Steve Mocco
Steven "Steve" Mocco ( born December 28, 1981 in Hackensack, New Jersey) is an American professional wrestler. He was Olympian and 2008 Pan-American champion in 2006 and 2009 in free style at heavyweight.
Career
Steve Mocco attended high school Blair Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey. There he began with coach Jeff Buxton with the rings. In addition, he also ran Judo at the beginning of his athletic career. In both sports, he brought it quickly to success. As a high school wrestler, he was between 1998 and 2001 four times National Champion and four times champion of New Jersey, getting in free style. In Judo In 1999 he was U.S. junior champion, finishing at the U.S. Senior Championships 3rd place. All successes he achieved in the heavyweight division.
In 1997, he was already U.S. junior champion in wrestling become heavyweight. He repeated this success in 1999, 2000 and 2001. He was one of the most successful U.S. Junior wrestler at the national level of all time.
After his move to the University of Iowa, where he was coached by Jim Zalesky, he was very successful as a student wrestler. He finished in the U.S. american. Students Championship ( NCAA Championships ) 2002 2nd place behind Thomas Rowlands, this item but won in 2003 and, following his move to the Oklahoma State University, also in 2005 against Cole Konrad. In 2006, he finished behind Konrad once again in second place. At Oklahoma State University, he is coached by John Smith ( wrestler).
At the international wrestling mat Steve Mocco made in 2003 talk at a major FILA tournament in Moscow when he came 2nd in the heavyweight division of the entire world elite behind Alexis Rodríguez Valera from Cuba, while such a world class wrestler like Kuramagomed Kuramagomedow from Russia and Alexander defeated Modebadse from Georgia.
He succeeded Steve Mocco but initially not to put at U.S. Championships to the top, or to enforce in U.S. internal qualifying heats for the 2004 Olympic Games or the World Championships. Mostly, he finished behind Kerry McCoy, Tolly Thompson and Thomas Rowlands 2nd place and therefore was no use in one of these championships. In 2008 he won at the U.S. Championships in the heavyweight behind Thomas Rowlands 2nd place, but could at the U.S. Olympic excretion ( Trials ) turn the tables and occupy the first place.
At the Olympic Games in Beijing Steve Mocco won the heavyweight about Rajiv Tomar of India and Liang Lei from China, but then lost to the Russian starter Bachtijar Akhmedov on points. Since this came in the final, he was still a chance to prevail in the consolation round to a medal position. But he could not take this chance and lost like his next fight against the Iranians Fardin Masoumi Valadi 0-2 rounds, dropped out and finished only 7th place.
After this disappointment, he initially wanted to hang the wrestling boots on the nail and only playing Football. He was then but in wrestling and has made only victories in so far in 2009. So he won the famous Russian " Ivan Yarigin " Memorial in Krasnoyarsk and the " Alexander Medved " tournament in Minsk. In April 2009, he was also Pan-American heavyweight champion before Michael Neufeld from Canada and Yonsi Sanchez from Mexico in Maracaibo. He became in 2009 the first time American heavyweight champion before Tervel Dlagnev and Les Sigman.
Since late 2012 he has worked as a mixed martial arts fighter. He currently holds a professional record of three wins from three fights. Two of his victories he achieved by submission.
Steve Mocco has five siblings, as he operate all sports. The most successful is his sister Katie, a member of the U.S. women 's national team in judo is.
International success
Note: all the competitions in free style, heavy weight, since 2002 up to 120 kg body weight
National success
Note: all matches in free style, Heavyweight, 1997-2001 up to 130 kg, since 2002 up to 120 kg body weight, NCAA = American University Sports Association
Swell
- Database of the Institute for Applied Training Science at the University of Leipzig,
- Journal The Ringer,
- Website of the U.S. Ringer Association,
- Website " wrestling.teamusa.org "