Spencer Lee Wins Silver At The 2024 Paris Olympics
Spencer Lee Wins Silver At The 2024 Paris Olympics
Results for Team USA wrestler Spencer Lee at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Spencer Lee won a silver medal for Team USA at the 2024 Olympics in the 57 kg weight class. Check out the below article for Lee's complete results from Paris.
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Round 1 - 3-2 Win Over Wanhao Zou, CHN
Lee put the pressure on Zou early forcing Zou on the activity clock just a minute into the match. Lee hit a nice, right-side single and finished on the edge as the clock ran out giving Lee a 3-0 lead with the takedown and shot-clock point. Lee had a lace locked up on the edge and took it over but the ref blew the whistle calling out of bounds before Lee rolled the lace through. Not much happened the rest of the first period and Spencer took a 3-0 lead into the break.
Neither Lee nor Zou showed much urgency at the start of the second period. Lee caught a shot from Zou and almost got to an ankle but Zou defended to keep the score a 3-0. Zou his conservative approach until about thirty seconds to go and got on the board with a stepout. Zou continued to come forward but didn't get close to a takedown - Spencer gave up another point on a caution but nothing else to hold on to win 3-2.
Quarterfinals Opponent - Bekzat Almaz Uulu, KGZ
Almaz Uulu is a two-time U23 World bronze medalist and also defeated Kartbay last year (8-5). Beyond that, Almaz Uulu also has a win on his ledger over Vito Arujau at the 2022 U23 World Championships. Almaz Uulu is tough and should be a good test for Lee.
Semifinals - 14-4 win over Gulomjon Abdullaev, UZB
The match started with a hard club by Spencer Lee - Abdullaev took issue with it and they stopped to warn Lee. Lee controlled the handfight early and got to his right side single and finished cleanly to go ahead 2-0 early. Lee got back to his offense and earned another takedown and transitioned to 2 turns to go up 8-0. Lee almost ended the match but Abdullaev countered with a 4 but Spencer scored 2 during the sequence to hold a 10-4 lead. After a wild scramble, Lee ended up with a takedown and finished off the match with a gut for the tech.
Finals - 2-2 loss to Rei Higuchi, JPN
Lee started the match looking to close distance while Higuchi looked to work from space. Lee stuffed all of Higuchi's lefty singles but the officials put Lee on the activity clock with a minute to go in the first period. Lee shoots ten seconds into being put on the clock and drives Higuchi out for a step out to take a 1-0 lead. Lee gets back to his control ties and earns another step out to take a 2-0 lead into the break.
Higuchi continued to work from space firing off his lefty single but Lee continued to hold strong defense. Higuchi shot a nice double and after a wild scramble finished for two putting Lee on his back for a moment to take a 2-2 lead on criteria. Lee trailed with 90 seconds left but didn't fire off many committed leg attacks. After a stoppage with 15 seconds to go, Spencer still trailed and tied up Higuchi looking for a step out and then went for a thrown but Higuchi countered to win 4-2. Spencer Lee will take home a silver medal.
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