Kylie Welker (born 17 December 2003) is an American freestyle wrestler.[1][2]

Kylie Welker
Personal information
Full nameKylie Renee Welker
Born (2003-12-17) 17 December 2003 (age 21)
Franksville, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st)
Sport
Country United States
SportWrestling
Weight class72 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Tirana 72 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2014 Madrid 72 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Tirana 72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Belgrade 76 kg
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Ufa 76 kg
World Cadets Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Sofia 61 kg

Wrestling career

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She reached the semifinals of the 2024 World Wrestling Championships held in Tirana, Albania, in the women's freestyle 72kg competition by defeating Canadian Aleah Nickel with a 10-0 technical superiority in the first round, French Pauline Lecarpentier 4–0 in the second round, and Chinese Jiang Qian in the quarterfinals with a 7–2 lead. In the semifinals, she lost to Japan's Ami Ishii with a 12-1 technical superiority. She defeated Romanian Alexandra Anghel 5–2 in the bronze medal match and won the bronze medal.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Kylie Renee Welker profile page". uww.org.
  2. ^ "Kylie Renee Welker". hawkeyesports.com.
  3. ^ "Women – Seniors – 72 kg – Results". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 28 October 2024.