Myles Amine

Myles Nazem Amine (born December 14, 1996) is a Sammarinese-American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes at 86 kilograms. He represents San Marino due to his maternal great-grandfather being a citizen.[1] In freestyle, Amine won bronze for San Marino at the 2020 Summer Olympics and claimed medals at the European Games and the European Championships.[2][3][4]

Myles Amine
Personal information
Full nameMyles Nazem Amine
NationalitySan Marino
USA
BornDecember 14, 1996 (1996-12-14) (age 26)
Dearborn, Michigan, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
CountrySan Marino
SportWrestling
Weight class86 kg
Event(s)Freestyle
Coached bySergey Beloglazov
Achievements and titles
World finals5th(2019)
Regional finalsGold (2022)
Olympic finalsBronze (2020)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  San Marino
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tokyo86 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk 86 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest 86 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Zagreb 86 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Rome 86 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Warsaw 86 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran 86 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Michigan Wolverines
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Detroit 184 lb
Bronze medal – third place 2021 St. Louis 197 lb
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Pittsburgh 174 lb
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cleveland 174 lb
Big Ten Championships

Gold medal – first place 2022 Lincoln 184 lb
Gold medal – first place 2021 State College 197 lb
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minneapolis 174 lb
Silver medal – second place 2018 East Lansing 174 lb
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Bloomington 174 lb

In folkstyle, Amine is a five-time NCAA Division I All-American and two-time Big Ten Conference Champion (four-time finalist) for the Michigan Wolverines.[5] Amine was the top-seeded 197-pound NCAA wrestler heading into the 2021 national championships, but finished third.[6] His paternal grandfather Nazem Amine was also a freestyle wrestler who competed for Lebanon at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[7]

He won the gold medal in the 86 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. He competed in the 86 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[8]

References
  1. Khan, Bill. "Brighton's Amine brothers wrestling internationally for San Marino". Daily Press & Argus, livingstondaily.com.
  2. Rtv, San Marino (September 21, 2019). "Lotta: Myles Amine Mularoni qualificato per Tokyo 2020". San Marino Rtv.
  3. "Lotta libera: Myles Amine conquista il pass per le Olimpiadi di Tokyo • newsrimini.it". September 21, 2019.
  4. "Wrestling LIVE: Meet Myles Amine, San Marino's first- ever Olympian". WrestlingTV. August 25, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  5. "Myles Amine – Wrestling". University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  6. "InterMat Wrestling College Rankings". InterMat. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  7. "Nazem Amine". Olympedia. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  8. "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 18, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
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