Myles Nazem Amine (born December 14, 1996) is a Sammarinese-American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes at 86 kilograms. Myles is a graduate of Detroit Catholic Central High School.
Collegiate career
In folkstyle, Amine is a five-time NCAA Division I All-American and two-time Big Ten Conference Champion (four-time finalist) for the Michigan Wolverines.[1] Amine was the top-seeded 197-pound NCAA wrestler heading into the 2021 national championships, but finished third.[2] His paternal grandfather Nazem Amine was also a freestyle wrestler who competed for Lebanon at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[3]
Freestyle career
In freestyle, Amine won bronze for San Marino at the 2020 Summer Olympics and claimed medals at the European Games and the European Championships.[4][5][6]
He won the gold medal in the 86 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. He competed in the 86 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[7]
He won the silver medal in the men's 86 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[8]
Personal life
He represents San Marino via citizenship passed through his maternal great-grandparents, Germano and Pierina Mularoni.[9]
References
- ^ "Myles Amine – Wrestling". University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "InterMat Wrestling College Rankings". InterMat. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ "Nazem Amine". Olympedia. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ Rtv, San Marino (September 21, 2019). "Lotta: Myles Amine Mularoni qualificato per Tokyo 2020". San Marino Rtv.
- ^ "Lotta libera: Myles Amine conquista il pass per le Olimpiadi di Tokyo • newsrimini.it". September 21, 2019.
- ^ "Wrestling LIVE: Meet Myles Amine, San Marino's first- ever Olympian". WrestlingTV. August 25, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 18, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ Khan, Bill. "Brighton's Amine brothers wrestling internationally for San Marino". Daily Press & Argus, livingstondaily.com.
External links
- Myles Nazem Amine at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
- Myles Nazem Amine at United World Wrestling
- Myles Nazem Amine at Olympics.com
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