Robby Smith

American Greco-Roman wrestler

For similar names, see Robert Smith (disambiguation).

Robby Smith

Personal information

Born| January 30, 1987 (1987-01-30) (age 37)
Danville, California, U.S.
Height| 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight| 130 kg (287 lb)
Sport
Country| United States
Sport| Wrestling
Event| Greco-Roman
College team| Northern Michigan
Club| New York Athletic Club
Team| USA

Medal record

Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
|  2015 Toronto | 130 kg
Pan American Championships
|  2018 Lima | 130 kg

Robby Smith (born January 30, 1987) is an American Greco-Roman wrestler who competed at the 2016 Olympics.[1]

He won a bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in the Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg event.[2]

Smith is a three-time competitor at the Wrestling World Championships with his best result being a pair of 5th-place finishes including in 2015.[2] This result secured the U.S. a place in the 2016 Olympics in his weight class.[3] Smith won the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials in the same division and represented the U.S. in Rio.[4] He was defeated in the Round of 16 by Sabah Shariati.

He wrestles for the New York Athletic Club.[5]

Smith attended Northern Michigan University.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "Robby Smith". Team USA. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
2. ^ a b K.J. Pilcher (April 8, 2016). "Robby Smith brings entertaining style to U.S. Olympic Team Trials". The Gazette. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
3. ^ Smith, Shawn (April 8, 2016). "U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials: Day 2 preview". NBC Olympics. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
4. ^ "Robby Smith wins 130kg Greco, qualifies for Rio". NBC Sports. April 10, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
5. ^ McCann, Michael (April 11, 2016). "Jordan Burroughs, Adeline Gray make U.S. Olympic wrestling team". SI.com. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
6. ^ "2016 Rio Olympic Games: Team USA wrestling qualifiers (slideshow)". Cleveland.com. April 9, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.

## External links

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* Robby Smith at the International Wrestling Database
* Robby Smith at Olympedia

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