Matthew Judah Gentry (born July 30, 1982) is Canadian-American former wrestler. Although Gentry was born in the United States, he represented Canada at the Olympic Games due to holding dual citizenship. He participated in the Men's freestyle 74 kg at the 2008 Summer Olympics and in the Men's freestyle 74 kg at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he finished 5th.

A quarterfinalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Gentry qualified for his second consecutive Olympic Games appearance by winning gold at the FILA Pan American Olympic qualifier in Kissimmee, Florida defeating Francisco Soler of Puerto Rico in the finals 6-0, 7-0.

Matt Gentry

Matt Gentry attended college at Stanford University, graduating in 2004 with a degree in Human Biology. As an undergraduate he was one of the most successful wrestlers in school history, going 42-0 in 2004; that undefeated season made him Stanford's first 157 lbs NCAA champion in wrestling. Once an assistant coach at Stanford, he is currently the assistant coach at The University of Chicago.

Matt Gentry

Gentry came off a 2011 season that saw him capture a national title in his weight class and win bronze at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara. Overall, Gentry has won three national titles (2006, 2007, 2011) and two Pan American Games bronze medals (2007, 2011).

Matt Gentry

References

External links

Matt Gentry's official website

Wrestling Canada Lutte Profile

American emigrants to Canada

Canadian male sport wrestlers

Olympic wrestlers for Canada

Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics

1982 births

Living people

Sportspeople from Grants Pass, Oregon

Sportspeople from British Columbia

Stanford University alumni

Wrestlers at the 2011 Pan American Games

Pan American Games medalists in wrestling

Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada

Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games

20th-century Canadian people

21st-century Canadian people

21st-century American sportsmen