| Birth date | August 18, 1986 (age 40) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Waconia, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in |
| Weight | 75 kg |
| Country | United States |
| Team | USA |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Event | Greco-Roman |
| Collegeteam | Northern Michigan |
| Club | Minnesota Storm |
| Show-medals | yes |
Andy Bisek (born August 18, 1986) is an American Greco-Roman wrestler. Bisek is of Polish descent. He was a 2016 Olympian and two-time World bronze medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling, representing Team USA.
High school and college
Bisek attended Chaska High School in Chaska, Minnesota. As a high school wrestler, he placed third in the state of Minnesota. He originally planned to attend Minnesota State University-Mankato, but after a meeting with Chas Betts, he decided to attend Northern Michigan University to focus on Greco-Roman wrestling, from which he graduated.[1]
International
Bisek competed at the 2011 World Wrestling Championships and the 2013 World Wrestling Championships, but did not place at either event.[2] At the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Poddubny 2013 in the quarterfinals was eliminated by Roman Vlasov of Russia.[3]
At the 2014 World Wrestling Championships, Bisek was a bronze medalist at Greco-Roman 75 kg weight division.[4] He would knock off defending Olympic champion from 2012, Roman Vlasov of Russia, on the way to his first World level bronze medal. It would also be the first World Greco-Roman medal for the United States since 2009.[5] Bisek also competed at the 2014 FILA Wrestling World Cup.[6]
In 2015, Bisek again wrestled at the World Wrestling Championships, where he earned a second Bronze medal. Bisek earned his spot on the United States Greco-Roman wrestling team at 75 kg for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he reached the quarter finals, finishing 1-1 at the event.[7]
References
- ^ "Bisek finding success in life-changing season"
- ^ "Andy Bisek Biography". Archived from the original on 2016-01-24. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
- ^ wrestrushd (21 January 2013). "Гран-при Поддубный-2013 74 кг. Власов - Бисек". – via YouTube.
- ^ "Day 5 with World bronze medalist Andy Bisek and silver medalist Elena Pirozhkova - Short Time Ep. 102 - The Open Mat". news.theopenmat.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ Finn, Mike. Bronze medalist Bisek claims first World Greco medal since 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ "Andy Bisek is off the road and back at the OTC". Archived from the original on August 26, 2014.
- ^ Kraushar, Eric. (August 14, 2016). Bisek exits Olympics in quarterfinal loss. swnewsmedia.com. Retrieved July 17, 2022.