Myles Amine

Myles Nazem Amine (born December 14, 1996) is a Sammarinese-American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes at 86 kilograms. He represents San Marino due to his maternal great-grandfather being a citizen.[1] In freestyle, Amine won bronze for San Marino at the 2020 Summer Olympics and claimed medals at the European Games and the European Championships.[2][3][4]

Myles Amine
Personal information
Full nameMyles Nazem Amine
Nationality San Marino
 United States
BornDecember 14, 1996 (1996-12-14) (age 25)
Dearborn, Michigan, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country San Marino
SportWrestling
Weight class86 kg
Event(s)Freestyle
Coached bySergey Beloglazov
Achievements and titles
World finals5th (2019)
Regional finals (2022) (2020) (2021)
Olympic finals (2020)
Medal record
Men's Freestyle wrestling
Representing  San Marino
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo86 kg
European Games
2019 Minsk 86 kg
European Championships
2022 Budapest 86 kg
2020 Rome 86 kg
2021 Warsaw 86 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Michigan Wolverines
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
2022 Detroit 184 lb
2021 St. Louis 197 lb
2019 Pittsburgh 174 lb
2018 Cleveland 174 lb
Big Ten Championships
2022 Lincoln 184 lb
2021 State College 197 lb
2019 Minneapolis 174 lb
2018 East Lansing 174 lb
2017 Bloomington 174 lb

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.[5] Amine was the top-seeded 197-pound NCAA wrestler heading into the 2021 national championships, but finished third.[6] His paternal grandfather Nazem Amine was also a freestyle wrestler who competed for Lebanon at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[7]

References
  1. Khan, Bill. "Brighton's Amine brothers wrestling internationally for San Marino". Daily Press & Argus, livingstondaily.com.
  2. Rtv, San Marino (September 21, 2019). "Lotta: Myles Amine Mularoni qualificato per Tokyo 2020". San Marino Rtv.
  3. "Lotta libera: Myles Amine conquista il pass per le Olimpiadi di Tokyo • newsrimini.it". September 21, 2019.
  4. "Wrestling LIVE: Meet Myles Amine, San Marino's first- ever Olympian". WrestlingTV. August 25, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  5. "Myles Amine – Wrestling". University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  6. "InterMat Wrestling College Rankings". InterMat. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  7. "Nazem Amine". Olympedia. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
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