Olympic Gold Medalist Henry Cejudo to appear at various wrestling activities on his American Victory Book Tour

March 10, 2010, Phoenix, AZ - Olympic Gold Medalist Henry Cejudo embarked on his American Victory book tour earlier this year, to promote his remarkable and inspirational autobiography, American Victory.  The tour has proven to be a great success; as a result it has been extended. The expanded tour will not only include appearances at local book stores across the country, Henry will also make appearances at several major state wrestling events.

Henry Cejudo, Olympic Gold Medalist and author of American Victory, had this to say, " I am very excited about the second leg of my book tour. The book signings will actually take place at various state wrestling events across the country. It is an honor to be a part of these events. It enables me to give back to the wrestling community and to the amazing athletes that are working towards their dream of becoming wrestling champions."

Please see the American Victory Book Tour schedule for March and April below. Additional dates and cities will be added in the near future. Dates and times listed are specific to Henry's appearances. Please visit the respective websites for details on the wrestling events.

Book Tour Schedule
                             
Hershey, Pennsylvania                                             
When: March 11, 2010 at 5:00 PM & March 13, 2010 at 11:30 AM                                          
What: PIAA State Wrestling Championships                  
Where: Giant Center 

Metairie, Louisiana
When: March 27, 2010 at 1:00 PM
What: Louisiana Kids State Tournament 
Where: Rummel High School                                                                                 
Omaha, Nebraska                                                      
When: March 18, 2010 at 3:00 PM & March 19, 2010 at 2:30 PM                                                
What: NCAA Wrestling Championships                                  
Where: Hilton Omaha                                                                    
Kansas City, Missouri 
When: April 2, 2010 at 11:00 AM & April 3, 2010 at 5:30 PM 
Where: Municipal Auditorium Arena  
What:    Brute Adidas Nationals                    

Kent, Ohio                                                               When: March 26, 2010 at 12:00 PM
What: FloNationals
Where: Kent State Field House

For additional information on Henry Cejudo's American Victory book tour, please visit www.henrycejudo.com. The website will be updated as new cities are added. We also encourage fans to follow Henry on Twitter, Facebook and You Tube.

AMERICAN VICTORY: Wrestling, Dreams, and a Journey Toward Home by Henry Cejudo and Pulitzer Prize nominee Bill Plaschke (Celebra Hardcover Original; January 5, 2010; $24.95), is a success story depicting a family's struggle to survive, a young man's indomitable spirit, and the American Dream. It is a powerful and inspiring memoir of a young and determined American-born son of undocumented Mexican immigrants who, against all odds and expectations, achieved his dream of becoming an Olympic champion. 

About the Authors:

Henry Cejudo is a freestyle wrestler who won a gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. At twenty-one years old, Henry became the youngest American ever to have won an Olympic gold medal in wrestling. Henry was born in Los Angeles and currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona.

Bill Plaschke has been named the Associated Press Sports Columnist of the year four times. He has been a sports columnist for the Los Angeles Times since 1996 and is a regular panelist on ESPN'S "Around the Horn." He has been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and his work has been featured frequently in The Best American Sports Writing.