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Meet the team The U.S. qualified 16 wrestlers to compete at the 2008 Beijing Games.
In Greco-Roman wrestling, an athlete may not attack his opponent below the waist, nor use his own legs to trip, lift or execute other holds. Legs are legal in freestyle.
A total of 334 wrestlers will compete in Beijing, but only 54 medals will be haded out. Here are 10 athletes likely to snag some hardware.
After years in waiting, Dremiel Byers is eager to attack his first Olympics. The two-time Worlds medalist has learned from the best.
When a national coach calls a 21-year-old the "future of wrestling," who knows how the kid will handle it. Henry Cejudo likes it.
A look back at the Olympic career of Rulon Gardner, which included a bronze medal in 2004 and an epic gold in 2000.
Sara McMann and Patricia Miranda won America's first two Olympic women's wrestling medals in 2004. Neither will repeat in 2008.
The U.S. qualified in 16 of the 18 wrestling classes, failing to get the 60kg men's freestyle and Greco-Roman divisions into the Games.
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