Justin Lester
66kg Men’s Greco-Roman
Born: 9/30/83 in Akron, OH
High School: Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy
College: Iowa State, Northern Michigan (USOTC)
Accolades:
– High School: 4X Ohio State Champion, 2nd Team All-State in Football
– 2003 FILA Junior World Team Trials champion
– 2005 World Team Trials Champion (dnp @ Worlds)
– 2006 World Team Trials Champion (3rd @ Worlds)
– 2007 World Team Trials Champion (3rd @ Worlds)
– 2009 World Team Trials Champion, US Nationals Champion
– 2011 US Open Champion, World Team Trials Champion (5th @ Worlds)
– 2012 Olympic Team Trials Champion
Lester’s Results:
Justin Lester (USA) dec. Tsutomu Fujimura (Japan), 3-0, 3-1
Tamas Lorincz (Hungary) dec. Justin Lester, 0-2, 1-0, 2-0
Lorincz makes it to finals so Lester’s medal hopes are still alive via repechage
Justin Lester (USA) vs. Frank Staebler (Germany) in repechage
***96kg Men’s Greco-Roman is also competed on this day, however the United States did not qualify at this weight class.***