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2020 United States Olympic trials (wrestling)

The 2020 United States Olympic Team Trials for wrestling were held at the Dickies Arena of Fort Worth, Texas, on April 2–3, 2021. This event determined the representative of the United States of America for the 2020 Summer Olympics at each Olympic weight class. Originally scheduled to take place at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pennsylvania and on April 4–5, 2020, this event was postponed by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee and USA Wrestling on March 13, 2020, along with the 2020 Summer Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Medal summary
Men's freestyle Women's freestyle Men's Greco–Roman == Qualification procedures ==
Qualification procedures
Direct qualification To qualify for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials directly, a wrestler must have achieved a certain result at at least one of the determined qualifying tournaments (set by USA Wrestling). The procedures were the following: Men's freestyle Women's freestyle Greco-Roman Indirect qualification To qualify for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials indirectly, a wrestler was required to have certain past accolades that could back up their spot. The required accomplishments were the following:''' • 57 kg Spencer Lee (injury) • 57 kg Nick Suriano (COVID-19 positive test) • 57 kg Roman Bravo-Young (decision) • 65 kg Tyler Graff • 65 kg Logan Stieber (decision) • 65 kg Austin O'Connor • 74 kg Isaiah Martinez (injury) • 74 kg Mekhi Lewis (injury) • 74 kg Alex Dieringer (injury) • 86 kg Zahid Valencia (injury) • 97 kg J'den Cox (missed weight) • Jacob Kasper • Nick Nevills • Shane Griffith == Tournament format ==
Tournament format
Challenge tournament(single elimination) – The first part of the trials determined who advanced over to the best–of–three finale and it took place in the first day of competition. • Championship series (best-of-3 match final wrestle-off) – In the second part of the trials, the finals which determined the ultimate winner took place, in the second day of competition. == Brackets ==
Brackets
Men's freestyle ;Note • At 74 and 97 kg, Jordan Burroughs and Kyle Snyder had an automatic berth to the best–of–three as returning World Championship medalists, therefore the finalists of the challenge tournament competed for advancement to the finals, unlike the other weight classes where both competitors advance. Also at 74 kg, Kyle Dake earned an automatic bid to the semifinals as the returning World Champion at 79 kg. At 97 kg, J'den Cox had also earned an automatic bid to the semifinals as the returning World Champion at 92 kg, however, he was pulled out of the bracket on the day of the event by USA Wrestling for making weight minutes after the closure of the weight-ins. 57 kg Best-2-out-of-3 Match (Wrestle-Off) Winner – Thomas Gilman 65 kg Best-2-out-of-3 Match (Wrestle-Off) Winner – Jordan Oliver 74 kg Challenge Best-2-out-of-3 Match (Wrestle-Off) Winner – Kyle Dake 86 kg Best-2-out-of-3 Match (Wrestle-Off) Winner – David Taylor 97 kg Challenge Best-2-out-of-3 Match (Wrestle-Off) Winner – Kyle Snyder 125 kg Best-2-out-of-3 Match (Wrestle-Off) Winner – Gable Steveson == Consolation brackets ==
Consolation brackets
Men's freestyle 57 kg 65 kg 74 kg 86 kg 97 kg 125 kg == See also ==
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