American Wrestler Henry Cejudo Wins Gold

by Mike Halford  |  August 19th, 2008
Henry Cejudo
American Wrestler Henry Cejudo won a historic gold medal in the 55kg division. (AP Images)

It was a dream ending to a dream story.

Henry Cejudo, the son of undocumented Mexican immigrants, won the U.S. its first every Olympic gold medal in freestyle wrestling by capturing the 55kg division crown with an upset victory of Japan's Tomohiro Matsunaga.

Cejudo barely made the Olympic team in the first place, having to come from behind to win the U.S. trials. He also trailed in all three of his preliminary matches in Beijing.

The final was a different story. While he never trailed, he was tied with Matsunaga at 2-2 after the first period. Cejudo then jumped to a 3-0 lead early in the second period to clinch the match.

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