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CBC Tonight! by Matt Gentry

Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 11:53
CBC taped our matches and did some interviews on Tuesday night, so it will be aired across Canada at 6 pm. You'll have to check your local listings for more information, but I think that is pretty cool.

Matt
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Port Alberni Showcase by Matt Gentry

Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 00:05
Tonight we had an exhibition dual meet at Alberni District Secondary School. There was a pretty big crowd there and it was a pretty cool event. I had two good matches and won both. First match against ...
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Port Alberni Press Release by Matt Gentry

Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 00:20
Hey All, it looks like we will be taking a last minute trip over to Port Alberni on Vancouver Island tomorrow. Here is a press release about the trip:

A Local Olympic Send Off For Travis Cross and His Teammates ...
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Beautiful Vancouver by Matt Gentry

Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 12:38
Just started my final training camp in Vancouver. Daniel Igali is here, we have some training parters from across Canada and a couple from the States that have come up, so I'm excited, it should be a good, intense ...
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T-Shirts READY! by Matt Gentry

Thursday, July 10, 2008 at 13:49
I'm picking up the t-shirts today, I am very excited to see them. The guy at the shop said they turned out great, so I am crossing my fingers.

What I need from many of you, via email preferably (mgentry@stanford.edu):

Size ...
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Bronze Medal by Matt Gentry

Sunday, July 06, 2008 at 14:42
Real quick results. I have 2 minutes and 47 seconds until my internet runs out. I ended up Bronze. won my first match 1-1, 1-0 over a tough Iranian, then lost a very poor match against the ...
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Weighed In by Matt Gentry

Friday, July 04, 2008 at 13:38
I made weight today, it was not hard. Now it is time for sleep. I have a very good bracket tomorrow, there are 4 Olympians, although I think the Turk might have moved up (the same Turk I ...
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Madrid by Matt Gentry

Wednesday, July 02, 2008 at 14:09
Happy Canada Day yesterday. it sure didn´t feel like it. Guelph was incredibly busy, we had plenty of meetings and I got a lot out of the training even though it was only for a few days. ...
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Working out with an Olympic Champ by Matt Gentry

Monday, June 30, 2008 at 18:35
Today I had the privilege to work out with a World and Olympic Champion, Daniel Igali. He won a World gold medal in 1999 and the Olympic Gold medal in 2000 in Sydney, and is a pretty amazing athlete, ...
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Probable T-shirt by Matt Gentry

Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 14:23
Hey all,

Just wanted to get you an update on the t-shirt. Thanks to Alex Coriano and James Pease, these shirts are almost going to print. This is a modification/combination of the previous two designs.

The graphic on the ...
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Article/Schedule by Matt Gentry

Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at 11:00
There was a real short article on CBC.ca about the Canadian Olympic Team and there is a pic of me, so thought I would link to it HERE. (Although it isn't the best picture, its from the ...
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Vancouver... by Matt Gentry

Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 23:35
...is kind of rainy, but it is pretty nice. Not too hot.

Just doing some training. I have been pretty busy since I got back from Iran, it already seems like 6 months ago, but I only competed 2 ...
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T-shirt Ideas by Matt Gentry

Saturday, June 07, 2008 at 19:02
Friends and Family,

Alex Coriano, my workout partner, coach, friend and artist has been helping me come up with some designs for a t-shirt. Here are some preliminary ideas. let me know what you think please. If you ...
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Getting the heck out of dodge... by Matt Gentry

Saturday, June 07, 2008 at 18:34
Getting out of the country was a heck of a lot harder than getting in. It all started because when we got our visas, they made a mistake and only gave us a 7 day visa even though we ...
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2008 Takhti Cup Silver Medal by Matt Gentry

Saturday, June 07, 2008 at 18:30
Well, I have mixed feelings. I wrestled 2 great matches and 2 mediocre matches. Overall I guess I am happy, but at the Olympics I need to have 4 outstanding performances in a row. The more I ...
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Takhti Cup Silver by Matt Gentry

Friday, June 06, 2008 at 09:06
Real quickly before we head off to the airport. I got silver today, so i have pretty mixed feelings. I beat 3 very good iranians on my way to the final, including the world silver medalist from 2 ...
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Kermanshah by Matt Gentry

Wednesday, June 04, 2008 at 11:17
Today we flew to Kermanshah a city in the west that is in the mountains and very nice. I like it alot. It has big mountains right next to our hotel, but not what you would expect. ...
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Salaam by Matt Gentry

Monday, June 02, 2008 at 11:18
That is farsi for hello.
The internet has been down the last few days in our hotel. Iran is in the middle of a 5 day holiday, which is kind of a long holiday, so things have taken forever. ...
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Day 3 of Iran by Matt Gentry

Saturday, May 31, 2008 at 00:47
Hello,

Well, it’s official. I smell like juju kabob (chicken kabob). I said to ask me how I felt about the food after a couple days. It is still delicious, but exactly the same meal for lunch ...
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Persia- First Impressions by Matt Gentry

Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at 10:45
I was a little nervous to announce on my blog that I was heading to Iran. I guess I didn’t want to make people nervous about my safety, but after being here a ½ day, I can assure you ...
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