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Domenic Abounader

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Domenic Abounader
Abounader at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
Born (1995-03-11) March 11, 1995 (age 29)[1]
Ohio, U.S.[1]
Home townGates Mills, Ohio, U.S.
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Country Lebanon
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle and Folkstyle
College teamMichigan
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Lebanon
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta 86 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Michigan Wolverines
Big Ten Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Columbus 184 lb
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Madison 184 lb
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Iowa City 184 lb
Bronze medal – third place 2018 East Lansing 184 lb

Domenic Michael Abounader (born March 11, 1995) is an American-born freestyle and folkstyle wrestler. Domestically, Abounader competed at St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio, where he won three state titles, finishing his senior season undefeated and the number one ranked wrestler in the country at 182 lbs. Abounader attended The University of Michigan, where he was a Big Ten Champion and NCAA All-American.[2]

Internationally, he competes for Lebanon, his father's home country. As a dual citizen, Domenic is eligible to compete for Lebanon, since he never wrestled for the United States at the international level. In his first international tournament, he won a silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games, the first medalist for Lebanon in wrestling.[3][4] He lost to Iran's Hassan Yazdani in the final match of the men's freestyle 86 kg.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Domenic Michael Abounader Archived 2018-08-27 at the Wayback Machine. asiangames2018.id
  2. ^ Michigan's Domenic Abounader earns All-American at NCAA Wrestling Championships | cleveland.com
  3. ^ a b Ken Marantz (August 20, 2018) Yazdani Captures 86kg Asiad Gold with Victory Over Breakout Lebanese. unitedworldwrestling.org
  4. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Hassan Yazdani wins Iran's first gold at Asiad". Tehran Times. August 19, 2018.
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