Becka Leathers

Becka Leathers

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1996-11-19) 19 November 1996 (age 28)
Education	Grays Harbor
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Medal record Wrestling: Freestyle Representing   United States World Wrestling Championships 2017 55 kg weight class Pan American Championships 2017 55 kg weight class

Becka Anne Leathers is an American freestyle wrestler from Choctaw, Oklahoma. ^[1]

Domestic career

In her youth, she was a multi-time national champion, including cadet and junior national champion. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

In college, she was a WCWA national champion as a freshman at Oklahoma City University ^[5]

International career

Leathers was a gold medalist at the 2017 Pan American Championships. ^[6] Later that year, she was a bronze medalist at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships in the 55 kg weight class. ^[7]

Leathers's other wins include the Dave Schultz Memorial, University Nationals, U.S. World Team Trials, Pan American Championships, and the Grand Prix of Spain. ^{[5] [8]}

She went on to coach at Beat The Streets before heading back to Choctaw, Oklahoma.

References

1. "Leathers trains with Team USA". Mustang Times. Archived from the original on 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
2. "High school wrestling: Choctaw's Becka Leathers is one of country's top female wrestlers". 30 January 2013.
3. "Choctaw wrestler Becka Leathers wins cadet national championship". 15 May 2013.
4. "Becka Leathers wins Title in Fargo Womens Freestyle - Oklahoma Wrestling". 22 July 2015.
5. "Revitalized Leathers Well Prepared for First Senior-Level World Championships - The Open Mat". news.theopenmat.com.
6. "Biography - Becka Leathers, OK". www.usawmembership.com. USA Wrestling. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
7. "Live Updates: 2017 World Championships Day Three".
8. "Leathers Leads Way At Grand Prix Of Spain".