Wrestling in Canada

The sport of wrestling has been practiced in Canada for more than a century, with the first amateur wrestling championships being held at Toronto's Argonaut Rowing Club in 1901. The sport continued to grow during the 20th century and by 1969, the Canadian Amateur Wrestling Association was formed. Today the same organization is called Wrestling Canada Lutte,[1] and is the national governing body for Olympic style wrestling in Canada. The organization's purpose is to encourage and develop the widest participation and highest proficiency in Olympic wrestling in Canada.[2][3]

See also: Professional wrestling in Canada
Wrestling Canada Lutte
SportWrestling (Amateur)
AbbreviationWCL
Founded1969
AffiliationUnited World Wrestling (UWW)
ReplacedCanadian Amateur Wrestling Association
Official website
wrestling.ca
Canada

Canada Summer Games

Wrestling is a sport officially included in the Canada Summer Games program. Initially the program considered wrestling a winter sport and was featured at the first Canada Games in 1967. In 2005, women's freestyle wrestling was added to the program.

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 Canada Summer Games:

Notables in Canadian wrestling

Olympic medalists
  • 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.
  • 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]

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
  1. "Wrestling Canada Lutte". Wrestling Canada Lutte. Canada Games Council.
  2. "Wrestling". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  3. "Wrestling Canada Lutte". Wrestling Canada Lutte. Canada Games Council.
  4. "Niagara 2022 Games, Sports, Wrestling". Niagara 2022 Games. Canada Games Council.
  5. "Niagara 2022 Games". Niagara 2022 Games. Canada Games Council.
  6. "Wrestling". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
  7. "Wrestling With Attitude Trailer". Youtube. Vanwestfilm Productions.
  8. "Wrestling with Attitude (2012 TV Movie)". IMDb.com. IMDb.com.
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