Lyndsay Belisle

Lyndsay Belisle (born October 1, 1977 in Hazelton, British Columbia) is a retired amateur Canadian freestyle wrestler, who competed in the women's flyweight category.[1] Considering one of the world's top female freestyle wrestlers in her decade, Belisle has claimed two silver medals each in the 48 and 51-kg division at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and at the 2006 World Wrestling Championships in Guangzhou, China, and seized an opportunity to compete for Canada at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Throughout her sporting career, Belisle trained full-time for the Burnaby Mountain Wrestling Club in Burnaby, British Columbia under her personal coach Mike Jones.[2]

Lyndsay Belisle
Personal information
Full nameLyndsay Belisle
Nationality Canada
Born (1977-10-01) 1 October 1977
Hazelton, British Columbia,
Canada
Height1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleFreestyle
ClubBMWC Burnaby
CoachMike Jones
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
2003 Santo Domingo48 kg
World Championships
2006 Guangzhou51 kg

Belisle made sporting headlines at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where she captured a silver medal in the women's 48-kg division, losing to U.S. wrestler Patricia Miranda by a powerful pin.[3]

When women's wrestling made its debut at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Belisle qualified for the Canadian squad in the inaugural 48 kg class. Earlier in the process, she outclassed Mongolia's Tsogtbazaryn Enkhjargal to snatch both the trophy and ticket from the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Madrid, Spain.[4][5] She lost two straight matches each to Japan's Chiharu Icho on technical superiority, and Germany's Brigitte Wagner by a formidable 4–3 verdict, leaving her on the bottom of the prelim pool and placing eleventh in the final standings.[6][7]

At the 2006 World Wrestling Championships in Guangzhou, China, Belisle grappled her way at three kilograms heavier to pick up a silver medal in the final match against Japan's Hitomi Sakamoto in the 51-kg division.[8]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lyndsay Belisle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  2. Dunn, Jeremy (29 October 2001). "SFU Wrestling Strong in Season Opener". Simon Fraser University. The Mat. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  3. Fuller, John (5 August 2003). "U.S. women's freestyle wrestling team records sweep of golds in inaugural competition at the Pan American Games". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  4. Abbott, Gary (14 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 48 kg/105.5 lbs. in women's freestyle". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  5. "Women wrestlers set for Athens Games debut". Daily Times (Pakistan). 22 August 2004. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  6. "Wrestling: Women's Freestyle 48kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  7. Francis, Eric (23 August 2004). "Hopes pinned on Tonya Verbeek in position to medal, other team members not so fortunate". Calgary Sun. Canoe.ca. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  8. "She's Sharp against old rival at nationals". The Calgary Herald. Canada.com. 1 April 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
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