Danielle Lappage
Danielle Lappage (born 24 September 1990)[1] is a wrestler competing for Canada. She won a gold medal in the 63 kg freestyle at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[2] She finished in 5th place at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships.
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Canadian |
Born | Olds, Alberta, Canada | 24 September 1990
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Wrestling |
Club | Burnaby Mountain Wrestling Club |
Coached by | Dave McKay |
Updated on 2 August 2014. |
In 2010 Lappage was crowned world junior champion at 63 kg.[3]
In July 2016, she was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team.[4][5]
References
- Glasgow 2014 profile
- "Canada wins 2 more wrestling golds at Commonwealth Games". CBC Sports. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- "Danielle Lappage". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- Gillespie, Kerry (23 June 2016). "Canadian wrestlers keep getting up off the mat". Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Toronto Star. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- "Canadian Wrestling Team Nominated for Rio 2016". www.wrestling.ca/. Wrestling Canada. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
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