Andy Bisek

Andy Bisek (born August 18, 1986) is an American Greco-Roman wrestler. Bisek is of Polish descent. He was a 2016 Olympian and two-time World bronze medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling, representing Team USA.

Andrew Bisek

Bisek in 2016
Personal information
Born	(1986-08-18) August 18, 1986 (age 39) Waconia, Minnesota, U.S.
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Greco-Roman
College team	Northern Michigan
Club	Minnesota Storm
Team	USA
Coached by	Momir Petković, Ivan Ivanov, Jeff Piatz
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing  United States World Championships 2014 Tashkent 75 kg 2015 Las Vegas 75 kg Pan American Games 2015 Toronto 75 kg

High school and college

Bisek attended Chaska High School in Chaska, Minnesota. As a high school wrestler, he placed third in the state of Minnesota. He originally planned to attend Minnesota State University-Mankato, but after a meeting with Chas Betts, he decided to attend Northern Michigan University to focus on Greco-Roman wrestling, from which he graduated.^[1]

International

Bisek competed at the 2011 World Wrestling Championships and the 2013 World Wrestling Championships, but did not place at either event.^[2] At the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Poddubny 2013 in the quarterfinals was eliminated by Roman Vlasov of Russia.^[3]

At the 2014 World Wrestling Championships, Bisek was a bronze medalist at Greco-Roman 75 kg weight division.^[4] He would knock off defending Olympic champion from 2012, Roman Vlasov of Russia, on the way to his first World level bronze medal. It would also be the first World Greco-Roman medal for the United States since 2009.^[5] Bisek also competed at the 2014 FILA Wrestling World Cup.^[6]

In 2015, Bisek again wrestled at the World Wrestling Championships, where he earned a second Bronze medal. Bisek earned his spot on the United States Greco-Roman wrestling team at 75 kg for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he reached the quarter finals, finishing 1-1 at the event.^[7]