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From the what-if files: Greco-Roman wrestler Dremiel Byers

Published on September 29, 2009 by   ·   1 Comment

DremielByers06Dremiel Byers won the silver medal at heavyweight at the world wrestling championships in Denmark this past weekend. Byers’ medal was one of the few bright spots for USA wrestling, who left the first championships after the equally disappointing Beijing Olympics without a gold medal.

Byers is a wrestling veteran, having spent 10 years on the national team. Two of his teammates from the Beijing Olympics, Daniel Cormier and Ben Askren, have already made the jump to MMA. How would Byers do as a fighter?

Read the entire article By Maggie Hendricks of Yahoo Sports here

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  1. [...] From the what-if files: Greco-Roman wrestler Dremiel Byers [New Window] Dremiel Byers won the silver medal at heavyweight at the world wrestling championships in Denmark this past weekend. Byers’ medal was one of the few bright spots for USA wrestling, who left the first championships after the equally disappointing Beijing Olympics without a gold medal.Byers is a wrestling veteran, having spent 10 years on the [...] Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:02:52 -0400 [...]




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