Sam Hazewinkel (born March 4, 1983) is an American former wrestler who won the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials and competed at the 2012 Olympics in freestyle 55 kg division.Sam Hazewinkel. teamusa.org. Retrieved August 5, 2023. Hazewinkel previously served as head wrestling coach at Oklahoma City University during the 2019 and 2020 seasons. He has since returned to the University of Oklahoma, where he is a Volunteer Assistant Coach with his alma mater.
High school Hazewinkel completed a 140–0 record while wrestling in high school at Pensacola Christian Academy in Pensacola, Florida. He was a three-time Florida state champion. Hazewinkel was also a two-time Junior National Greco-Roman Champion.
College As a collegiate wrestler, Hazewinkel was a four-time All-American at the University of Oklahoma, with a best finish of 2nd place at the NCAA Championships.
International Hazewinkel was a 2008 University World Champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.
He defeated wrestler Nick Simmons 2 matches to 1, in a best of 3 series at the finals of the 2012 U.S. freestyle wrestling Olympic Trials, with a final and deciding period victory of 3–0. At the 2012 Olympics, Hazewinkel lost to in his opening match to Daulet Niyazbekov of Kazakhstan.
Hazewinkel would also represent the United States at the 2018 World Championships in Greco-Roman at 55 kg.Hands, Timothy. (December 17, 2018). Looking Back at 2018’s “Summer of Sam”. fivepointmove.com. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
Family Sam's father David Hazewinkel and uncle Jim Hazewinkel were both Olympic wrestlers. Dave and Sam were the first father and son to each make the U.S. Olympic team.
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