Kamal Bey

Kamal Ameer Bey (born January 3, 1998) is an American Greco-Roman wrestler. He holds multiple gold medals in competitions such as the World Championships (junior level), US Nationals, Cerro Pelado and more.

Kamal Bey
Personal information
Full nameKamal Ameer Bey
National team United States of America
Born (1998-01-03) January 3, 1998
Bellwood, Illinois, U.S.
ResidenceColorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
CountryUSA
SportWrestling
Weight class77 kg (170 lb)
Event(s)Greco-Roman
ClubUS OTC
Sunkist Kids
Coached byHerb House
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  United States
Pan American Championships
2019 Buenos Aires77 kg
U.S. National Championships
2019 Fort Worth77 kg
Junior World Championships
2017 Tampere74 kg

High School

Bey attended Oak Park and River Forest High School until his junior year, where he was mostly known for his success in Greco-Roman rather than in folkstyle.[1] During his high school years (13'-15'), he was a USAW National Champion (three-time All-American) and a state champion.[2] In August 2015, he opted to drop out of high school while having twelfth grade (15'-16') remaining to focus in Greco-Roman and move to the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado.[1]

Greco-Roman

Cadet & Junior

Since arriving to the OTC in 2016, he became a UWW National Champion and once again placed at the Fargo Nationals.[2] He went on to represent the United States in 2016, 2017 and 2018 at the Junior World Championships, placing eight, first and fifth respectively.[3]

Senior

In 2016 he placed fourth at the Dave Schultz M. International[4] and claimed a Bill Farrell M. International title.[5] In December, he represented USA at the Club World Championships after winning the US Open[6] and helped the team to place eleventh.[7]

In 2017 he won a Dave Schultz M. International title[8], placed second at the US Open,[9] third at the Zagreb Grand Prix[10], and twenty first at the U23 World Championships.[11]

In 2018 he claimed championships at the US Open, Cerro Pelado International and Bill Farrell International.[3] He also competed at the Pan American Championships but was forced to pull out of the tournament after he suffered an injury in his first match.[12] He then went on to place seventeenth at the Germany Grand Prix after losing in the first round.[13] In his final competition of the year, Bey competed at the World Championships, where he placed seventh.[14]

In 2019 he claimed his second Dave Schultz M. International championship[15], his second-straight US Open championship[16], placed second at the Pan American Championships[17] and made it to Final X, where he fell short.[18] In December, he won the US National Championship and qualified for the Olympic Trials.[19]

In 2020 he placed seventh at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series and he was then scheduled to compete at the 20' US Olympic Team Trials on April 4-5 at State College, Pennsylvania.[20] However, the event was postponed for 2021 along with the Summer Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving all the qualifiers unable to compete.[21]

Controversies

On February 9-10 of 2019, Bey competed against Rafael Iunusov in the quarterfinals of the Zagreb Grand Prix. While down 2 points to 6, Bey attacked Iunusov with a right hook to the chin at the end of the match, this lead to a disqualification loss.[22] He was not suspended and competed days later at the Hungary Grand Prix.[23]

Greco-Roman record
Senior Greco-Roman Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
2020 Matteo Pellicone RS 7th at 77 kg
Loss 54-17 Wuileixis Rivas 5-7 January 15 - 18, 2020 2020 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series

Rome, Italy

Win 54-16 Nurbek Khashimbekov TF 14-5
2019 US Nationals at 77 kg
Win 53-16 Jake Fisher 5-1 December 20 - 22, 2019 2019 Senior Nationals - US Olympic Trials Qualifier

Fort Worth, Texas

Win 52-16 Corey Hope TF 14-1
Win 51-16 Alex Mossing TF 10-1
Win 50-16 Timothy Johnson Thompson Fall
Win 49-16 Anthonie Linares TF 10-0
2019 US World Team Trials at 77 kg
Loss 48-16 Pat Smith 3-6 June 7 - 8, 2019 2019 Final X: Rutgers

Piscataway, New Jersey

Loss 48-15 Pat Smith 1-2
Win 48-14 Pat Smith TF 11-2
2019 US Open at 77 kg
Win 47-14 Pat Smith 7-5 April 27 - 29, 2019 2019 US Open Championships

Las Vegas, Nevada

Win 46-14 Peyton Walsh TF 10-1
Win 45-14 Fritz Schierl TF 12-0
Win 44-14 Burke Paddock TF 14-0
Win 43-14 Joseph Cornejo TF 8-0
2019 Pan American Championships at 77 kg
Loss 42-14 Yosvanys Peña 1-3 April 18 - 21, 2019 2019 Pan American Wrestling Championships

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Win 42-13 David Choc 5-3
Win 41-13 Juan Angel Escobar TF 10-0
Win 40-13 Enrique Cuero TF 8-0
2019 Hungary Grand Prix 9th at 77 kg
Loss 39-13 László Szabó 2-4 February 23 - 24, 2019 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix - Polyák Imre Memorial

Győr, Hungary

Win 39-12 Leo Drmola TF 11-0
2019 Zagreb Grand Prix at 77 kg
Loss 38-12 Rafael Iunusov DQ February 9-10, 2019 2019 Grand Prix of Zagreb Open

Zagreb, Croatia

Win 38-11 Riccardo Vito Abbrescia 7-3
2019 Dave Schultz M. International at 82 kg
Win 37-11 Carter Nielsen 6-4 January 24 - 26, 2019 2019 Dave Schultz Memorial International

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Win 36-11 Vladyslav Dombrovskiy TF 11-2
Win 35-11 Spencer Woods TF 12-2
2018 World Championships 7th at 77 kg
Loss 34-11 Elvin Mursaliyev 2-6 October 20 - 28, 2018 2018 World Wrestling Championships

Budapest, Hungary

Win 34-10 Reinier Jiménez 8-1
Win 33-10 Zhang Ridong TF 9-0
2018 Germany Grand Prix 17th at 80 kg
Loss 32-10 Khalid Kerchiyev 5-5 August 18 - 19, 2018 2018 Grand Prix of Germany

Dortmund, Germany

2018 US World Team Trials at 77 kg
Win 32-9 Mason Manville TF 10-0 June 21 - 22, 2018 2018 US World Team Trials

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Win 31-9 Mason Manville 5-3
2018 US Open at 77 kg
Win 30-9 Peyton Walsh TF 8-0 April 24 - 28, 2018 2018 US Open Championships

Las Vegas, Nevada

Win 29-9 Jon Jay Chavez TF 10-0
Win 28-9 Brandon Mueller TF 10-0
Win 27-9 Dylan Reel Fall
2018 Bill Farrell M. International at 77 kg
Win 26-9 Jesse Porter TF 13-4 March 30 - 31, 2018 2018 Bill Farrell Memorial International

New York City, New York

Win 25-9 Kendrick Sanders 9-8
Win 24-9 Colin Schubert TF 8-0
2018 Granma y Cerro Pelado at 77 kg
Win 22-9 Ariel Fis Batista TF 9-1 February 15 - 23, 2018 2018 Granma y Cerro Pelado Ranking Series

Havana, Cuba

Win 21-9 Luis Avendaño 11-4
Win 20-9 Juan Angel Escobar TF 8-0
Win 19-9 Yurisandy Hernandez Rios Fall
2018 USA vs. Serbia at 80 kg
Loss 18-9 Viktor Nemeš TF 0-9 February 11, 2018 2018 USA vs. Serbia Special Dual Meet

Boise, Idaho

2017 U23 World Championships 21st at 80 kg
Loss 18-8 Andrii Antoniuk TF 0-11 November 21 - 26, 2017 2017 U23 World Championships

Bydgoszcz, Poland

2017 U23 World Team Trials at 80 kg
Win 18-7 Thomas Brackett TF 8-0 October 7 - 8, 2017 2017 U23 World Team Trials

Rochester, Minnesota

Win 17-7 Thomas Brackett TF 8-0
Win 17-7 Alex Meyer 9-7
Win 16-7 Zackery Bickford TF 9-0
2017 US Open & WTT at 75 kg
Loss 15-7 Mason Manville TF 0-8 April 26 - 29, 2017 2017 US World Team Trials

Las Vegas, Nevada

Loss 15-6 Mason Manville 8-9
Win 15-5 Jon Jay Chavez 16-13 2017 US Open Championships
Win 14-5 Michael Hooker 6-2
2017 Zagreb Grand Prix at 80 kg
Win 13-5 Michael Wagner Fall March 11, 2017 2017 Grand Prix of Zagreb Open

Zagreb, Croatia

Loss 12-5 Božo Starčević TF 2-10
Win 12-4 Yuya Maeta Fall
2017 Dave Schultz M. International at 75 kg
Win 11-4 Jesse Porter 5-3 February 1 - 3, 2017 2017 Dave Schultz Memorial International

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Win 10-4 Kodai Sakuraba TF 8-0
Win 9-4 Roni Sosa TF 8-0
Win 8-4 Michael Donato TF 8-0
2016 Club World Championships 11th as Team USA
Win 7-4 Rustam Rakhmatulaev 9-4 December 8 - 9, 2016 2016 Club World Championships

Budapest, Hungary

Win 6-4 Butkhuzi Karaia TF 12-4
Loss 5-4 Martin Szabo 10-12
Loss 5-3 Emrah Kuş TF 2-10
2016 Bill Farrell M. International at 75 kg
Win 5-2 Alec Ortiz TF 15-5 November 10 - 12, 2016 2016 Bill Farrell Memorial International

New York City, New York

Win 4-2 Bradley Dolezal Fall
2016 Dave Schultz M. International 4th at 75 kg
Loss 3-2 Alec Ortiz 12-19 January 28 - 30, 2016 2016 Dave Schultz Memorial International

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Win 3-1 Robert Kokesh Fall
Loss 2-1 Dillon Cowan TF 3-11
Win 2-0 Barrett Stanghill Fall
Win 1-0 Alvis Almendra Fall


Awards and honors
  • 2019
    2018
    • US World Team Trials (77 kg)
    • US Open (77 kg)
    2017
    • US U23 World Team Trials (80 kg)
    • US World Team Trials (75 kg)
    • US Open (75 kg)
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References
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  2. "#TeamUSATuesday: Greco-Roman National Team member Kamal Bey". Team USA. March 26, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  3. "KAMAL BEY". Team USA. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  4. Sachs, John (2016-01-28), 2016 Dave Schultz Greco, retrieved 2020-07-06
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  6. "See the results for the 2016 U.S. Open Greco and Womens wrestling event on FloWrestling.org". www.flowrestling.org. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  7. "CLUB WORLD CUP / GRECO-ROMAN (Brackets)" (PDF). United World Wrestling.
  8. "Bey and Hancock win U.S. Open finals rematches to capture Dave Schultz Memorial Greco-Roman golds". Team USA. February 1, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  9. "See the results for the 2017 U.S. Open Wrestling Championships wrestling event on FloWrestling.org". www.flowrestling.org. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
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  11. "Kamal Bey: "Short time is enough time. 40 seconds on the clock, no problem."". Team USA. October 12, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  12. jeandaniel. "Pan-American Championships". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  13. "Grand Prix of Germany 2018 (Brackets)" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  14. jeandaniel. "World Championships". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
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