Article 5G596 Jordan Burroughs out of Olympics after defeat to Kyle Dake at US wrestling trials

Jordan Burroughs out of Olympics after defeat to Kyle Dake at US wrestling trials

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  • Dake beats Burroughs in two straight matches to win 74lb spot
  • 2012 Olympic and four-time world champion to miss Olympics
  • J'den Cox, 2016 Olympic bronze winner, disqualified from trials

Kyle Dake ended Jordan Burroughs' decade of dominance in American wrestling, making the Olympics for the first time with a sweep in the men's freestyle 74kg finals at the US trials Saturday night.

Dake posted 3-0 and 3-2 decisions over the 2012 Olympic gold medalist and four-time world champion who had dominated his weight division.

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