Lachlan McNeil
Personal information
Full nameLachlan Maurice McNeil
Born (2001-01-19) January 19, 2001 (age 23)
North York, Ontario, Canada
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight143 lb (65 kg)
Sport
Country Canada
SportWrestling
Weight class143 lb (65 kg)
Event(s)Freestyle and folkstyle
College teamTar Heels
ClubTar Heel Wrestling Club Team Impact Wrestling Club (Canada)
Coached byColeman Scott
Tony Ramos (wrestler)
Jamill Kelly
Mohamed Abdelfatah
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham 65 kg
International Tournaments
Gold medal – first place 2023 Madrid 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Madrid 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Summerside 65 kg
U20 Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Oaxtepec 65 kg

Lachlan Maurice McNeil (born January 19, 2001) is a Canadian freestyle wrestler and folkstyle wrestler who competes at 65 kilograms.[1] During his professional career Lachlan has won two Canadian Freestyle titles earning the right to represent Team Canada at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships. He was a silver medalist at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Lachlan also wrestles for The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Freestyle career

Lachlan wrestled at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships representing team Canada. He earned a silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[2][3] He earned a bronze medal at the 2022 Grand Prix of Spain.[4]

In 2024, he competed at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[5] He was eliminated in his third match.[5]

College career

McNeil became an NCAA All-American at the 2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships for the University of North Carolina.[6][7] He finished third at the 2023 ACC Wrestling Championships.

Freestyle record

Senior Freestyle Matches Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament DNP at 65 kg Loss 26–9 Sujeet Kalkal TF 0–10 May 11, 2024 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament Istanbul, Turkey Win 26–8 Sahid Kargbo 16–12 Win 25–8 Heung Tsz Hei TF 10–0 2024 Pan American Olympic Qualification at 65 kg Loss 24–8 Austin Gomez 3–6 March 1, 2024 2024 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament Acapulco, Mexico Win 24–7 Josh Kramer TF 12–1 Win 23–7 Sixto Auccapiña TF 10–0 2023 Canada World Team Trials at 65 kg Win 22–7 Mike Asselstine TF 10–0 December 15–17, 2023 2023 Canada World Team Trials Edmonton, Canada Win 21–7 Mike Asselstine 7–2 2023 World Championships 43rd at 65 kg Loss 20–7 Erik Arushanian TF 0–10 September 18, 2023 2023 World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 2023 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial 5th at 65 kg Loss 20–6 Ikromzhon Khadzhimurodov TF 0–10 July 13–16, 2023 2023 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Tournament Budapest, Hungary Loss 20–5 Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga TF 0–10 Win 20–4 Akbar Kurbanov 6–4 Win 19–4 Kizhan Clarke 5–3 2023 Grand Prix of Spain at 65 kg Win 18–4 Ayub Musaev 9–5 July 7–9, 2023 2023 Grand Prix of Spain Madrid, Spain Win 17–4 Kim Sung-gwon 10–4 Win 16–4 Bekzat Yermekbay TF 14–4 Win Joao Benavides FF 2023 Stepan Sargsyan Cup 15th at 65 kg Loss 15–4 Peiman Biabani 4–5 June 15, 2023 2023 Stepan Sargsyan Cup Yerevan, Armenia 2023 Canada World Team Trials at 65 kg Win 15–3 Jacob Alexander Torres TF 10–0 March 9–13, 2023 2023 Canada World Team Trials Waterloo, Canada Win 14–3 Hassan Al-Hayawi TF 10–0 Win 13–3 Jeremy Podlog TF 10–0 Win 12–3 Mike Asselstine TF 10–0 2022 World Championships 20th at 65 kg Loss 11–3 Abbos Rakhmonov 2–5 September 17, 2022 2022 World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 2022 Commonwealth Games at 65 kg Loss 11–2 Bajrang Punia 2–9 August 5, 2022 2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England Win 11–1 Inayat Ullah TF 11–0 Win 10–1 Ross Connelly TF 10–0 2022 Grand Prix of Spain at 65 kg Win 9–1 Leon Gerstenberger TF 10–0 July 8–10, 2022 2022 Grand Prix of Spain Madrid, Spain Loss 8–1 Sebastian Rivera 2–4 Win 8–0 Moritz Langer TF 10–0 Win 7–0 Ross Connelly TF 11–0 2022 Canada Cup at 65 kg Win 6–0 Jordan Mitchell TF 12–1 July 2, 2022 2022 Canada Cup Summerside, Canada Win 5–0 Garrett Saunders TF 10–0 Win 4–0 Minwoo Choi TF 11–0 2022 Canada World Team Trials at 65 kg Win 3–0 Jacob Alexander Torres Fall May 26–29, 2022 2022 Canada World Team Trials Edmonton, Canada Win 2–0 Daniel Coles TF 18–8 Win 1–0 Jason Reeves TF 11–0

References

  1. ^ "Lachlan McNeil". Wrestling Canada Lutte. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "Toronto wrestler Lachlan McNeil settles for silver at Commonwealth Games". CBC. 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "Lachlan McNeil". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  4. ^ Freeborn, Jeremy (July 12, 2022). "Team Canada wins 14 wrestling medals at Spanish Grand Prix". Canadian Sport Scene. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  6. ^ "Tar Heel Duo Finishes NCAA Championships With All-America Status". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  7. ^ "Lachlan McNeil - Wrestling". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
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