Leah Callahan

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Leah Callahan
Personal information
Born (1987-06-20) June 20, 1987 (age 35)
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Sport Wrestling

Leah Callahan (born June 20, 1987) [1] is a female freestyle wrestler from Canada. Callahan was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, grew up in Mackenzie, British Columbia, and currently resides in Calgary, Alberta. In 2012, Callahan won the gold medal at the Pan American Qualification tournament and thus qualified to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she lost in the second round to Ochirbatyn Burmaa. [3]

Callahan is the subject of an interactive documentary film called The Sticking Place , released on June 27, 2012. [4]

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References

  1. Leah Callahan
  2. Canadian Wrestlers Qualify for London 2012 [ dead link ]
  3. "Ochirbatyn Burmaa Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
  4. Sticking Place interactive documentary