Kamal Bey

American Greco-Roman wrestler (born 1998)

Kamal Bey

Personal information

Full name| Kamal Ameer Bey
Born|  (1998-01-03) January 3, 1998 (age 27)
Bellwood, Illinois, U.S.
Height| 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight| 77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
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

Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
| 2023 Santiago | 77 kg
Pan American Championships
| 2023 Buenos Aires | 77 kg
| 2025 Monterrey | 77 kg
| 2019 Buenos Aires | 77 kg
| 2024 Acapulco | 77 kg
World Military Championships
| 2024 Yerevan | 82 kg
US National Championships
| 2019 Fort Worth | 77 kg
US Open Championships
| 2018 Las Vegas | 77 kg
| 2019 Las Vegas | 77 kg
| 2017 Las Vegas | 75 kg
Junior World Championships
| 2017 Tampere | 74 kg

Kamal Ameer Bey OLY (/kəˈmɑːl ˈbeɪ/ kə-MAHL BAY;[1] born January 3, 1998) is an American Greco-Roman wrestler.

## High school

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Bey attended Oak Park and River Forest High School in Oak Park, Illinois until his junior year.[2] During his high school years in Illinois, he was a USAW Greco-Roman national champion, three-time Greco-Roman All-American, and a Illinois folkstyle state champion.[3]

In August 2015, Bey move to Colorado to train at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs and to complete his secondary education at Pine Creek High School.[4]

## Greco-Roman

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Bey was the U.S. Senior Greco-Roman national champion in 2016 and began training at the Olympic Training Center.[5] He went on to represent the United States in 2016, 2017 and 2018 at the Junior World Championships, placing eight, first and fifth respectively.[6]

In 2016, he placed fourth at the Dave Schultz M. International[7] and claimed a Bill Farrell M. International title.[8] In December, he represented USA at the Club World Championships after winning the US Open[9] and helped the team to place eleventh.[10]

In 2017, he won a Dave Schultz M. International title,[11] placed second at the US Open,[12] third at the Zagreb Grand Prix,[13] and twenty first at the U23 World Championships.[14]

In 2018, he claimed championships at the US Open, Cerro Pelado International and Bill Farrell International.[6] 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.[15] He then went on to place seventeenth at the Germany Grand Prix after losing in the first round.[16] In his final competition of the year, Bey competed at the World Championships, where he placed seventh.[17]

In 2019, he claimed his second Dave Schultz M. International championship,[18] his second-straight US Open championship,[19] placed second at the Pan American Championships[20] and made it to Final X, where he fell short.[21] In December, he won the US National Championship and qualified for the Olympic Trials.[22]

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.[23] He was not suspended and competed days later at the Hungary Grand Prix.[24]

2020 Olympics

In 2020, Bey placed seventh at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series and he was then scheduled to compete at the 2020 US Olympic Team Trials on April 4–5 at State College, Pennsylvania.[25] 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.[26]

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.[27]

2024 Olympics

Bey represented the United States in the Men's Greco-Roman 77 kilogram wrestling competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris,[28] and was the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Champion. [29][30] Bey lost to his opponent, Akzhol Makhmudov, and ultimately placed 11th in the final standing.

Leading up to the Garmes, Bey won the bronze medal at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico,[31] a few days later, he competed at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament.[32] He was eliminated in his second match.[32] Bey also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[33]

## Greco-Roman record

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Senior Greco-Roman Matches

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  |

Rome, Italy

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  |

Fort Worth, Texas

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 |

Piscataway, New Jersey

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  |

Las Vegas, Nevada

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 |

Buenos Aires, Argentina

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  |

Győr, Hungary

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  |

Zagreb, Croatia

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  |

Colorado Springs, Colorado

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 |

Budapest, Hungary

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  |

Dortmund, 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  |

Tulsa, Oklahoma

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  |

Las Vegas, Nevada

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  |

Havana, Cuba

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  |

Boise, Idaho

2017 U23 World Championships 21st at 80 kg
Loss  | 18-8  |  Andrii Antoniuk  | TF 0-11  | November 21–26, 2017  | 2017 U23 World Championships |

Bydgoszcz, Poland

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  |

Rochester, Minnesota

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  |

Las Vegas, Nevada

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  |

Zagreb, Croatia

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  |

Colorado Springs, Colorado

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  |

Budapest, Hungary

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  |

Colorado Springs, Colorado

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

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* 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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1. ^ "BEY Kamal Ameer". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
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## External links

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* Kamal Ameer Bey at United World Wrestling
* Kamal Ameer Bey at the International Wrestling Database
* Kamal Ameer Bey at Olympics.com
* Kamal Bey at USA Wrestling
* Kamal Bey at Team USA (archive April 20, 2019)
* Kamal Bey on Instagram