Joe Rau
Joe Rau is an American wrestler who specializes in Greco-Roman wrestling.
High school career
Rau wrestled for St. Patrick High School (Chicago), but never placed in the state tournament.[1]
College
At Elmhurst College Rau won the 184 pound title at the 2013 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships.[2]
International career
He competed at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships at 80 kg. He lost in the first round to Jonas Bossert of Switzerland by fall.[3]
In 2016, he lost in an international qualifier for the 2016 Olympics after winning the Olympic trials.[1]
In 2017, after failing to qualify for the World Team in Greco-Roman, he earned a spot in the freestyle trials by way of a last chance qualifier.[4]
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References
- "Chicago wrestler Joe Rau fails in Olympics quest". Chicago Tribune. 2016-04-10. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
- "Chicago wrestler's remarkable journey reaches brink of Olympics". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
- http://theguillotine.com/wp/2014/09/minnesota-storm-wrestler-joe-rau-goes-0-1-at-world-championships/
- Holmes, Ryan. "Joe Rau Throwing Greco In Freestyle". FloWrestling. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
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