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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1966 (age 59–60) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World finals | 7th (1990) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joe Melchiore (born 1966) is an American freestyle wrestler and wrestling coach. He took the 1983 Wrestling World Junior Championships, winning the gold medal in the men's 56 kg category.
• 1983 World Junior Champion, 56 kg.
• 1986 Big Eight Conference Champion, 118 lb (48 kg).
• 1990 U.S. Open Champion, 125.5 lb (57 kg).
• At the 1990 World Team Trials Challenge tournament was held in 30 May, Philadelphia, Joe Melchiore defeated 1989 NCAA and future 1996 Olympic Champion Kendall Cross via points and a technical fall to win the best-of-three series and earn his spot on Team USA for the international tournaments.
• Joe Melchiore competed at the 1990 World Championships where he placed seventh. He pinned Olympic Champion Shaban Trstena.
• He wrestled collegiately for Oklahoma Sooners (1985–86) and University of Iowa (1987–89) where he was a four-time All-American. In Iowa, he competed under legendary coach Dan Gable.
