Victoria Anthony

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Victoria Anthony
Personal information
Full nameVictoria Anthony
NicknameVortex
NationalityAmerican
Born (1991-06-24) June 24, 1991 (age 33)
Palmdale, California
Education Marina High School [1]
Height4 ft 10 in (1.47 m)
Weight48 kg (106 lb) - 50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
CountryUSA
Sport Wrestling
EventFreestyle wrestling
University team Simon Fraser Red Leafs
Club Sunkist Kids
Coached byPaul Ragusa
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking5th
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Pan American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg201448 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg201748 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg202050 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Krasnoyarsk 50 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Krasnoyarsk 50 kg
Updated on 28 August 2016

Victoria Anthony is an American mixed martial artist and former freestyle wrestler. She is a two-time Junior World Champion, [2] a two-time U.S. Open Champion, and a three-time Pan American Champion. Anthony has represented the United States in two World Championships, coming 5th at both the 2013 and 2017 Worlds. Additionally, Anthony was the first woman ever to win four consecutive college national titles, becoming the first-ever 4x WCWA National Champion. Anthony is ranked USA's #2 ranked at 50 kg. [3] [ non-primary source needed ] [4] [ unreliable source? ]

She has made 8 consecutive United States National Teams. [5] [ non-primary source needed ][ unreliable source? ]

She is a 2009 graduate of Marina (Calif.) High School. In 2012, she won her first college National Championship for Simon Fraser University. [6] [ non-primary source needed ] In 2013, Simon Fraser won the NWCA National Duals Women’s title [7] [ unreliable source? ], led by Anthony and other top American and Canadian female wrestlers. In 2014, 2017, and 2020 Anthony won Pan American Championships gold. In January 2015 she won gold at the 2015 Dave Schultz Memorial. In 2016, she failed to qualify for the Olympics, placing second in the American best-of-three series Trials after losing to Haley Augello. [2] Anthony lost the first match, won the second match, and lost the third match.

She competed at the 2020 Ivan Yarygin international, in the qualification round she lost to Russia's Nadezhda Sokolova, but went on to wrestle back and win a bronze medal. [8] In 2021, she won the gold medal in the 50 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Victoria Anthony Biography". September 10, 2015. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Haley Augello wins U.S. Olympic Tream Trials". theherald-news.com.
  3. ↑ Reports, Submitted. "USA Wrestling". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on July 31, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2016.{{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  4. ↑ - Biography - Victoria Anthony TheMat.com
  5. ↑ - WOMEN WRESTLERS AIM FOR OLYMPIC STAGE Medill Reports Chicago
  6. ↑ Victoria Anthony - 2013-14 Women's Wrestling Simon Fraser University
  7. ↑ "Champions crowned in five divisions at NWCA/Cliff Keen Multi-National Duals in Springfield, Ill Team". TheMat.com.
  8. ↑ "Results Book" (PDF). Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 22, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2021.


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