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Colorado Wrestler Adeline Gray Headed To Rio Olympic Games

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DENVER (AP) — Colorado wrestler Adeline Gray is headed to the Rio Games after winning the championship round at the U.S. Olympic Trials Sunday night in Iowa.

Adeline Gray and Victoria Francis compete during their Women's 75kg championship match on day 2 of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Wrestling Trials at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on April 10, 2016 in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

The 25-year-old three-time world champion beat Victoria Francis of Litchfield, Illinois in the best-of-three finals showdown.

Gray is a graduate of Bear Creek High School in Lakewood.

Adeline Gray celebrates after defeating Victoria Francis to win their Women's 75kg championship match on day 2 of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Wrestling Trials at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on April 10, 2016 in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

The Denver Post reports that Gray's rooting section in Iowa City included her parents, her three sisters and her boyfriend.

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First published on April 11, 2016 / 9:23 AM MDT

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