Kamal Bey
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Full name | Kamal Ameer Bey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1998-01-03) January 3, 1998 (age 26) Bellwood, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | U.S. Army WCAP Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Herb House | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kamal Ameer Bey (born January 3, 1998) is an American Greco-Roman wrestler.
High school
Bey attended Oak Park and River Forest High School in Oak Park, Illinois until his junior year.[1] During his high school years, he was a USAW Greco-Roman national champion (three-time All-American) and a folkstyle Illinois state champion.[2] In August 2015, he opted to drop out of high school with 12th grade remaining, to focus on Greco-Roman wrestling and move to the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[1]
Greco-Roman
Cadet & Junior
Since arriving to the OTC in 2016, he became a UWW National Champion and once again placed at the Fargo Nationals.[2] He went on to represent the United States in 2016, 2017 and 2018 at the Junior World Championships, placing eight, first and fifth respectively.[3]
Senior
In 2016, he placed fourth at the Dave Schultz M. International[4] and claimed a Bill Farrell M. International title.[5] In December, he represented USA at the Club World Championships after winning the US Open[6] and helped the team to place eleventh.[7]
In 2017, he won a Dave Schultz M. International title,[8] placed second at the US Open,[9] third at the Zagreb Grand Prix,[10] and twenty first at the U23 World Championships.[11]
In 2018, he claimed championships at the US Open, Cerro Pelado International and Bill Farrell International.[3] He also competed at the Pan American Championships but was forced to pull out of the tournament after he suffered an injury in his first match.[12] He then went on to place seventeenth at the Germany Grand Prix after losing in the first round.[13] In his final competition of the year, Bey competed at the World Championships, where he placed seventh.[14]
In 2019, he claimed his second Dave Schultz M. International championship,[15] his second-straight US Open championship,[16] placed second at the Pan American Championships[17] and made it to Final X, where he fell short.[18] In December, he won the US National Championship and qualified for the Olympic Trials.[19]
On February 9–10, 2019, Bey competed against Rafael Iunusov in the quarterfinals of the Zagreb Grand Prix. While down 2 points to 6, Bey attacked Iunusov with a right hook to the chin at the end of the match, this led to a disqualification loss.[20] He was not suspended and competed days later at the Hungary Grand Prix.[21]
In 2020, he placed seventh at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series and he was then scheduled to compete at the 20' US Olympic Team Trials on April 4–5 at State College, Pennsylvania.[22] However, the event was postponed for 2021 along with the Summer Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving all the qualifiers unable to compete.[23]
On October 30, 2020, it was announced by the United States Anti-Doping Agency that Bey had accepted a one-year long suspension, after failing to properly inform and maintain his whereabouts information, missing his opportunity to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[24]
Bey won a bronze medal in his event at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[25] A few days later, he competed at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[26] He was eliminated in his second match.[26] Bey also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.[27]
Greco-Roman record
Senior Greco-Roman Matches | ||||||
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Res. | Record | Opponent | Score | Date | Event | Location |
2020 Matteo Pellicone RS 7th at 77 kg | ||||||
Loss | 54-17 | Wuileixis Rivas | 5-7 | January 15–18, 2020 | 2020 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series | |
Win | 54-16 | Nurbek Khashimbekov | TF 14-5 | |||
2019 US Nationals at 77 kg | ||||||
Win | 53-16 | Jake Fisher | 5-1 | December 20–22, 2019 | 2019 Senior Nationals - US Olympic Trials Qualifier | |
Win | 52-16 | Corey Hope | TF 14-1 | |||
Win | 51-16 | Alex Mossing | TF 10-1 | |||
Win | 50-16 | Timothy Johnson Thompson | Fall | |||
Win | 49-16 | Anthonie Linares | TF 10-0 | |||
2019 US World Team Trials at 77 kg | ||||||
Loss | 48-16 | Pat Smith | 3-6 | June 7–8, 2019 | 2019 Final X: Rutgers | |
Loss | 48-15 | Pat Smith | 1-2 | |||
Win | 48-14 | Pat Smith | TF 11-2 | |||
2019 US Open at 77 kg | ||||||
Win | 47-14 | Pat Smith | 7-5 | April 27–29, 2019 | 2019 US Open Championships | |
Win | 46-14 | Peyton Walsh | TF 10-1 | |||
Win | 45-14 | Fritz Schierl | TF 12-0 | |||
Win | 44-14 | Burke Paddock | TF 14-0 | |||
Win | 43-14 | Joseph Cornejo | TF 8-0 | |||
2019 Pan American Championships at 77 kg | ||||||
Loss | 42-14 | Yosvanys Peña | 1-3 | April 18–21, 2019 | 2019 Pan American Wrestling Championships | |
Win | 42-13 | David Choc | 5-3 | |||
Win | 41-13 | Juan Angel Escobar | TF 10-0 | |||
Win | 40-13 | Enrique Cuero | TF 8-0 | |||
2019 Hungary Grand Prix 9th at 77 kg | ||||||
Loss | 39-13 | László Szabó | 2-4 | February 23–24, 2019 | 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix - Polyák Imre Memorial | |
Win | 39-12 | Leo Drmola | TF 11-0 | |||
2019 Zagreb Grand Prix at 77 kg | ||||||
Loss | 38-12 | Rafael Iunusov | DQ | February 9–10, 2019 | 2019 Grand Prix of Zagreb Open | |
Win | 38-11 | Riccardo Vito Abbrescia | 7-3 | |||
2019 Dave Schultz M. International at 82 kg | ||||||
Win | 37-11 | Carter Nielsen | 6-4 | January 24–26, 2019 | 2019 Dave Schultz Memorial International | |
Win | 36-11 | Vladyslav Dombrovskiy | TF 11-2 | |||
Win | 35-11 | Spencer Woods | TF 12-2 | |||
2018 World Championships 7th at 77 kg | ||||||
Loss | 34-11 | Elvin Mursaliyev | 2-6 | October 20–28, 2018 | 2018 World Wrestling Championships | |
Win | 34-10 | Reinier Jiménez | 8-1 | |||
Win | 33-10 | Zhang Ridong | TF 9-0 | |||
2018 Germany Grand Prix 17th at 80 kg | ||||||
Loss | 32-10 | Khalid Kerchiyev | 5-5 | August 18–19, 2018 | 2018 Grand Prix of Germany | |
2018 US World Team Trials at 77 kg | ||||||
Win | 32-9 | Mason Manville | TF 10-0 | June 21–22, 2018 | 2018 US World Team Trials | |
Win | 31-9 | Mason Manville | 5-3 | |||
2018 US Open at 77 kg | ||||||
Win | 30-9 | Peyton Walsh | TF 8-0 | April 24–28, 2018 | 2018 US Open Championships | |
Win | 29-9 | Jon Jay Chavez | TF 10-0 | |||
Win | 28-9 | Brandon Mueller | TF 10-0 | |||
Win | 27-9 | Dylan Reel | Fall | |||
2018 Bill Farrell M. International at 77 kg | ||||||
Win | 26-9 | Jesse Porter | TF 13-4 | March 30–31, 2018 | 2018 Bill Farrell Memorial International | New York City, New York |
Win | 25-9 | Kendrick Sanders | 9-8 | |||
Win | 24-9 | Colin Schubert | TF 8-0 | |||
2018 Granma y Cerro Pelado at 77 kg | ||||||
Win | 22-9 | Ariel Fis Batista | TF 9-1 | February 15–23, 2018 | 2018 Granma y Cerro Pelado Ranking Series | |
Win | 21-9 | Luis Avendaño | 11-4 | |||
Win | 20-9 | Juan Angel Escobar | TF 8-0 | |||
Win | 19-9 | Yurisandy Hernandez Rios | Fall | |||
2018 USA vs. Serbia at 80 kg | ||||||
Loss | 18-9 | Viktor Nemeš | TF 0-9 | February 11, 2018 | 2018 USA vs. Serbia Special Dual Meet | |
2017 U23 World Championships 21st at 80 kg | ||||||
Loss | 18-8 | Andrii Antoniuk | TF 0-11 | November 21–26, 2017 | 2017 U23 World Championships | |
2017 U23 World Team Trials at 80 kg | ||||||
Win | 18-7 | Thomas Brackett | TF 8-0 | October 7–8, 2017 | 2017 U23 World Team Trials | |
Win | 17-7 | Thomas Brackett | TF 8-0 | |||
Win | 17-7 | Alex Meyer | 9-7 | |||
Win | 16-7 | Zackery Bickford | TF 9-0 | |||
2017 US Open & WTT at 75 kg | ||||||
Loss | 15-7 | Mason Manville | TF 0-8 | April 26–29, 2017 | 2017 US World Team Trials | |
Loss | 15-6 | Mason Manville | 8-9 | |||
Win | 15-5 | Jon Jay Chavez | 16-13 | 2017 US Open Championships | ||
Win | 14-5 | Michael Hooker | 6-2 | |||
2017 Zagreb Grand Prix at 80 kg | ||||||
Win | 13-5 | Michael Wagner | Fall | March 11, 2017 | 2017 Grand Prix of Zagreb Open | |
Loss | 12-5 | Božo Starčević | TF 2-10 | |||
Win | 12-4 | Yuya Maeta | Fall | |||
2017 Dave Schultz M. International at 75 kg | ||||||
Win | 11-4 | Jesse Porter | 5-3 | February 1–3, 2017 | 2017 Dave Schultz Memorial International | |
Win | 10-4 | Kodai Sakuraba | TF 8-0 | |||
Win | 9-4 | Roni Sosa | TF 8-0 | |||
Win | 8-4 | Michael Donato | TF 8-0 | |||
2016 Club World Championships 11th as Team USA | ||||||
Win | 7-4 | Rustam Rakhmatulaev | 9-4 | December 8–9, 2016 | 2016 Club World Championships | |
Win | 6-4 | Butkhuzi Karaia | TF 12-4 | |||
Loss | 5-4 | Martin Szabo | 10-12 | |||
Loss | 5-3 | Emrah Kuş | TF 2-10 | |||
2016 Bill Farrell M. International at 75 kg | ||||||
Win | 5-2 | Alec Ortiz | TF 15-5 | November 10–12, 2016 | 2016 Bill Farrell Memorial International | New York City, New York |
Win | 4-2 | Bradley Dolezal | Fall | |||
2016 Dave Schultz M. International 4th at 75 kg | ||||||
Loss | 3-2 | Alec Ortiz | 12-19 | January 28–30, 2016 | 2016 Dave Schultz Memorial International | |
Win | 3-1 | Robert Kokesh | Fall | |||
Loss | 2-1 | Dillon Cowan | TF 3-11 | |||
Win | 2-0 | Barrett Stanghill | Fall | |||
Win | 1-0 | Alvis Almendra | Fall |
Awards and honors
- 2019
- Pan American Championships (77 kg)
- US Nationals (77 kg)
- US World Team Trials (77 kg)
- US Open (77 kg)
- 2018
- US World Team Trials (77 kg)
- US Open (77 kg)
- 2017
- US U23 World Team Trials (80 kg)
- US World Team Trials (75 kg)
- US Open (75 kg)
References
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- ^ a b "#TeamUSATuesday: Greco-Roman National Team member Kamal Bey". USA Wrestling. March 26, 2019. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ a b "KAMAL BEY". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ Sachs, John (January 28, 2016), 2016 Dave Schultz Greco, retrieved July 6, 2020
- ^ Abbott, Gary (November 12, 2016). "Bey, Hancock claim U.S. Greco-Roman golds at Bill Farrell International". USA Wrestling. Archived from the original on November 14, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ "Results for the 2016 U.S. Open Greco and Womens wrestling event". FloWrestling.org. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ "CLUB WORLD CUP / GRECO-ROMAN (Brackets)" (PDF). unitedworldwrestling.org. United World Wrestling.
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- ^ "Smith Downs Bey in Three-Round Classic at Final X: Rutgers". Five Point Move. June 8, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
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- ^ "World Champion Azizli Headlines Hungarian Grand Prix Entry List". unitedworldwrestling.org. United World Wrestling. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
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- ^ "2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
External links
- Kamal Ameer Bey at United World Wrestling
- Kamal Ameer Bey at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
- Kamal Ameer Bey at Olympics.com
- Kamal Bey at Team USA (archive April 20, 2019)