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Olympic gold medallist and three-time world champion arrested in shock undercover prostitution sting

Published on May 12, 2025 at 06:49 PM

AN Olympic gold medallist has been arrestedafter an undercover sting on prostitution.

Freestyle Kyle Snyder, 29, was one of 16 people reportedly charged following the operation by ColumbusPolice in .

Kyle Snyder of the United States celebrates winning a gold medal in wrestling.
Kyle Snyder, right, has won a string of top wrestling titles
Kyle Snyder of Team USA on a podium with a gold medal.
Snyder’s haul includes three world crowns plus Olympic gold and silver

Snyder became the youngest fighter ever to land the clean sweep of his sport’s three major titles in 2016.

He lifted the world crown, title and wrestling gongs.

Columbus Police confirmed Snyder was arrested on Friday after an investigation.

US media say cops posted escort ads online.

Police then usedthe responses to set up possible arrests.

It’s alleged that Snyder called and texted a number that was said to have been listed in the ad.

The three-time world champion is accused of agreeing to meet the ‘escort’ at a hotelnearby.

He faces claims he then paidan undercover officer cash and asked for oral sex.

Snyder was arrested over allegations ofengaging in prostitution.

He was reportedly released at the scene and isdue in court on May 19.

Kyle Snyder, a US wrestler, in competition.
The fighter had just joined the Real American Freestyle wrestling promotion

Snyder, from Woodbine, Maryland, is the youngest American wrestler to have picked up Olympic gold – at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil nine years ago.

He followed that up with silver at the Tokyo Games in 2020 but missed out on a gong in Paris last year.

The three-time National Champion had recently signed up for the newReal American Freestyle wrestling promotion, which was set up by legend Hulk Hogan and ex-WWE executive Eric Bischoff.

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