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Alex Moore (wrestler)
Alexander Robert Moore (born August 18, 1997) is a Canadian freestyle wrestler competing in the 86 kg freestyle event.[1] Personal lifeMoore grew up with the sport of wrestling and has been involved with it from a young age.[2] Moore attended Selwyn House School, where his father was the wrestling coach;[3] Vanier College;[4] and Concordia University in Montreal.[5] CareerJuniorMoore first represented Canada at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China, where he finished in 6th place in the 63 kg freestyle event.[6] Moore followed this up with back to back gold medals at the Pan American Junior Championships in 2016 and 2017.[7][8] SeniorMoore's first senior competition came at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia, where Moore finished in fifth place in the 86 event.[9] Moore would also represent Canada at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, where he would finish fifth again in the 86 event.[10] In 2021, Moore won a wrestle-off to represent Canada at the final Olympic qualifier.[11] In June 2022, Moore was named to Canada's 2022 Commonwealth Games team.[12] He competed in the 86 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[13] In 2024, at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico, he earned a quota place for Canada for the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[14][15] He competed in the men's freestyle 86 kg event at the Olympics.[16] References
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