Nebraska Native wins Bronze at 2020 Olympics

Omaha native Thomas Gilman landed the bronze medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games.  Former Iowa hawkeye all-American lost to the two-time defending world champion Zaur Uguev in the Men’s Freestyle 57kg/125 lbs early rounds of the games.  Uguev kept winning and wrestled for the gold, Gilman beat those who lost to the two finalists.

BRONZE FOR GILMAN! 🥉

Wrestler Thomas Gilman wins BRONZE in the men’s freestyle 57kg.@thomasgilmanusa // @TeamUSA x #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/UIiXGR9kms

— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) August 5, 2021