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Former Hawkeye Spencer Lee wins his first senior World title in 26 seconds

The Good Day Iowa City teamFrom today’s edition · 1 min read · 3 sources

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If you follow Hawkeye wrestling, there's a new world champion to cheer. Former Iowa star Spencer Lee won the 57-kilogram title Sunday in Astana, Kazakhstan, beating Mexico's Roman Bravo-Young 10-0 at Barys Arena. The gold-medal match took 26 seconds, so blink and you'd have missed it. It's his first senior-level world title.

Lee's title match ended 10-0 in 26 seconds

26 seconds
it took Lee to win the gold-medal match
10-0
final score over Roman Bravo-Young
57 kg
weight class of the title

Sources: Times Republican, KCCI, The Daily Iowan

Lee started the tournament with an 11-0 win, then added a 12-2 technical fall and another 11-0 win. In the semifinal, Azerbaijan's Islam Bazarganov turned him multiple times and Lee was on the brink of losing by technical fall. Then he stepped over Bazarganov and pinned him.

Lee won his opening matches and the final by wide margins

  • Spencer Lee11
    Edwin Alexi Segura Guerra0
    FinalOpening match against Guatemala's Segura Guerra
  • Spencer Lee12
    Milad Jahangir Valizadeh2
    FinalTechnical fall over Iran's Valizadeh
  • Spencer Lee11
    Abubakar Mutaliev0
    FinalWin over Russia's Mutaliev
  • Spencer Lee10
    Roman Bravo-Young0
    FinalGold-medal match: technical superiority in 26 seconds

Source: The Daily Iowan

  • Last Hawkeye World champion before Lee: Thomas Gilman, 2021
  • Earlier medals: 2024 Olympic silver, two U20 Worlds, one U17 World
  • At Iowa: three NCAA titles at 125 pounds

Sources: Times Republican, KCCI, The Daily Iowan

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