Cael Sanderson

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Cael Norman Sanderson (born June 20, 1979 in Salt Lake City , Utah ) is a retired American wrestler .

Career

Cael Sanderson began wrestling with his three brothers at Wasatch High School in Heber , Utah. He was trained there by his father Steve. In 1997 he began studying at Iowa State University and became a very successful freestyle wrestler in college. He won several NCAA championships at the state and federal levels. His record in these fights was 159-0.

On the international wrestling mat he made his debut at the Junior World Championships (Cadets) in 1994 in Frankfort (Illinois) by winning a bronze medal in the class up to 55 kg body weight. As a senior he was at the University World Championships in Tokyo for the first time in 2000 and was middleweight student world champion in front of the Iranian Majid Khodaee. At the US Olympic Trials in 2000 he failed to Mike Van Arsdale and at the USA championship that year he had to give up injured against Ray Brinzen.

Over the next few years he, meanwhile also a member of the Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club , one of the best US wrestling clubs , was prepared specifically for the 2004 Olympic Games by trainer Bobby Douglas. Already in 2003 it became clear that this project could succeed, because Cael was runner-up in the middleweight division that year behind Saschid Saschidow from Russia . In 2001, however, he was very unlucky when, as the winner of the World Championship trials kuiz, he had to pass due to an injury before the World Championship. Also in 2002 he could not take part in the World Cup because the United States did not send a team to the World Cup in Tehran.

At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens , Cael won the middleweight division with victories over Magomed Kuruglijew , Kazakhstan , Sergei Borchenko, Belarus , Majid Khodaee , Iran , Yoel Romero , Cuba and 3-1 over Moon Eui-jae from South Korea .

After the 2004 Olympics, Cael Sanderson succeeded Bobby Douglas as head coach at Iowa State University .

International success

(OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, all competitions in freestyle, middleweight, up to 2001 up to 85 kg, from 2002 up to 84 kg body weight (body weight))

year space competition Weight class
1994 3. Junior World Championship (Cadets) in Frankfort ( Illinois ) Class up to 55 kg behind Magomedali Magomedaliew, Russia and Nurlat Takirow, Kyrgyzstan and in front of Rawnirwas Yadaw, India
1995 4th Junior World Championship (Cadets) Class up to 65 kg behind Wadim Gigolajew, Russia, Shamil Gaidarow, Armenia and Omar Nauriew and in front of Alireza Navaie, Iran
1999 1. Sunkist Kids Open in Tempe, Arizona medium before Justin Abdou, Canada a . Aaron Simpson, USA
2000 1. World Student Championships in Tokyo medium in front of Majid Khodaee , Iran and Alexej Kaziew, Russia
2002 1. Curt Angle Classics in New Orleans medium in front of Chadschimurad Magomedow , Russia
2003 1. Manitoba Open medium before Dikke Wolmaraus u. Curtis Southern, both Canada
2003 2. World Cup in Boise / USA medium behind Chadschimurad Gazalow , Russia a. before Charles Burton , USA, Andre Backhaus u. David Bichinashvili , both Germany
2003 3. Pan American Games in Santo Domingo medium behind Yoel Romero , Cuba and Carl Rainville, Canada and in front of Luis Felipe Vivenes Urbanesa, Venezuela and Jose E. Betancourt Rosario, Domin. Rep.
2003 2. World Cup in New York medium behind Saschid Saschidow , Russia and in front of Rewas Mindoraschwili , Georgia , Magomed Kuruglijew , Kazakhstan and Yoel Romero
2003 2. Titan Games medium behind Saschid Saschidow, in front of Semen Semenok, Belarus
2004 2. "Ivan Yarigin" Memorial in Krasnoyarsk medium behind Saschid Saschidow, in front of Magomed Kuruglijew
2004 1. Manitoba Open medium before Andy Hrovat , USA a. Tony Baldwin, Canada
2004 gold OS in Athens medium in front of Moon Eui-jae , South Korea , Saschid Saschidow, Yoel Romero, Majid Khodaee and Lazaros Loizidis , Greece

National successes

year space competition Weight class
1999 1. NCAA championships medium before Brandon Eggum u. Brad Vering
2000 1. NCAA championships medium before Versus Jones et al. Brandon Eggum
2000 2. USA championship medium behind Ray Brinzen u. before Lee Fullhart
2001 1. NCAA championships medium before Daniel Cormier u. Victor Sveda
2001 1. USA championship medium before Charles Burton et al. Brandon Eggum
2001 1. World Championship trials medium before Brandon Eggum
2002 1. NCAA championships medium before Jon Trenge u. Nick Preston
2002 1. USA championship medium before Lee Fullhart u. Charles Burton
2002 1. World Championship trials medium before Lee Fullhart
2003 1. USA championship medium before Lee Fullhart u. Aaron Simpson
2003 1. World Championship trials medium before Lee Fullhart
2004 2. USA championship medium behind Lee Fullhart u. before Muhammed Lawal
2004 1. Olympic trials medium before Lee Fullhart and Muhammed Lawal

Note: NCAA Championships = US student championship

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personal data
SURNAME Sanderson, Cael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sanderson, Cael Norman (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH June 20, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Salt Lake City , Utah