2. My background
• As a wrestling manager
throughout high school,
the sport and the people
involved hold a special
place in my heart.
3.
4. Wrestling in Danger
• On February 12, 2013,
the International Olympic
Committee, or IOC,
announced their proposal
to drop wrestling from the
Olympic program,
starting with the 2020
Games.
5. • The IOC considered
over three dozen
criteria when deciding
which sport should be
cut from the Games.
6. History in the Games
• Wrestling has been a
staple sport in the
Olympics since it was
incorporated into the
Ancient Games in 708
BC, preceded only by
track and field and
swimming.
7. • Wrestling has been a
participant in 26 of
the 27 Summer
Games held since the
birth of the Modern
Olympics in 1896.
• Today, Olympic
wrestlers compete in
two styles, freestyle
and Greco-Roman.
8. History in the Games
• Women’s wrestling
was added to the
Olympic program
in 2004.
9. London 2012
• The United States
Olympic team yielded
two gold medalists and
two bronze medalists
in the 2012 Games in
London.
10. London 2012
• Over 200 countries all
over the world
participate in wrestling.
• 71 countries were
represented at the 2012
Olympics, including the
powerhouses USA,
Russia, Iran, Japan, and
Azerbaijan.
11. Dake and Taylor
• Cornell University
• 2012 Olympic Trials- 3rd place
• 4x NCAA Champion, undefeated
• 2013 Dan Hodge Trophy winner
• Penn State University
• 2012 NCAA Champion
• 2013 NCAA Runner-up
• 2012 Dan Hodge Trophy winner
