.@GableSteveson claims men?s freestyle Olympic gold medal with stunning last second takedown#WrestleTokyo #Tokyo2020
— USA Wrestling (@USAWrestling) August 6, 2021
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MAKUHARI, Chiba, Japan - Gable Steveson (Minneapolis, Minn./Gopher WC RTC) finished off an amazing year of success with some last second heroics, beating three-time World champion and 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Geno Petriashvili of Georgia in the gold medal finals at the Olympic Games at 125 kg.
GABLE BY MILLISECONDS. 🤯@GableSteveson x #TokyoOlympicspic.twitter.com/qjEtZaK5Xa
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) August 6, 2021
Just when it looked like Steveson's amazing run through the heavyweight bracket had been stopped, Gable had some magic stored up for the final seconds.
Here is how it unfolded.