Ellis Coleman

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ellis Coleman
Occupation	Amateur Wrestler
Date Of Birth	Aug 16, 1991(1991-08-16)
Age	33
Birthplace	Chicago
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Leo

Ellis Coleman Biography

Ellis Coleman is one of the most popular and richest Amateur Wrestler who was born on August 16, 1991 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. His mother raised his family with his brother (Lillashawn) as well as his sister within the Humboldt Park community area, and then on in the West Side and finally Oak Park. Coleman states that his stepfather is an active gang member for a long time with an extensive criminal history. After experiencing formative years of fights outside of elementary school as well as home loss because of a fire in the apartment and hearings for expulsion, Stepfather Mose Oliver introduced him to the sport of wrestling to keep him from getting into trouble. Federal records show that Oliver is a rumored 1990s gang enforcer, who served between 2004 and the year 2011 for his involvement in Operation Day Trader. The wrestling began around 2001. In the sixth grade, both his stepfather and father were in prison while his dad figure became his wrestler instructor, Mike Powell. Coleman was a student at Ella Flagg Young elementary school. Barral took care of her children on her own, with no help free from the gang influence from the West Side. She was a candidate for Section 8 aid. Coleman was close to being expelled in his sophomore year was a graduate of Oak Park and River Forest High School in Oak Park, IL in 2009. He has also studied in Northern Michigan University.

The 2012 Olympic American gymnast Gabby Douglas became famous for her term “Flying Squirrel”. To solidify his name during his working at Colorado Springs, Coleman purchased an animal that keeps in a cage. He feeds it apples. The handle on Twitter is.

A clip of Coleman was uploaded on YouTube. In the following year, Coleman gained a cult-following for the video footage of him carrying out a stunt during the World Junior Championships that he refers to as “The Flying Squirrel”, which involves leaping up and over the opponent before executing the takedown. The move was performed during the 2009 Sunkist Open against Joe Betterman. The move was also demonstrated in opposition to Iran’s Mehdi Zidvand during the 2010 World Junior Championships. Coleman states that he’s performed this “Flying Squirrel” move over dozen times in competition. The move was ranked as third in the ESPN 2011 Best of the Best Highlights. He was a guest on morning shows of ESPN including ESPN First Take. The decision made him so popular that he got lucrative offers to pursue a professional job, yet he turned down to pursue his Olympic ambition. Coleman acknowledges his brother as the reason for the decision.

Ellis Coleman Net Worth

Ellis Coleman is one of the richest Amateur Wrestler from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ellis Coleman 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ellis Coleman (born August 16 1991) is an American wrestler from Chicago who was the winner of at the 2012. U.S. Olympic Trials to take part in the United States team in the Greco-Roman 60kg competition of wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Olympic Games in 2012. Olympics. Coleman faced adversity in his life while enrolled in junior wrestling classes. As a senior in high school, Coleman in Oak Park and River Forest High School finished third in the state championships in wrestling. At several times, Coleman executed a takedown by leaping over his opponent and then grabbing his back as he flew on his back. Coleman is often called”the Flying Squirrel for this move, which has earned him fame.

As a senior in high school during the 2009 Illinois High School Association Class 3A tournament, Coleman endured his only loss of the year to Maxamillian Schneider from Lane Technical College Prep High School to finish third and close his season on a record of 49-1. After the loss the heart rate of Coleman reached the 225 mark, which required treatment by paramedics.

Ellis defeated Betterman 2 to 0 at the finals of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials. Coleman had attended Betterman’s wrestling clinics when he was younger. Coleman is the youngest member of the American wrestling delegation going to the Olympics. After Coleman qualified for the Olympics, he realized that his mother, who works in customer service for the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, could not afford to attend due to financial hardship. Coleman was living at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs on a limited monthly stipend from the United States Olympic Committee and could not assist her. Powell rented Coleman’s family a one-bedroom flat in London out of personal funds and the Oak Park High School wrestling program subsequently raised $14,000 to ensure that his mother, aunt and siblings could attend. Coleman dropped from the 66 kg division to the 60 kg division for the Olympics. Coleman lost in the first round of Olympic competition to Ivo Angelov of Bulgaria by a 3–1 score.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Ellis Coleman height 5 ft 9 in Ellis weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Ellis Coleman Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Ellis Ranked on the list of most popular Amateur Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ellis Coleman celebrates birthday on August 16 of every year.

Who invented the Flying Squirrel wrestling?

Ellis Coleman has had success as an Olympic wrestler. He has worked hard to get to where he is at in his career. The 28-year-old is known for his move the “Flying Squirrel.” The move involves him somersaulting over his opponent before his takedown. Coleman developed the nickname “Flying Squirrel” by some people.

What is the Flying Squirrel in wrestling?

The flying squirrel was featured in ESPN’s Best of the Best Highlights in

2011. The move requires the wrestler to somersault over his opponent’s back, which is immediately followed by grabbing the opponent for the takedown. Coleman describes the move as a monkey on his back.