Leah Callahan
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 20, 1987 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Sport | Wrestling |
Leah Callahan (born June 20, 1987)[1] is a female freestyle wrestler from Canada. Callahan was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, grew up in Mackenzie, British Columbia, and currently resides in Calgary, Alberta. In 2012, Callahan won the gold medal at the Pan American Qualification tournament and thus qualified to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she lost in the second round to Ochirbatyn Burmaa.[3]
Callahan is the subject of an interactive documentary film called The Sticking Place, released on June 27, 2012.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Leah Callahan
- ^ Canadian Wrestlers Qualify for London 2012 [dead link]
- ^ "Ochirbatyn Burmaa Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
- ^ Sticking Place interactive documentary
External links
[edit]- Leah Callahan at the International Wrestling Database
- Leah Callahan at Olympedia
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Categories:
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Canadian female sport wrestlers
- Olympic wrestlers for Canada
- People from the Regional District of Fraser–Fort George
- Sportspeople from British Columbia
- Sportspeople from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen
- Canadian sport wrestler stubs