Kamal Bey

Kamal Ameer Bey (born January 3, 1998) is an American Greco-Roman wrestler.

High school
Bey attended Oak Park and River Forest High School in Oak Park, Illinois until his junior year. During his high school years, he was a USAW Greco-Roman national champion (three-time All-American) and a folkstyle Illinois state champion. In August 2015, he opted to drop out of high school with 12th grade remaining, to focus on Greco-Roman wrestling and move to the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Cadet & Junior
Since arriving to the OTC in 2016, he became a UWW National Champion and once again placed at the Fargo Nationals. He went on to represent the United States in 2016, 2017 and 2018 at the Junior World Championships, placing eight, first and fifth respectively.

Senior
In 2016, he placed fourth at the Dave Schultz M. International and claimed a Bill Farrell M. International title. In December, he represented USA at the Club World Championships after winning the US Open and helped the team to place eleventh.

In 2017, he won a Dave Schultz M. International title, placed second at the US Open, third at the Zagreb Grand Prix, and twenty first at the U23 World Championships.

In 2018, he claimed championships at the US Open, Cerro Pelado International and Bill Farrell International. He also competed at the Pan American Championships but was forced to pull out of the tournament after he suffered an injury in his first match. He then went on to place seventeenth at the Germany Grand Prix after losing in the first round. In his final competition of the year, Bey competed at the World Championships, where he placed seventh.

In 2019, he claimed his second Dave Schultz M. International championship, his second-straight US Open championship, placed second at the Pan American Championships and made it to Final X, where he fell short. In December, he won the US National Championship and qualified for the Olympic Trials.

On February 9–10, 2019, Bey competed against Rafael Iunusov in the quarterfinals of the Zagreb Grand Prix. While down 2 points to 6, Bey attacked Iunusov with a right hook to the chin at the end of the match, this led to a disqualification loss. He was not suspended and competed days later at the Hungary Grand Prix.

In 2020, he placed seventh at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series and he was then scheduled to compete at the 20' US Olympic Team Trials on April 4–5 at State College, Pennsylvania. However, the event was postponed for 2021 along with the Summer Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving all the qualifiers unable to compete.

On October 30, 2020, it was announced by the United States Anti-Doping Agency that Bey had accepted a one-year long suspension, after failing to properly inform and maintain his whereabouts information, missing his opportunity to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Bey won a bronze medal in his event at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico. A few days later, he competed at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He was eliminated in his second match. Bey also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.

Greco-Roman record
! colspan="7"| Senior Greco-Roman Matches ! Res. !  Record ! Opponent ! Score ! Date ! Event ! Location ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2020 Matteo Pellicone RS 7th at 77 kg 🇮🇹 Rome, Italy ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2019 US Nationals at 77 kg 🇺🇸 Fort Worth, Texas ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2019 US World Team Trials at 77 kg 🇺🇸 Piscataway, New Jersey ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2019 US Open at 77 kg 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2019 Pan American Championships at 77 kg 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, Argentina ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2019 Hungary Grand Prix 9th at 77 kg 🇭🇺 Győr, Hungary ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2019 Zagreb Grand Prix at 77 kg Zagreb, Croatia ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2019 Dave Schultz M. International at 82 kg 🇺🇸 Colorado Springs, Colorado ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2018 World Championships 7th at 77 kg 🇭🇺 Budapest, Hungary ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2018 Germany Grand Prix 17th at 80 kg 🇩🇪 Dortmund, Germany ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2018 US World Team Trials at 77 kg 🇺🇸 Tulsa, Oklahoma ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2018 US Open at 77 kg 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2018 Bill Farrell M. International at 77 kg 🇺🇸 New York City, New York ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2018 Granma y Cerro Pelado at 77 kg 🇨🇺 Havana, Cuba ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2018 USA vs. Serbia at 80 kg 🇺🇸 Boise, Idaho ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2017 U23 World Championships 21st at 80 kg 🇵🇱 Bydgoszcz, Poland ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2017 U23 World Team Trials at 80 kg 🇺🇸 Rochester, Minnesota ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2017 US Open & WTT at 75 kg 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2017 Zagreb Grand Prix at 80 kg Zagreb, Croatia ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2017 Dave Schultz M. International at 75 kg 🇺🇸 Colorado Springs, Colorado ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2016 Club World Championships 11th as Team USA 🇭🇺 Budapest, Hungary ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2016 Bill Farrell M. International at 75 kg 🇺🇸 New York City, New York ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2016 Dave Schultz M. International 4th at 75 kg 🇺🇸 Colorado Springs, Colorado
 * Loss
 * 54-17
 * align=left|🇻🇪 Wuileixis Rivas
 * style="font-size:88%"|5-7
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|January 15–18, 2020
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|2020 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2|
 * Win
 * 54-16
 * align=left|🇺🇿 Nurbek Khashimbekov
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 14-5
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 14-5
 * Win
 * 53-16
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Jake Fisher
 * style="font-size:88%"|5-1
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|December 20–22, 2019
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2019 Senior Nationals - US Olympic Trials Qualifier
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|
 * Win
 * 52-16
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Corey Hope
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 14-1
 * Win
 * 51-16
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Alex Mossing
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10-1
 * Win
 * 50-16
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Timothy Johnson Thompson
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * Win
 * 49-16
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Anthonie Linares
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10-0
 * Win
 * 49-16
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Anthonie Linares
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10-0
 * Loss
 * 48-16
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Pat Smith
 * style="font-size:88%"|3-6
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|June 7–8, 2019
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2019 Final X: Rutgers
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3|
 * Loss
 * 48-15
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Pat Smith
 * style="font-size:88%"|1-2
 * Win
 * 48-14
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Pat Smith
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 11-2
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Pat Smith
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 11-2
 * Win
 * 47-14
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Pat Smith
 * style="font-size:88%"|7-5
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|April 27–29, 2019
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2019 US Open Championships
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|
 * Win
 * 46-14
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Peyton Walsh
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10-1
 * Win
 * 45-14
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Fritz Schierl
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 12-0
 * Win
 * 44-14
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Burke Paddock
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 14-0
 * Win
 * 43-14
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Joseph Cornejo
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 8-0
 * Win
 * 43-14
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Joseph Cornejo
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 8-0
 * Loss
 * 42-14
 * align=left|🇨🇺 Yosvanys Peña
 * style="font-size:88%"|1-3
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|April 18–21, 2019
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2019 Pan American Wrestling Championships
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * Win
 * 42-13
 * align=left| David Choc
 * style="font-size:88%"|5-3
 * Win
 * 41-13
 * align=left|🇲🇽 Juan Angel Escobar
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10-0
 * Win
 * 40-13
 * align=left|🇪🇨 Enrique Cuero
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 8-0
 * 40-13
 * align=left|🇪🇨 Enrique Cuero
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 8-0
 * Loss
 * 39-13
 * align=left|🇭🇺 László Szabó
 * style="font-size:88%"|2-4
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|February 23–24, 2019
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|2019 Hungarian Grand Prix - Polyák Imre Memorial
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2|
 * Win
 * 39-12
 * align=left|🇸🇰 Leo Drmola
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 11-0
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 11-0
 * Loss
 * 38-12
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Rafael Iunusov
 * style="font-size:88%"|DQ
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|February 9–10, 2019
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|2019 Grand Prix of Zagreb Open
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2|
 * Win
 * 38-11
 * align=left|🇮🇹 Riccardo Vito Abbrescia
 * style="font-size:88%"|7-3
 * style="font-size:88%"|7-3
 * Win
 * 37-11
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Carter Nielsen
 * style="font-size:88%"|6-4
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|January 24–26, 2019
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2019 Dave Schultz Memorial International
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3|
 * Win
 * 36-11
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Vladyslav Dombrovskiy
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 11-2
 * Win
 * 35-11
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Spencer Woods
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 12-2
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Spencer Woods
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 12-2
 * Loss
 * 34-11
 * align=left|🇦🇿 Elvin Mursaliyev
 * style="font-size:88%"|2-6
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|October 20–28, 2018
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2018 World Wrestling Championships
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3|
 * Win
 * 34-10
 * align=left| Reinier Jiménez
 * style="font-size:88%"|8-1
 * Win
 * 33-10
 * align=left|🇨🇳 Zhang Ridong
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 9-0
 * align=left|🇨🇳 Zhang Ridong
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 9-0
 * Loss
 * 32-10
 * align=left|🇸🇪 Khalid Kerchiyev
 * style="font-size:88%"|5-5
 * style="font-size:88%" |August 18–19, 2018
 * style="font-size:88%" |2018 Grand Prix of Germany
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" |
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" |
 * Win
 * 32-9
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Mason Manville
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10-0
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|June 21–22, 2018
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|2018 US World Team Trials
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2|
 * Win
 * 31-9
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Mason Manville
 * style="font-size:88%"|5-3
 * style="font-size:88%"|5-3
 * Win
 * 30-9
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Peyton Walsh
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 8-0
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|April 24–28, 2018
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2018 US Open Championships
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * Win
 * 29-9
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Jon Jay Chavez
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10-0
 * Win
 * 28-9
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Brandon Mueller
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10-0
 * Win
 * 27-9
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Dylan Reel
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * 27-9
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Dylan Reel
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * Win
 * 26-9
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Jesse Porter
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 13-4
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|March 30–31, 2018
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2018 Bill Farrell Memorial International
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3|
 * Win
 * 25-9
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Kendrick Sanders
 * style="font-size:88%"|9-8
 * Win
 * 24-9
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Colin Schubert
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 8-0
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Colin Schubert
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 8-0
 * Win
 * 22-9
 * align=left|🇨🇺 Ariel Fis Batista
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 9-1
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|February 15–23, 2018
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2018 Granma y Cerro Pelado Ranking Series
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * Win
 * 21-9
 * align=left|🇻🇪 Luis Avendaño
 * style="font-size:88%"|11-4
 * Win
 * 20-9
 * align=left|🇲🇽 Juan Angel Escobar
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 8-0
 * Win
 * 19-9
 * align=left|🇨🇺 Yurisandy Hernandez Rios
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * 19-9
 * align=left|🇨🇺 Yurisandy Hernandez Rios
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * Loss
 * 18-9
 * align=left| Viktor Nemeš
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 0-9
 * style="font-size:88%" |February 11, 2018
 * style="font-size:88%" |2018 USA vs. Serbia Special Dual Meet
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" |
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" |
 * Loss
 * 18-8
 * align=left|🇺🇦 Andrii Antoniuk
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 0-11
 * style="font-size:88%" |November 21–26, 2017
 * style="font-size:88%" |2017 U23 World Championships
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" |
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" |
 * Win
 * 18-7
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Thomas Brackett
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 8-0
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|October 7–8, 2017
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2017 U23 World Team Trials
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * Win
 * 17-7
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Thomas Brackett
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 8-0
 * Win
 * 17-7
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Alex Meyer
 * style="font-size:88%"|9-7
 * Win
 * 16-7
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Zackery Bickford
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 9-0
 * 16-7
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Zackery Bickford
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 9-0
 * Loss
 * 15-7
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Mason Manville
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 0-8
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|April 26–29, 2017
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|2017 US World Team Trials
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * Loss
 * 15-6
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Mason Manville
 * style="font-size:88%"|8-9
 * Win
 * 15-5
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Jon Jay Chavez
 * style="font-size:88%"|16-13
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|2017 US Open Championships
 * Win
 * 14-5
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Michael Hooker
 * style="font-size:88%"|6-2
 * 14-5
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Michael Hooker
 * style="font-size:88%"|6-2
 * Win
 * 13-5
 * align=left|🇦🇹 Michael Wagner
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|March 11, 2017
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2017 Grand Prix of Zagreb Open
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3|
 * Loss
 * 12-5
 * align=left| Božo Starčević
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 2-10
 * Win
 * 12-4
 * align=left|🇯🇵 Yuya Maeta
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * align=left|🇯🇵 Yuya Maeta
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * Win
 * 11-4
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Jesse Porter
 * style="font-size:88%"|5-3
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|February 1–3, 2017
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2017 Dave Schultz Memorial International
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * Win
 * 10-4
 * align=left|🇯🇵 Kodai Sakuraba
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 8-0
 * Win
 * 9-4
 * align=left|🇦🇷 Roni Sosa
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 8-0
 * Win
 * 8-4
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Michael Donato
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 8-0
 * 8-4
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Michael Donato
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 8-0
 * Win
 * 7-4
 * align=left|🇰🇬 Rustam Rakhmatulaev
 * style="font-size:88%"|9-4
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|December 8–9, 2016
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2016 Club World Championships
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * Win
 * 6-4
 * align=left|🇺🇦 Butkhuzi Karaia
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 12-4
 * Loss
 * 5-4
 * align=left|🇭🇺 Martin Szabo
 * style="font-size:88%"|10-12
 * Loss
 * 5-3
 * align=left|🇹🇷 Emrah Kuş
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 2-10
 * 5-3
 * align=left|🇹🇷 Emrah Kuş
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 2-10
 * Win
 * 5-2
 * align=left|🇪🇬 Alec Ortiz
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 15-5
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|November 10–12, 2016
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|2016 Bill Farrell Memorial International
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2|
 * Win
 * 4-2
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Bradley Dolezal
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * Loss
 * 3-2
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Alec Ortiz
 * style="font-size:88%"|12-19
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|January 28–30, 2016
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2016 Dave Schultz Memorial International
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|
 * Win
 * 3-1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Robert Kokesh
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * Loss
 * 2-1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Dillon Cowan
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 3-11
 * Win
 * 2-0
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Barrett Stanghill
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * Win
 * 1-0
 * align=left|🇵🇦 Alvis Almendra
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * Win
 * 1-0
 * align=left|🇵🇦 Alvis Almendra
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall

Awards and honors

 * 2019
 * Pan American Championships (77 kg)
 * US Nationals (77 kg)
 * US World Team Trials (77 kg)
 * US Open (77 kg)
 * 2018
 * US World Team Trials (77 kg)
 * US Open (77 kg)
 * 2017
 * US U23 World Team Trials (80 kg)
 * US World Team Trials (75 kg)
 * US Open (75 kg)