Michelle Fazzari

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Michelle Cristina Fazzari
Personal information
Nationality Canadian
Born (1987-07-10) July 10, 1987 (age 36)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater Cayuga Secondary School
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport Freestyle wrestling
ClubBrock Wrestling Club
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Paris 58 kg
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast 62 kg

Michelle Cristina Fazzari (born July 10, 1987) is a Canadian wrestler. She finished in 5th place at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships. She has been ranked number 2 in the world. [1]

Three weeks after undergoing knee surgery, Fazzari made her Pan Am Games debut at Toronto 2015, finishing seventh. [2] Ivan Yarygin Grand-prix bronze medalist 2015

In July 2016, she was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team. [3] [4] In 2021, she won the gold medal in the 62 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy. [5]

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References

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