Yianni Diakomihalis

Yianni Diakomihalis
Diakomihalis at the 2021 World Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Born (1999-04-11) April 11, 1999
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Websiteyiannid.com
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWrestling
Weight class70 kg (150 lb)
Event(s)
Freestyle and Folkstyle
College teamCornell
ClubSpartan Combat RTC
TeamUSA
Coached byRob Koll
Mike Grey
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
World Championships
2022 Belgrade 65 kg
World Cup
2022 Coralville Team
Pan American Championships
2023 Buenos Aires 65 kg
2020 Ottawa 65 kg
Grand Prix
2023 Taraz 65 kg
2022 Tunisia 65 kg
2021 Warsaw 65 kg
2021 Nice 65 kg
2019 Istanbul 65 kg
2019 Warsaw 65 kg
US National Championships
2025 Las Vegas 70 kg
2019 Las Vegas 65 kg
U17 World Championships
2016 Tbilisi 65 kg
2015 Sarajevo 65 kg
Men's collegiate wrestling
Representing the Cornell Big Red
NCAA Division I Championships
2023 Tulsa 149 lb
2022 Detroit 149 lb
2019 Pittsburgh 141 lb
2018 Cleveland 141 lb
EIWA Championships
2023 Philadelphia 149 lb
2022 Ithaca 149 lb
2019 Vestal 141 lb
2018 Hempstead 141 lb

John Michael "Yianni" Diakomihalis (born April 11, 1999) is an American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes at 70 kilograms. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of Real American Freestyle (RAF), where he is the current RAF Lightweight Champion.

A two-time U.S. national champion in freestyle, Diakomihalis formerly competed at 65 kilograms, where he was the 2022 World silver medalist, a two-time Pan American champion, and a two-time U17 World champion, among other feats.

While in college, he became the fifth four-time NCAA Division I champion in history out of Cornell University.