Andy Hrovat
 Hrovat at a golf outing in 2007 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 21, 1980 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle and Folkstyle | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Michigan | ||||||||||||||
| Team | USA | ||||||||||||||
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Andy Hrovat (born January 21, 1980)[1] is an American former freestyle and folkstyle wrestler. In college, he was a 3-time NCAA wrestling All-American and later wrestled for the U.S. Team in freestyle wrestling at the 2008 Olympic Games.
High school career
[edit]Hrovat wrestled scholastically at St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio, where he was a two-time OHSAA state champion for coach Greg Urbas.[2] He graduated from St. Edward in 1998.
College career
[edit]Hrovat wrestled at the University of Michigan, with fellow St. Edward wrestling star Ryan Bertin. He finished with collegiate record of 132–39, among the best in Michigan history.[3]
He achieved NCAA All-American honors three times:
In addition, Big Ten honors include:
He graduated from Michigan with a degree in General Studies.[1]
Senior level career
[edit]2006 season
[edit]At the 2006 FILA Wrestling World Championships, he finished in 18th place.[11]
2007 season
[edit]Hrovat earned a silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games.[12]
2008 season
[edit]Qualification tournaments
[edit]He came in 2nd in the 2008 national tournament, losing to Mo Lawal.[13] He avenged the loss to Mo Lawal to make the 2008 USA Olympic Team.
2008 Olympics
[edit]Wrestling in the 84 kg weight class - freestyle, Hrovat drew a bye in the round of 16. He wrestled Cuba's Reineris Salas Perez in the round of 8, losing 3-0 1-3 2-2. The Cuban's loss to the Turkish wrestler Serhat Balcı in the quarterfinal round eliminated Hrovat from further competition in the repechage round.
2009 season
[edit]Hrovat wrestled for New York Athletic Club. Following the 2009 World Team Trials, he was ranked second in the 96 kg/211.5 lbs weight class.[14]
2011 season
[edit]In June 2011, Andy announced his retirement from wrestling.[15]
Andy then joined the Cliff Keen Wrestling Club as a coach.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c USA Wrestling. "USA Wrestling - Features, Events, Results | Team USA". Wrestling.teamusa.org. Archived from the original on July 14, 2008. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
- ^ Real Pro Wrestling News Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Andy Hrovat Bio". Mgoblue.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
- ^ MGoBlue Archived March 7, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ MGoBlue Archived March 7, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ MGoBlue Archived March 11, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ MGoBlue Archived September 4, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ MGoBlue Archived March 7, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ MGoBlue Archived March 3, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ MGoBlue Archived March 11, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "TheMat.com". Archived from the original on June 28, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2007.
- ^ TheMat.com
- ^ "TheMat.com". Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2007.
- ^ USA Wrestling. "Features, Events, Results | Team USA". USA Wrestling. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
- ^ "InterMat Wrestling - Hrovat retires from wrestling competition". Intermatwrestle.com. June 28, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
- ^ "Andy Hrovat". Cliff Keen Wrestling Club. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Lakewood, Ohio
- St. Edward High School (Lakewood, Ohio) alumni
- American people of Slovenian descent
- Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic wrestlers for the United States
- Michigan Wolverines wrestlers
- American male sport wrestlers
- Wrestlers at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in wrestling
- 21st-century American sportsmen