Tina George
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George in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
November 5, 1978 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | U.S. Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jason Loukides | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tina George (born November 5, 1978) is a retired American freestyle wrestler who won a gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games. She was second at the 2002 and 2003 world championships, both times losing to Saori Yoshida.[1]
George stopped competing after the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, and served 18 months with the U.S. Army in Iraq, where she was seriously wounded. She made a brief comeback for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, and retired for good on April 22, 2014.[2][3]
References
- ↑ George, Tina (USA). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ↑ Tim Warsinskey (April 23, 2012) "It'll be tough to loosen Iowa's grip on U.S. Wrestling Trials". Cleveland.com
- ↑ Tina George after last match. Youtube
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