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{{MedalGold|[[Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2024|2024 Nice]]|[[Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2024#Men's freestyle 97kg|97 kg]]}} |
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{{MedalCompetition|Poland Open (Wacław Ziółkowski Memorial)}} |
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{{MedalBronze|[[2023 Poland Open|2023 Warsaw]]|[[2023 Poland Open#Men's freestyle 92 kg|92 kg]]}} |
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{{MedalSport | [[Collegiate Wrestling]]}} |
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| Born | December 24, 1994 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Monroe, North Carolina, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 202 lb (92 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle and Folkstyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | NC State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Lehigh Valley Wrestling Club Club/RTC Titan Mercury Wrestling Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Justin Macchiavello (born December 24, 1994) is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler. During his collegiate career at NC State, Macchiavello won the 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling title at 197-pounds. Following college, he would continue wrestling on the senior level freestyle circuit. Macchiavello formally competed for the Wolfpack Wrestling Club in Raleigh, North Carolina and now competes for the Leigh Valley Wrestling Club in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.[1]
High school career
Macchiavello attended Sun Valley High School in Monroe, North Carolina. He was the 2013 North Carolina 4A 182-pound wrestling state champion. He placed third at the 2012 state championships at 182-pounds and was also a two-time placer at FloNationals.[2]
College career
During his collegiate career at NC State, he finished second at the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championships twice and would go on to become the 197-pound national champion at the 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in Cleveland, Ohio. He was 11–14 as a freshman and 9–8 as a sophomore. He would redshirt for a season and returned his redshirt junior year with a 26–8 record and was the 10th seed at 184-pounds at the 2017 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, where he finished one win shy of All-American honors. His redshirt senior year he moved up to 197-pounds, where he went 22–3, becoming an All-American and NCAA champion.[3]
Freestyle wrestling career
Macchiavello won the 2018 U23 United States World Team Trails at 92 kg, which qualified him for the 2018 U23 World Championships held in Romania.[4] In 2019, he made his first USA National Team on the senior level. During 2019, he finished second at the 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament and third at the 2019 US Open at 92 kg.[5]
He would win his first Pan American Wrestling Championship and also the US Open Championship in 2023 at 92 kg.[6][7] Macchiavello's US Open Championship would qualify him for the 2023 Final X at 92 kg, where he dropped two matches in a best two out of three series to Zahid Valencia, in the wrestle-offs for the USA 92 kg spot at the 2023 World Championships.[8]
References
- ^ Biography – Michael Macchiavello, NC. usawrestlingmembership.com. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ Michael Macchiavello – 2017–18 – Wrestling Roster. go pack.com. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ Peeler, Tim. (March 22, 2018). Wrestler Macchiavello Savors National Title. news.ncsu.edu. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ (June 3, 2018). Hidlay, Macchiavello Win Gold at U23 World Team Trials. go pack.com. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ Willis, Mike. (November 19, 2019). #TeamUSATuesday: MEN'S FREESTYLE NATIONAL TEAM MEMBER MICHAEL MACCHIAVELLO. teams.org.. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ Immel, Richard. (May 5, 2023). Hildebrandt, Burroughs, Molinari, Macchiavello Collect Pan-Am Gold, U.S. Women Take Team Title. teams.org. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ (April 29, 2023). Former NC State Champion, Michael Macchiavello, Wins US Open. go pack.com. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ Spey, Andrew. (June 10, 2023). Results For USA Wrestling's 2023 Final X Presented By Tezos. flowrestling.org. Retrieved June 16, 2023.