 George in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | November 5, 1978 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | U.S. Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jason Loukides | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tina George (born November 5, 1978) is a retired American freestyle wrestler who won a gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games. She was second at the 2002 and 2003 world championships, both times losing to Saori Yoshida. [1]
George stopped competing after the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, and served 18 months with the U.S. Army in Iraq, where she was seriously wounded. She made a brief comeback for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, and retired for good on April 22, 2014. [2] [3]
