Jesse Thielke

Jesse David Thielke (born June 9, 1992)[1] is an American Greco-Roman wrestler who competed at the 2016 Olympics.

[1] In high school Thielke was a four-time state champion for Germantown High School in Germantown, Wisconsin.

[2] He finished with a record of 186-1, including a victory over eventual Dan Hodge Trophy winner Alex Dieringer.

[4] He won the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, defeating Spenser Mango in the semifinals and Ildar Hafizov in the finals.

Thielke would then face Rovshan Bayramov, losing 8-0 to the former world champion and two-time Olympic silver medalist.