Snyder became the youngest American to win a wrestling gold medal, the culmination of his stunning rise to the top of the sport at age 20. Snyder won with a push-out in the first period and by neutralizing Goziumov, who gave Snyder his second point on a stalling penalty. The kid is young, and he’s wrestling men out there. “He’s the future of the sport,” 2012 American wrestling gold medalist Jordan Burroughs said at the outset of the Games. What is the most efficient way to do that?’ ”Snyder became the second American – and second Marylander – to win wrestling gold in Rio.

Source: Washington Post August 21, 2016 18:33 UTC