Henry Cejudo Grabs Gold

Henry Cejudo wins the gold medal in wrestling

Henry Cejudo looked just about as happy as anyone could when he won the gold medal in freestyle wrestling. It's the first time an American wrestler has won the event in 16 years.

Cejudo is the son of two "undocumented workers" from Mexico that has now achieved something that he and all of his fellow Americans can be proud of.

"This is the American dream," Cejudo said. "The United States is the greatest country in the world."

Cejudo had to come from behind on more than one occasion to win the gold. He passed by higher ranked wrestlers to win the most coveted medal in wrestling.

Cejudo beat Tomohiro Matsunaga of Japan with a score of 5-2 in the 55kg weight class.

It's quite an amazing turnaround for the 21 year old who finished 31st in last year's World Championship. Way to go, Henry! We, at Times of the Internet salute you for your great accomplishment.