Travis West

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameTravis•West
Used nameTravis•West
Born13 January 1967 in Phoenix, Arizona (USA)
Died14 June 2004 in Portland, Oregon (USA)
Measurements170 cm / 74 kg
AffiliationsSunkist Kids Wrestling Club, Scottsdale (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Travis West spent five years on the USA Greco-Roman team in the 1990s, highlighted by his 1992 Barcelona Olympic appearance. West wrestled in college at Portland State University, where he won an NCAA D-2 title in 1989, and led the team to NCAA D-2 titles in 1989 and 1990. He later won a bronze meda at the 1992 Pan American Championships, and a silver at the 1991 US Olympic Festival.

West had a difficult time after his wrestling career ended. He developed primary sclerosing cholangitis, a disease that led to liver failure. He underwent two liver transplants, but in the end the disease took his life when he was only 37-years-old.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1992 Summer Olympics Wrestling USA Travis West
Welterweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) AC