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Forrest Molinari

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Forrest Molinari
Molinari at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Full nameForrest Ann Molinari
Born (1995-09-04) September 4, 1995 (age 29)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class
  • 65 kg
  • 68 kg
EventFreestyle
ClubHawkeye Wrestling Club
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Oslo 65 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 68 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Lima 65 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Acapulco 65 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Buenos Aires 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Lauro de Freitas 69 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2019 Istanbul 65 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Istanbul 65 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Silver medal – second place 2022 Krasnoyarsk 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Krasnoyarsk 68 kg

Forrest Ann Molinari (born September 4, 1995) is an American freestyle wrestler. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 65 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[1][2] She is a four-time medalist, including three gold medals, at the Pan American Wrestling Championships.

Career

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Molinari competed in the women's 67 kg event at the 2015 World Junior Wrestling Championships held in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil.[3] At the 2017 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Lauro de Freitas, Brazil, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 69 kg event.[4]

Molinari competed in the women's freestyle event of the Wrestling World Cup in 2017, 2018 and 2019. In 2018, she lost her bronze medal match in the women's 65 kg event at the Klippan Lady Open in Klippan, Sweden.[5] A few months later, Molinari won the gold medal in this event at the 2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Lima, Peru.[6][7] She lost her bronze medal match in both the women's 65 kg event at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary and in the same event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.[8][9] In 2019, Molinari defeated Maya Nelson in the women's 65 kg event at the Final X: Rutgers event held in Piscataway, New Jersey, United States. A month later, she won the gold medal in the women's 65 kg event at the 2019 Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[10]

In 2020, at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 68 kg event.[11][12]

In January 2021, Molinari won the silver medal in the women's 68 kg event at the Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane held in Nice, France.[13] In June 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 68 kg event at the 2021 Poland Open held in Warsaw, Poland.[14][15] A few months later, Molinari won one of the bronze medals in the women's 65 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[2][16] She defeated Maryia Mamashuk of Belarus in her bronze medal match.[2][16]

In January 2022, Molinari won the silver medal in the women's 65 kg event at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.[17][18] In February 2022, she won the gold medal in the women's 65 kg event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[19] Molinari won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[20][21]

Molinari won one of the bronze medals in the women's 68 kg event at the Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2023 held in Nice, France.[22] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament held in Alexandria, Egypt.[23] A few months later, Molinari also won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[24][25]

Molinari won the gold medal in the women's 68 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[26] She defeated Soleymi Caraballo of Venezuela in her gold medal match.[26]

She won the silver medal in her event at the 2024 Grand Prix Zagreb Open held in Zagreb, Croatia.[27]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2017 Pan American Wrestling Championships Lauro de Freitas, Brazil 3rd Freestyle 69 kg
2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships Lima, Peru 1st Freestyle 65 kg
2021 World Championships Oslo, Norway 3rd Freestyle 65 kg
2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships Acapulco, Mexico 1st Freestyle 65 kg
2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st Freestyle 68 kg
Pan American Games Santiago, Chile 1st Freestyle 68 kg

References

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  1. ^ Burke, Patrick (October 6, 2021). "Adelaine Maria Gray wins sixth title at Wrestling World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "2015 World Junior Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 23, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "2017 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Klippan Lady Open. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 12, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  6. ^ Pavitt, Michael (May 4, 2018). "Cubans earn further Greco-Roman golds at Pan American Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  7. ^ "2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  8. ^ "2018 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  9. ^ "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 12, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  10. ^ "2019 Yasar Dogu Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  11. ^ Abbott, Gary (January 26, 2020). "Forrest Molinari wins bronze medal on final day of Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix in Russia". Team USA. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  12. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 22, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  13. ^ "Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2021 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  14. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (June 11, 2021). "Adekuoroye scatters Rio 2016 medallists en route to gold at UWW Poland Open". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  15. ^ "2021 Poland Open Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 4, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  16. ^ a b Price, Karen (October 6, 2021). "Adeline Gray Makes History With Record Sixth Wrestling World Title". Team USA. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  17. ^ Miller-Gregorio, Taylor (January 28, 2022). "Bruntil becomes seventh U.S. woman to win Yariguin, Maroulis and Kilty to wrestle for gold, Dieringer and McKenna in hunt for bronze". Team USA. Archived from the original on January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  18. ^ "Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2022 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  19. ^ "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  20. ^ Burke, Patrick (May 6, 2022). "Godinez impresses to clinch gold at wrestling's Pan American Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  21. ^ "2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 9, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  22. ^ "Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2023 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 29, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  23. ^ "2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  24. ^ Lloyd, Owen (May 5, 2023). "Burroughs and Hildebrandt extend remarkable Pan-American Wrestling Championships records". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  25. ^ "2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  26. ^ a b "2023 Pan American Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  27. ^ "2024 Grand Prix Zagreb Open Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 8, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
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