Justin Abdou

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Justin Abdou
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Born (1971-01-18) 18 January 1971 (age 53)
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) Freestyle and Folkstyle
College team Simon Fraser Red Leafs
Club Burnaby Mountain Wrestling Club [1]
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1990 Colorado Springs82 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2000 Cali85 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1994 Victoria82 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing Simon Fraser
NAIA Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1990 Hayes177 lb
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1991 Butte177 lb
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1992 Hays177 lb
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1993 Butte177 lb

Justin Abdou (born 18 January 1971) is a Canadian wrestler. He competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in the men's freestyle 85 kg weight class. [2]

As a member of the Simon Fraser University wrestling team, he won four NAIA titles at 177 pounds. Abdou is currently the head coach of the SFU men's and women wrestling teams.

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References

  1. "Justin Abdou". Olympedia. OLYMadMen. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Justin Abdou Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2017.