Sponsors Bio Schedule Memorabilia Photos Home E-mail Matt	Matt Lindland - Team USA Matt and his wife, Angie, have an 7-year-old son, James, and a 5-year-old daughter, Robin. The Lindland's live in Lincoln, Nebraska, where Matt is employed as a coach for the Husker USA Wrestling Club at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Matt also speaks regularly to Nebraska youth in behalf of the Nebraska D.A.R.E program. For more information on speaking engagements, click here.
	1998-99 Team USA: Ranked 1st (76 kg/167.5 lbs.) Age: 29  1999 USA Wrestling Athlete of the Year Height: 6-0 Weight: 167.5 lbs.  5th Year Member of Team USA (1994-1999) Club Affiliation: Sunkist Kids
	International Competition 2000 Pan American Championships - Champion 2000 Egypt Olympic Qualifier - Champion 2000 Uzebekistan Olympic Qualifier - 3rd Place 1999 Pan American Championships - Champion 1999 Granma Cup (Cuba) - 2nd place 1998 World Championships - 6th place 1998 Concord Cup - 2nd place 1998 Granma Cup (Cuba) - 2nd place 1998 Vehbi Emri Tournament (Turkey) - 3rd place 1997 Sunkist Kids International Open - 3rd place 1997 U.S. World Team member 1997 Pytlasinki Grand Prix champion (Poland) 1997 Pan American Championships - 2nd place 1996-97 Cyranma Cup (Cuba) - 5th place 1996 World Cup - Champion 1996 Sunkist Kids International Open - Champion 1996 Poland Open - 2nd place 1996 Vehbi Emre Tournament (Turkey) - 2nd place 1995 Karelin Cup (Russia) - 4th place 1995 World Cup - 2nd place 1994 Pan American Championships (Freestyle) 1993 Concord Cup - 5th place National Competition 2000 US Nationals - National Champion 1999 World Team Trials - Champion 1999 U.S. Nationals - Champion 1998 World Team Trials - Champion 1998 U.S. Nationals - Champion 1997 World Team Trials - Champion 1997 U.S. Nationals - 2nd place 1996 U.S. Nationals - 2nd place 1996 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - 3rd place 1995 U.S. Nationals - Champion 1995 World Team Trials - 2nd place 1994 Winter Classic - 3rd place 1994 U.S. Olympic Festival - Champion 1994 U.S. Olympic Festival (Freestyle) - 2nd place 1994 World Team Trials - 3rd place 1994 U.S. Nationals - 6th place 1994 University Nationals-Freestyle Champion 1993 U.S. Nationals - 7th place 1993 University Nationals - 3rd place 1992 University Nationals-Freestyle Champion 1992 University Nationals - 4th place 1992 Southern Olympic Regional Trials - Champion 1991 University Nationals - 2nd place 1990 U.S. Olympic Festival - 3rd place 1990 Espoir Nationals - 2nd place 1987 Junior Nationals - 7th place College Career University of Nebraska-Lincoln-1993 Big 8 Champion Clackamas Community College-1991 NJCAA Champion High School Career Gladstone High School, Gladstone, Oregon 2nd at 1988 State Tournament (Senior Year) 3rd at 1987 State Tournament (Junior Year)