A US wrestling heavyweight pulled off a last-second miracle to win gold at the Olympics

• US wrestler Gable Steveson grabed the gold medal in a last minute effort at the Tokyo Olympics.
• Steveson was down by 2 points with 6.5 seconds left on the clock, but pulled off a victorious move in the end.
• His opponent, Geno Petriashvili, was a top seed at the Tokyo games.

US Olympic wrestler Gable Steveson pulled off a stunning last-second victory to win gold at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday.

With less than 15 seconds left on the clock, Steveson trailed his top-seeded opponent, Georgia's Geno Petriashvili by 3 points. Petriashvili was a top seed heading into the Tokyo games, having placed third at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.

But Steveson scored two 2-point takedowns - including one as time expired - to miraculously secure his gold medal in the men's freestyle 125kg at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

The 275-pound athlete had more surprises in store, celebrating the shocking win with a backflip on the mat:

Steveson, 21, is still a college athlete at the University of Minnesota, according to USA Today.