Wrestling in Canada
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| Sport | Wrestling (Amateur) |
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| Abbreviation | WCL |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Affiliation | United World Wrestling (UWW) |
| Replaced | Canadian Amateur Wrestling Association |
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The
Canada Summer Games
Wrestling is a sport officially included in the
Wrestling will be a part of the 2022 Canada Summer Games,[4][5] a.k.a. 'Niagara Games', August 6–21, 2022, which will be hosted in the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada. The wrestling events will take place at the new Canada Games Park.
The following Canadian wrestlers have competed in the
- Chris Rinke | (1979)
- Sunny Dhinsa | (2009)
- Justina Di Stasio | (2009)
- Linda Morais | (2009)
- Michelle Fazzari | (2005)
- David Tremblay | (2005)
- Darthe Capellan | (2013)
Notables in Canadian wrestling
Olympic medalists
- Aubert Côté – 1908 Summer Olympics bronze medalist at bantamweight in men's freestyle wrestling
- Carol Huynh – Two-time Olympic medalist, winning gold in 2008 and bronze in 2012 in women's freestyle wrestling. Four-time World medalist in 2000, 2001, 2005 and 2010.
- Daniel Igali – 2000 Olympic gold medalist and 1999 World Champion in men's freestyle wrestling
- Maurice Letchford – 1928 Summer Olympics bronze medalist at welterweight in men's freestyle wrestling
- Daniel MacDonald – 1932 Summer Olympics silver medalist at welterweight in men's freestyle wrestling
- Robert Molle – 1984 Olympic silver medalist at 100+ kg in men's freestyle wrestling
- Christopher Rinke – 1984 Olympic bronze medalist at 82 kg in men's freestyle wrestling
- Joe Schleimer – 1936 Summer Olympics bronze medalist and 1934 British Empire Games gold medalist at welterweight in men's freestyle wrestling
- Guivi Sissaouri – 2001 World Champion and Olympic silver medalist at 1996 Summer Olympics in men's freestyle wrestling, five total World and Olympic level medals
- Donald Stockton – 1928 Summer Olympics silver medalist at middleweight in men's freestyle wrestling
- Jeff Thue – 1992 Olympic silver medalist and 1991 World bronze medalist at 130 kg in men's freestyle wrestling
- Jim Trifunov – 1928 Summer Olympics bronze medalist and 1930 British Empire Games gold medalist at bantamweight in men's freestyle wrestling
- Tonya Verbeek – Three-time Olympic medalist, winning two silver and a bronze medal at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics in women's freestyle wrestling. Three-time World medalist in 2005, 2009 and 2011.[6]
- Erica Wiebe – 2016 Olympic gold medalist at 75 kg in women's freestyle wrestling
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Tonya Verbeek
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Popular culture
In 2012, a 45-minute TV movie/documentary was released by Vanwestfilm Productions about the development of women's wrestling in Canada called, Wrestling with Attitude.[7][8] The film focused on two female Canadian wrestlers in particular – former Simon Fraser University wrestler Carol Huynh, who begins training with the Calgary Dinos at the University of Calgary, and Junior World wrestling champion Danielle Lappage, originally from Alberta and was then training at Simon Fraser University in her first year as a senior wrestler.
References
- ^ "Wrestling Canada Lutte". Wrestling Canada Lutte. Canada Games Council.
- ^ "Wrestling". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ "Wrestling Canada Lutte". Wrestling Canada Lutte. Canada Games Council.
- ^ "Niagara 2022 Games, Sports, Wrestling". Niagara 2022 Games. Canada Games Council.
- ^ "Niagara 2022 Games". Niagara 2022 Games. Canada Games Council.
- ^ "Wrestling". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- ^ "Wrestling With Attitude Trailer". Youtube. Vanwestfilm Productions.
- ^ "Wrestling with Attitude (2012 TV Movie)". IMDb.com. IMDb.com.
External links
- Wrestling Canada Lutte (official website)
- Trailer for Wrestling with Attitude, a 2012 documentary about the development women's wrestling in Canada. (VanWestFilm Productions on YouTube)