Kristie Marano

Kristie Davis (née Karen Stenglein, later Kristie Marano, born January 24, 1979) is a wrestler from Albany, New York.

Kristie Marano
Army World Class Athlete Program Sgt. Iris Smith (left) wrestles against New York Athletic Club's Kristie Marano (right) in the women's 158.5-pound final of the 2007 U.S. National Wrestling Championships April 6 at Las Vegas Convention Center.
Personal information
Birth nameKristie Stenglein
NationalityAmerican
Born (1979-01-24) January 24, 1979
Albany, New York, U.S.
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2000 Sofia68 kg
Gold medal – first place2003 New York City67 kg
Silver medal – second place1996 Sofia75 kg
Silver medal – second place1997 Clermont-Ferrand75 kg
Silver medal – second place1998 Poznań75 kg
Silver medal – second place1999 Boden75 kg
Silver medal – second place2007 Baku72 kg
Bronze medal – third place2002 Chalcis67 kg
Bronze medal – third place2006 Guangzhou72 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2007 Rio de Janeiro72 kg

Davis won nine medals at the women's World Championships in freestyle wrestling, two of which were gold. In 2004, Davis (who was competing as Kristie Marano at the time) received the James M. Cooke Memorial Award as the New York Athletic Club's (NYAC) Athlete of the Year.[1] She was the third woman to receive this award.

In 2002, she was awarded Women's Wrestler of the Year by USA Wrestling.

Kristie married Link Davis, the head coach of the Emmanuel College wrestling team, and went by Kristie Davis in 2016. She is an alumna of Colonie Central High School and Hudson Valley Community College and Pikes Peak Community College. She has a daughter named Kayla from her first marriage.[2]

Davis came out of retirement in 2016, in an unsuccessful attempt to make the U.S. Olympic team in the 75 kg class.

References
  1. "United States Olympic Committee - WRESTLING: Kristie Marano receives James M. Cooke Award as NYAC Athlete of the Year". usoc.org. February 16, 2005. Archived from the original on February 16, 2005. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  2. "USATODAY.com - With family in center ring, wrestler's life is no circus". usatoday.com. Retrieved October 4, 2022.


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