Dremiel Byers
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Born | Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | September 11, 1974|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Kings Mountain, North Carolina, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 120 kg (265 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dremiel Byers (born September 11, 1974) is an American former
Early life and education
Byers was raised by a single mother in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. He carries a childhood nickname, "Bam" or "Big Bam" to the current day. Byers earned this nickname from when he was a toddler, carrying a 1-pound dumbbell as a toy. He attended Kings Mountain High School, where as a wrestler, he won a North Carolina state championship as a heavyweight in 1993.[2]
Byers attended
Wrestling career
After joining the
Byers would earn a gold medal in Greco-Roman at the 2002 World Wrestling Championships. He also helped the United States win its first Greco-Roman World team title at the 2007 World Wrestling Championships, with his victory in the bronze medal match clinching the team title. He later also won a silver medal at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships. Byers finished his career tied with Matt Ghaffari for the most Greco-Roman World Championship medals by a United States wrestler, by achieving three medals at the World Championships.[4]
He was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum’s Alan and Gloria Rice Greco-Roman Hall of Champions in 2015. In 2021, Byers was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.
Personal life
Byers is an avid motorcyclist. He is a member of the motorcycle club
References
- ^ Hall of Fame biography: Dremiel Byers, Distinguished Member. Team USA. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ L Hughes II, Joe. (June 7, 2021). Truly legendary: Kings Mountain's Byers joins distinguished list in national wrestling HOF. gastongazette.com. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- ^ Ford, Alan. (May 3, 2018). Wrestling champ Byers to join Hall class. shelbystar.com. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- ^ Dremiel Byers | National Wrestling Hall of Fame. National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ Dremiel Byers. Team USA. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
External links
- http://www.themat.com/section.php?section_id=3&page=showarticle&ArticleID=22129 Archived September 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.krdo.com/news/report-springs-poaching-suspect-is-soldier-olympian/27507860
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- http://www.army.mil/olympics/2008/bios/byers.html
- https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/usa/dremiel+byers/220319
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110902213851/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=1091/bio/index.html
- Dremiel Byers at the International Wrestling Database
- Dremiel Byers at Olympedia