Kennedy Blades

Kennedy Alexis Blades (born September 4, 2003) is an American wrestler. She currently competes in the middleweight division of Real American Freestyle (RAF), where she is the current RAF Women's Middleweight Champion.

She won the silver medal in the women's 76kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. She also won a bronze medal in the women's 68kg event at the 2025 World Championships.

Biography Blades is from Chicago, Illinois. She later switched to wrestling at age seven, joining a small club in the area.

Blades and her sister, also a wrestler, attended Wyoming Seminary in Pennsylvania, the first American high school to have a girls wrestling program. Blades won the silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in the women's 76 kg weight class, which was the United States's 1,000th silver medal. She transferred to the University of Iowa in July 2025.

Blades announced in June 2026 that she was leaving Iowa early to commit to Real American Freestyle full-time and prepare for the 2028 Summer Olympics.

Championships and accomplishments Freestyle wrestling NCAA 2026 NCAA Women’s Wrestling Champion - 160 lbs. Real American Freestyle RAF Women's Middleweight Champion (One time, current) Two successful title defenses USA Wrestling 2025 Anthony-Maroulis Trophy

Freestyle record

Res. Record Opponent Method Round Time Date Event Location Win 3-0

Tampa, Florida Win 2-0

Cleveland, Ohio

Win 1-0