Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Travis•West |
Used name | Travis•West |
Born | 13 January 1967 in Phoenix, Arizona (USA) |
Died | 14 June 2004 in Portland, Oregon (USA) |
Measurements | 170 cm / 74 kg |
Affiliations | Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club, Scottsdale (USA) |
NOC | United States |
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.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1992 Summer Olympics | Wrestling | USA | Travis West | |||
Welterweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) |