Matt Gentry

{{Short description|Canadian-American wrestler (born 1982)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = | name = Matt Gentry | image = | caption = | birth_name = | fullname = Matthew Judah Gentry | nickname = Moose | native_name = | native_name_lang = | nationality = {{USA}}<br>{{CAN}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|7|30}} | birth_place = Grants Pass, Oregon, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|precision=2|ft=5|in=9}} | weight = {{convert|74|kg|lb|0}} | country = | hometown = Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada<ref>[https://olympic.ca/team-canada/matt-gentry/ Matt Gentry - Team Canada - Canadian Olympic Committee]. ''olympic.ca''. Retrieved March 22, 2026.</ref> | sport = Wrestling | event = Freestyle and Folkstyle | collegeteam = Stanford | universityteam = | club = Burnaby Mountain Wrestling Club | team = | turnedpro = | partner = | former_partner = | coach = Dave McKay (national) | retired = | coaching = | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | highestranking = | show-medals = yes |medaltemplates= {{MedalSport|Men's freestyle wrestling}} {{MedalCountry|{{flagu|Canada}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}} {{MedalBronze|2007 Rio de Janeiro|74 kg}} {{MedalBronze|2011 Guadalajara|74 kg}} {{Medal|Sport| Men's collegiate wrestling}} {{MedalCountry|the Stanford Cardinal}} {{MedalCompetition|NCAA Division I Championships}} {{MedalGold|2004 St. Louis|157 lb}} }} '''Matthew Judah Gentry''' (born July 30, 1982) is a Canadian-American former wrestler. Although Gentry was born in the United States, he represented Canada at the Olympic Games due to holding dual citizenship. He participated in the Men's freestyle 74 kg at the 2008 Summer Olympics and in the Men's freestyle 74 kg at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he finished 5th.

A quarterfinalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Gentry qualified for his second consecutive Olympic Games appearance by winning gold at the FILA Pan American Olympic qualifier in Kissimmee, Florida defeating Francisco Soler of Puerto Rico in the finals 6–0, 7–0.

Matt Gentry attended college at Stanford University, graduating in 2004 with a degree in human biology. As an undergraduate he was one of the most successful wrestlers in school history, going 42–0 in 2004 at 157 lbs; that undefeated season made him Stanford's first NCAA champion in wrestling.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gostanford.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/gentry_matt01.html |title=Stanford University official athletic site |author= |date= |publisher= |accessdate=June 10, 2011 |archive-date=June 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614033734/http://www.gostanford.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/gentry_matt01.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Gentry has helped serve as a collegiate wrestling coach following his time as a competitor.

Gentry came off a 2011 season that saw him capture a national title in his weight class and win bronze at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara. Overall, Gentry has won three national titles (2006, 2007, 2011) and two Pan American Games bronze medals (2007, 2011).

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==External links== *{{sports links}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110828213835/http://beta.mattgentry.com/ Matt Gentry's official website] * [http://www.wrestling.ca/athletes/Gentry_12.php Wrestling Canada Lutte Profile]

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