Kyle Snyder's name officially sits among the world's best in wrestling.
The current Ohio State Buckeye defeated Khetag Gazyumov of Azerbaijan 2-1 Sunday afternoon to win Olympic gold in the 97-kilogram freestyle tournament in Rio de Janeiro. In addition to becoming the first active Buckeye wrestler ever to win an Olympic medal, the 20-year-old Snyder is also the youngest American wrestler to ever win gold.
Snyder took a 1-0 lead after the first period by forcing Gazyumov out of bounds. He secured a penalty point nearly a minute later before allowing one to Gazyumov shortly thereafter.
The Buckeye and American then withstood a late push from Gazyumov to secure the gold medal.