Diana Weicker

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Diana Weicker
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1989-05-26) 26 May 1989 (age 34)
Sport
SportWrestling
Medal record
Wrestling
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Wrestling Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Budapest 53 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Buenos Aires 55 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Buenos Aires 53 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Freestyle 53 kg

Diana Weicker (born 26 May 1989) is a Canadian freestyle wrestler. [1] She competed in the women's freestyle 53 kg event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning the gold medal. [2] In 2021, she won the silver medal in the 53 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy. [3]

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References

  1. "Diana Weicker". Gold Coast 2018. Archived from the original on 26 October 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. "Canada has big day at Commonwealth Games". CBC News. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  3. "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.