TOKYO, Japan — Editor's Note: The video above is from April 10, 2020. All times in this story are local.
One of Iowa's many Olympians has a chance to win bronze in Tokyo.
After losing his first match, 27-year-old Thomas Gilman beat Uzbekistan's Gulomjon Abdullaev Wednesday. Gilman outscored Abdullaev 11-1 in the wrestleback, or repechage.
Gilman lost his first match against Russia's Zavur Uguev by one point on Tuesday.
The first-time Olympian will face Iran's Reza Atrinagharchi Thursday. It will be his chance to win one of the two bronze medals awarded following Olympic wrestling.
Gilman is a Council Bluffs native and University of Iowa graduate. As a Hawkeye, he went 107-12 overall and won the Big Ten championship his senior year.
Gilman won a silver medal at the 2017 World Championship, but this is his first Olympics. He is competing in the 57 kg weight class.
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