Win 96–29 Venezuela Luis Vivenes TF 10–0
2019–20 Deutsche Ringerliga season 2nd place, silver medalist(s) for Team Ispringen at 130 kg
Win 95–29 Germany Etienne Wyrich TF 16–0 January 18, 2020 2019–2020 Deutsche Ringerliga season

Germany Germany

2019 Alans International 5th at 125 kg
Loss 94–29 Iran Amir Hossein Zare TF 0–10 December 7–8, 2019 2019 Alans International

Russia Vladikavkaz, Russia

Win 94–28 Russia Khasan Khubaev 8–6
Loss 93–28 Russia Batradz Gazzaev 2–9
Loss 93–27 Russia Zelimkhan Khizriev 7–7 November 24, 2019 2019–2020 Deutsche Ringerliga season

Germany Germany

Win 93–26 Germany Marco Becker TF 16–0 November 23, 2019
2019 World Championships 17th at 125 kg
Loss 92–26 Iran Yadollah Mohebbi 2–5 September 20, 2019 2019 World Championships

Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan

2019 Pan American Games 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 92–25 Cuba Óscar Pino TF 10–0 August 10, 2019 2019 Pan American Games

Peru Lima, Peru

Win 91–25 Canada Korey Jarvis TF 10–0
Win 90–25 Peru Andrew Gunning TF 10–0
2019 Yasar Dogu 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 125 kg
Loss 89–25 Turkey Taha Akgül 1–5 July 11–14, 2019 2019 Yasar Dogu

Turkey Istanbul, Turkey

Win 89–24 India Sumit Sumit 6–2
Win 88–24 Turkey Fatih Çakıroğlu FF
2019 US World Team Trials 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 87–24 United States Gable Steveson 3–3 June 7–8, 2019 2019 Final X: Rutgers

United States New Brunswick, New Jersey

Win 86–24 United States Gable Steveson 4–4
Win 85–24 United States Derek White 9–0 May 6, 2019 2019 Beat the Streets: Grapple at the Garden

United States New York City, New York

2019 Pan American Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 84–24 Canada Korey Jarvis TF 10–0 April 1, 2019 2019 Pan American Championships

Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina

Win 83–24 Cuba Óscar Pino TF 11–1
Win 82–24 Mexico Eduardo García TF 10–0
Win 81–24 Puerto Rico Marcos Santos TF 10–0
2019 Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Memorial 7th at 125 kg
Loss 80–24 China Deng Zhiwei 5–7 February 28 – March 3, 2019 2019 Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Memorial

Bulgaria Ruse, Bulgaria

Loss 80–23 Iran Parviz Hadi 2–5
Win 80–22 Turkey Fatih Çakıroğlu 6–0
Win 79–22 Poland Robert Baran 5–1
2018–19 Deutsche Ringerliga season 4th for Team Ispringen at 130 kg
Win 78–22 Russia Magomedgadzhi Nurasulov 5–4 January 12, 2019 2018–2019 Deutsche Ringerliga season

Germany Germany

Win 77–22 Qatar Giorgi Sakandelidze 3–2 December 8, 2018
Win 76–22 Hungary Dániel Ligeti TF 16–0 December 1, 2018
Win 75–22 Russia Anzor Khizriev 4–2 November 10, 2018
2018 World Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 74–22 India Sumit Malik 7–2 October 20–21, 2018 2018 World Championships

Hungary Budapest, Hungary

Win 73–22 Canada Amar Dhesi 7–0
Loss 72–22 China Deng Zhiwei 4–5
Win 72–21 Mongolia Natsagsürengiin Zolboo 9–4
2018 Yasar Dogu 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 71–21 Germany Nick Matuhin 6–4 July 27–29, 2018 2018 Yasar Dogu

Turkey Istanbul, Turkey

Loss 70–21 Ukraine Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi 3–4
Win 70–20 Kazakhstan Duman Bultrikov TF 10–0
Win 69–20 India Sumit Sumit TF 10–0
2018 US World Team Trials 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 68–20 United States Adam Coon 6–1 June 22–23, 2018 2018 Final X: Lehigh

United States Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Win 67–20 United States Adam Coon 6–1
Win 66–20 Cuba Yudenny Alpajón 9–1 May 17, 2018 2018 Beat the Streets: Team USA vs Cuba

United States New York City, New York

2018 Pan American Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 65–20 Cuba Yudenny Alpajón 9–0 May 3–6, 2018 2018 Pan American Championships

Peru Lima, Peru

Win 64–20 Dominican Republic Carlos Félix TF 11–0
Win 63–20 Argentina Catriel Muriel TF 10–0
2018 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 62–20 Mongolia Lkhagvagerel Munkhtur 5–1 January 27, 2018 Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2018

Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia

Win 61–20 China Zhanxiang Hu 7–0
Loss 60–20 Kabardino-Balkaria Muradin Kushkhov 1–3
Win 60–19 North Ossetia–Alania Alan Khugaev 6–1
2017 World Clubs Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) as TMWC at 125 kg
Loss 59–19 Georgia (country) Geno Petriashvili 5–6 December 7–8, 2017 2017 World Clubs Cup

Iran Tehran, Iran

Win 59–18 Mongolia Mönkhtöriin Lkhagvagerel TF 10–0
Win 58–18 Bulgaria Mert Emin TF 10–0
Win 57–18 India Pushpender Singh TF 10–0
Win 56–18 Canada Korey Jarvis TF 10–0
2017 World Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 55–18 Mongolia Natsagsürengiin Zolboo 5–1 August 25, 2017 2017 World Championships

France Paris, France

Loss 54–18 Turkey Taha Akgül TF 0–10
Win 54–17 Iran Yadollah Mohebbi 5–4
Win 53–17 Hungary Dániel Ligeti 10–1
Win 52–17 Moldova Andrei Romanov TF 10–0
2017 Spain Grand Prix 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 51–17 Iran Amin Taheri Jafar 5–2 July 15–16, 2017 2017 Grand Prix of Spain

Spain Madrid, Spain

Win 50–17 Puerto Rico Edgardo Lopez TF 10–0
Win 49–17 Canada Sean Molle TF 14–4
2017 US World Team Trials 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 48–17 United States Dom Bradley 3–2 June 10, 2017 2017 US World Team Trials

United States Lincoln, Nebraska

Win 47–17 United States Dom Bradley 5–1
Win 46–17 Japan Katsutoshi Kanazawa TF 11–0 May 17, 2017 2017 Beat The Streets: Times Square

United States New York City, New York

2017 US Open 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 45–17 United States Zach Rey 3–2 April 26–29, 2017 2017 US Open National Championships

United States Las Vegas, Nevada

Win 44–17 United States Dom Bradley 6–4
Win 43–17 United States Bobby Telford 4–1
Win 42–17 United States Daniel Stibral TF 11–0
Win 41–17 United States Michael Gregory TF 10–0
2017 World Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) as Team USA at 125 kg
Loss 40–17 Iran Komeil Ghasemi 0–5 February 16–17, 2017 2017 World Cup

Iran Kermanshah, Iran

Loss 40–16 Azerbaijan Jamaladdin Magomedov 1–3
2017 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix 14th at 125 kg
Loss 40–15 Chechnya Adlan Ibragimov 4–6 January 28, 2017 Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2017

Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia

2016 World Clubs Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) as TMWC at 125 kg
Win 40–14 Iran Parviz Hadi 3–2 November 30 – December 1, 2016 2016 World Clubs Cup

Ukraine Kharkov, Ukraine

Loss 39–14 Russia Alen Zasyeyev 2–4
Loss 39–13 Georgia (country) Giorgi Meshvildishvili 2–5
Win 39–12 Ukraine Oleksandr Khotsianivskiy 2–1
2016 Intercontinental Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 125 kg
Loss 38–12 Russia Batraz Gazzaev 1–2 October 14–16, 2016 2016 Intercontinental Cup

Russia Khasavyurt, Russia

Win 38–11 Russia Anzor Khizriev 5–1
Win 37–11 Azerbaijan Umar Israilov 9–1
Win 36–11 Kazakhstan Dmitry Popov 3–2
2016 Ziolkowski International 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 35–11 Ukraine Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi 5–0 June 17–19, 2016 2016 Ziolkowski International

Poland Spala, Poland

Win 34–11 Egypt Diaaeldin Kamal 5–0
Loss 33–11 Russia Mukhamagazi Magomedov 7–8
2016 US University Nationals 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 33–10 United States Tanner Hall 4–1 June 2–6, 2016 2016 US University National Championships

United States Akron, Ohio

Win 32–10 United States Tanner Hall 3–1
Win 31–10 United States Garrett Ryan TF 10–0
Win 30–10 United States Nolan Terrance TF 12–2
Win 29–10 United States Ben Tynan TF 10–0
Win 28–10 United States Billy Miller TF 10–0
Win 27–10 United States Louie Maser TF 10–0
2016 US Olympic Team Trials 4th at 125 kg
Loss 26–10 United States Dom Bradley 2–2 April 9, 2016 2016 US Olympic Team Trials

United States Iowa City, Iowa

Win 26–9 United States Bobby Telford 5–0
Loss 25–9 United States Zach Rey 2–4
Win 25–8 United States Justin Grant 4–1
2015 Bill Farrell M. International 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 24–8 United States Dom Bradley 1–0 November 5–7, 2015 2015 Bill Farrell Memorial International

United States New York, New York

Win 23–8 United States Anthony Nelson TF 11–0
Win 22–8 Russia Pavel Krivtsov 11–6
Win 21–8 United States Justin Grant 4–2
2015 Spain Grand Prix 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 20–8 China Deng Zhiwei Fall July 11, 2015 2015 Grand Prix of Spain

Spain Madrid, Spain

Win 19–8 Iran Mehdi Gonbadani TF 14–4
Win 18–8 Poland Kamil Kosciolek TF 10–0
Win 17–8 Spain Jose Cuba TF 10–0
2015 US World Team Trials 4th at 125 kg
Loss 16–8 United States Dom Bradley 1–2 June 12–14, 2015 2015 US World Team Trials

United States Madison, Wisconsin

Win 16–7 United States Tyrell Fortune 5–0
Win 15–7 United States Adam Coon TF 12–2
Loss 14–7 United States Zach Rey 1–7
Win 14–6 United States Connor Medbery 6–4
2015 US Nationals 4th at 125 kg
Win 13–6 United States Chadwick Hanke Fall May 7–9, 2015 2015 US National Championships

United States Las Vegas, Nevada

Loss 12–6 United States Tervel Dlagnev 2–8
Win 12–5 United States Dom Bradley 4–4
Win 11–5 United States Michael Graves TF 10–0
2014 US World Team Trials 4th at 125 kg
Loss 10–5 United States Tyrell Fortune TF 0–10 May 29 – June 1, 2014 2014 US World Team Trials

United States Madison, Wisconsin

Loss 10–4 United States Zach Rey 3–9
Win 10–3 United States Dom Bradley 9–9
Win 9–3 United States Jarod Trice 4–4
2013 US University Nationals 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 120 kg
Win 8–3 United States Austin Marsden 7–5 May 24–26, 2013 2013 US University National Championships

United States Akron, Ohio

Win 7–3 United States Connor Medbery 10–8
Loss 6–3 United States Tyrell Fortune 0–8
Win 6–2 United States Michael Kroells TF 16–4
Win 5–2 United States Connor Medbery 12–9
Win 4–2 United States Jeremy Johnson 14–9
2013 US Open 7th at 120 kg
Win 3–2 United States Jeremy Johnson 3–1, 4–0 April 17–20, 2013 2013 US Open National Championships

United States Las Vegas, Nevada

Loss 2–2 United States Tyrell Fortune 2–4, 3–5
Win 2–1 United States Riley Orozco 4–3, 3–0
Loss 1–1 United States Dom Bradley 0–3, 0–2
Win 1–0 United States David Lopez 8–3, 6–0

References

  1. ↑ "Nick Gwiazdowski". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on April 1, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Nick Gwiazdowski". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021.
  3. ↑ "UNC's Nick Gwiazdowski completes perfect season in New York". MaxPreps.com. March 1, 2011. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ "NC State Athletics - Wrestling". Archived from the original on February 14, 2018.
  5. ↑ "No glory in loss, NC State's Gwiazdowski still exits a winner". Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Nick Gwiazdowski eyes 3rd straight NCAA wrestling title". March 16, 2016. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  7. ↑ "NC State Athletics - Wrestling". Archived from the original on February 14, 2018.
  8. ↑ Maese, Rick (February 17, 2017). "U.S. comeback isn't enough to shake off Iran at freestyle wrestling World Cup". Archived from the original on September 2, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017 – via washingtonpost.com.
  9. ↑ "2017 Men's Freestyle World Team Trials Preview - 125 kg - The Open Mat". news.theopenmat.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Live Updates: Day Five 2017 World Championships". August 25, 2017. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Gwiazdowski in Russian tournament". wrestrus.ru. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Cornell Wrestling Announces Nick Gwiazdowski as Volunteer Assistant Coach". Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via cornellbigred.com.
  13. ↑ Sommer, Austin (July 29, 2024). "Cornell's Young Lineup with the Same Old Goals". Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via intermatwrestle.com.
  14. ↑ "Welcome Nick Gwiazdowski to the Warren Central Wrestling Staff". November 8, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via instagram.com.

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