Andy Bisek Explained

Andrew Bisek
Birth Date:18 August 1986
Birth Place:Waconia, Minnesota, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in
Weight:75 kg
Country:United States
Team:USA
Sport:Wrestling
Event:Greco-Roman
Collegeteam:Northern Michigan
Club:Minnesota Storm
Coach:Momir Petković, Ivan Ivanov, Jeff Piatz
Show-Medals:yes

Andy Bisek (born August 18, 1986) is an American Greco-Roman wrestler. Bisek is of Polish descent. He was a 2016 Olympian and two-time World bronze medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling, representing Team USA.

High school and college

At Chaska High School in Minnesota, Bisek finished third in the state. Originally he planned to attend Minnesota State University, Mankato but after a meeting with Chas Betts, he decided to attend Northern Michigan University from which he graduated.[1]

International

Bisek competed at the 2011 World Wrestling Championships and the 2013 World Wrestling Championships, but did not place at either event.[2] At the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Poddubny 2013 in the quarterfinals was eliminated by Roman Vlasov of Russia.[3]

At the 2014 World Wrestling Championships, Bisek was a bronze medalist at Greco-Roman 75 kg weight division.[4] He would knock off defending Olympic champion from 2012, Roman Vlasov of Russia, on the way to his first World level bronze medal. It would also be the first World Greco-Roman medal for the United States since 2009.[5] Bisek also competed at the 2014 FILA Wrestling World Cup.[6]

In 2015, Bisek again wrestled at the World Wrestling Championships, where he earned a second Bronze medal. Bisek earned his spot on the United States Greco-Roman wrestling team at 75 kg for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he reached the quarter finals, finishing 1-1 at the event.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bisek finding success in life-changing season.
  2. Web site: Andy Bisek Biography. 2014-08-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20160124123652/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Athlete-Bios/BI/Andy-Bisek. 2016-01-24. dead.
  3. Web site: Гран-при Поддубный-2013 74 кг. Власов - Бисек. wrestrushd. 21 January 2013. YouTube.
  4. Web site: Day 5 with World bronze medalist Andy Bisek and silver medalist Elena Pirozhkova - Short Time Ep. 102 - The Open Mat. news.theopenmat.com. October 11, 2014. October 17, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141017142805/http://news.theopenmat.com/2014/09/day-5-with-world-bronze-medalist-andy-bisek-and-silver-medalist-elena-pirozhkova-short-time-ep-102/. dead.
  5. Finn, Mike. Bronze medalist Bisek claims first World Greco medal since 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  6. Web site: Andy Bisek is off the road and back at the OTC. https://web.archive.org/web/20140826113859/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2014/May/21/Andy-Bisek. dead. August 26, 2014.
  7. Kraushar, Eric. (August 14, 2016). Bisek exits Olympics in quarterfinal loss. swnewsmedia.com. Retrieved July 17, 2022.