Michael Farina (born May 5, 1958) is an American wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 48 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Farina made the USA Greco-Roman wrestling Olympic team as a high school senior, becoming the second wrestler in American history to come straight from high school and earn a spot on an Olympic team.Klingman, Kyle. (March 13, 2026). Jax Forrest Took A Unique Path To Oklahoma State Wrestling. flowrestling.org. Retrieved March 20, 2026. He is also the youngest American in history to become an Olympian in Greco-Roman wrestling.
Farina wrestled for York High School in Elmhurst, Illinois, where he placed third in the state as a junior and won an Illinois State Championship as a senior. Prior to graduating high school, he won the National Junior Freestyle Championship in 1974 and the National Junior Greco-Roman Championship in 1974 and 1975.Mike Farina. Illinois Coaches and Officials Association. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
He attended college and wrestled at Iowa State University, where he graduated in 1981. He also later earned a graduate degree from the University of Minnesota.Michael Charles FARINA. olympics.com. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
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