Michelle Fazzari

Michelle Cristina Fazzari (born July 10, 1987) is a Canadian wrestler. She finished in 5th place at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships. She has been ranked number 2 in the world.[1]

Michelle Cristina Fazzari
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1987-07-10) July 10, 1987
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Alma materCayuga Secondary School
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
ClubBrock Wrestling Club
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 Paris58 kg
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 62 kg

Three weeks after undergoing knee surgery, Fazzari made her Pan Am Games debut at Toronto 2015, finishing seventh.[2] Ivan Yarygin Grand-prix bronze medalist 2015

In July 2016, she was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team.[3][4] In 2021, she won the gold medal in the 62 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy.[5]

References
  1. "World Championships preview in women's freestyle wrestling at 60 kg/132 lbs". Team USA. Archived from the original on August 31, 2014.
  2. "Michelle Fazzari". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  3. Gillespie, Kerry (23 June 2016). "Canadian wrestlers keep getting up off the mat". Toronto, Canada: Toronto Star. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  4. "Canadian Wrestling Team Nominated for Rio 2016". www.wrestling.ca/. Wrestling Canada. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  5. "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.


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