Spencer Lee earned a spot in France early last month at the World Olympic Games Qualifier in Istanbul, Turkey, when he defeated Ben Hachem Tarik of Morocco, Zou Wanhao of China, Vladimir Egorov of North Macedonia and Rakhat Kalzhan of Kazakhstan.
Despite numerous knee injuries, Spencer Lee has fought through it all. He dominates his opponents with his quickness, balance and strength.Lee strived to be the best. And during the past 17 years, it’s hard to argue he hasn’t been one of the best.
In college at Iowa, he was three-time NCAA Division I champion and one-time runner-up at 125 pounds, a three-time Big Ten champion and a two-time Dan Hodge Trophy winner . Earlier this year, he was a Pan American champion at 57 kilograms.He dominates his opponents with his quickness, balance and strength.
He earned a spot in France early last month at the World Olympic Games Qualifier in Istanbul, Turkey, when he defeated Ben Hachem Tarik of Morocco, Zou Wanhao of China, Vladimir Egorov of North Macedonia and Rakhat Kalzhan of Kazakhstan. Lee said his grandmother has never seen him wrestle in person and that she’ll be making the two-hour trip to Paris to watch him. He said the last time he was in France was for the 2016 Junior Worlds.
“I got to train with him and observe what to look for,” Lee said. “It was definitely worth the trip. It was a great experience.”“I’ll get a random draw and placed in the bracket,” Lee said. “I don’t care who I get. I just have to get to my attack and wrestle my style and see what happens. There are some great wrestlers in the bracket.”
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