# Jamill Kelly
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{{short description|American wrestler (born 1977)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Jamill Kelly
| image = Jamill Kelly.jpg
| caption = Kelly in 2021
| fullname = Larry Jamill Kelly
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|October 25, 1977}}
| birth_place = [Atwater, California](/source/Atwater%2C_California), U.S.
| country = United States
| team = USA
| collegeteam = [Oklahoma State](/source/Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_wrestling)
| sport = [Wrestling](/source/Wrestling)
| event = [Freestyle](/source/Freestyle_wrestling) and [Folkstyle](/source/Collegiate_wrestling)
| club = Gator Wrestling Club
| coach = [John Smith](/source/John_Smith_(American_wrestler))
| headercolor = lightsteelblue
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [freestyle wrestling](/source/Wrestling_at_the_Summer_Olympics) }}
{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}
{{MedalOlympics}}
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{{MedalSilver | [2004 Athens](/source/2004_Summer_Olympics) | [66 kg](/source/Wrestling_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_freestyle_66_kg) }}
{{MedalCompetition | [Pan American Games](/source/Pan_American_Games) }}
{{MedalBronze | [2003 Santo Domingo](/source/2003_Pan_American_Games) | [66 kg](/source/Wrestling_at_the_2003_Pan_American_Games) }}
{{MedalCompetition|[Pan American Championships](/source/Pan_American_Wrestling_Championships)}}
{{MedalSilver|2001 Santo Domingo |63 kg}}
}}
'''Larry Jamill Kelly''' (born October 25, 1977) is an American [freestyle](/source/Freestyle_wrestling) wrestler. He represented the United States at the [2004 Summer Olympic Games](/source/2004_Summer_Olympic_Games) where he earned a silver medal in men's freestyle wrestling at [66 kg](/source/Wrestling_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_freestyle_66_kg). Kelly is currently a part of the [University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill](/source/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill) wrestling coaching staff, as well as being the head coach for the Tar Heel Wrestling Club RTC in [Chapel Hill](/source/Chapel_Hill%2C_North_Carolina).
==Early life==
250px|thumb|right|Banner at Atwater High School
Kelly was born in [Atwater, California](/source/Atwater%2C_California),[{{Cite web |title=Jamill Kelly - Wrestling Coach |url=https://gostanford.com/sports/wrestling/roster/coaches/jamill-kelly/903 |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=Stanford University Athletics |language=en}}] where he attended [Atwater High School](/source/Atwater_High_School). He placed fourth in the [California](/source/California) state wrestling tournament as a senior. Kelly spent one year at [Lassen Community College](/source/Lassen_Community_College) before transferring to [Oklahoma State University](/source/Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_wrestling), where he became a three-time letter winner and two-time [NCAA](/source/NCAA_Division_I_Wrestling_Championships) qualifier.
==2004 Olympics==
Although he never won a high school state title or a college national title, Kelly won the 2004 USA Nationals and US Olympic trials at 66 kg (145.5 lbs) to represent the United States at the [2004 Summer Olympics](/source/2004_Summer_Olympics). After winning both pool matches by a 3-0 score, he defeated eventual bronze medalist [Makhach Murtazaliev](/source/Makhach_Murtazaliev) of [Russia](/source/Russia) in the semifinal, 3-1. In the gold medal match, Kelly faced [Ukrainian](/source/Ukraine) [Elbrus Tedeyev](/source/Elbrus_Tedeyev). Tedeyev would win the gold by a 3-1 score, with Kelly finishing as an Olympic silver medalist.
==Coaching career==
Up until August 2010 he was the head coach of Dallas Dynamite Wrestling Club in Dallas, Texas. In 2015, he became a guest wrestling coach for [Daniel Cormier](/source/Daniel_Cormier), [Luke Rockhold](/source/Luke_Rockhold) and [Cain Velasquez](/source/Cain_Velasquez), all from the [American Kickboxing Academy](/source/American_Kickboxing_Academy).[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bXrCsUbrjk&t=22m22s Countdown to UFC 188: Cain Velasquez vs. Fabricio Werdum] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150608204556/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bXrCsUbrjk&t=22m22s |date=June 8, 2015 }}]
Kelly has coached at [Cal Poly](/source/California_Polytechnic_State_University) and NC State University, and was an Associate Head Wrestling Coach at [Stanford University](/source/Stanford_University). Kelly coached at Arizona State University from May 2018 until March 2020.[{{Cite web|url=https://thesundevils.com/sports/wrestling/roster/coaches/jamill-kelly/2916|title = Jamill Kelly - Wrestling Coach}}][{{Cite web | url=https://thesundevils.com/sports/wrestling/roster/coaches/jamill-kelly/2916 | title=Jamill Kelly - Wrestling Coach }}] In October 2020, Kelly was named as an assistant coach at UNC-Chapel Hill.[{{Cite web|url=https://goheels.com/news/2020/10/7/scott-adds-kelly-to-wrestling-staff|title = Scott Adds Kelly to Wrestling Staff}}]
In 2021, Kelly was honored with the Lifetime Service to Wrestling award by the California chapter of the [National Wrestling Hall of Fame](/source/National_Wrestling_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum).[[https://nwhof.org/hall_of_fame/bio/14648 Jamill Kelly]. ''nwhof.org''. Retrieved December 18, 2024.]
==References==
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* {{cite Sports-Reference|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ke/jamill-kelly-1.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127194016/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ke/jamill-kelly-1.html |archivedate=2012-01-27 }}
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