Nationality Canadian Highest world ranking 2 2015 Brazil 63 kg | Sport Freestyle wrestling 2013 Bulgaria 58 kg Weight 63 kg | |
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Born 23 June 1995 (age 21) ( 1995-06-23 ) Scarborough, Ontario Club Team Impact Wrestling Club Similar Michelle Fazzari, Justina Di Stasio, Dorothy Yeats | ||
Braxton stone papadopoulos an athlete success story
Braxton Stone-Papadopoulos (born June 23, 1995) is a Canadian wrestler. She won a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. She has been in competition with fellow world champion teammate Justine Bouchard. She has been ranked number 2 in the world.
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- Braxton stone papadopoulos an athlete success story
- 2013 junior nordhagen classic 59 kg braxton stone papadopoulos can vs elin nilsson swe
- Early life
- Career
- References
2013 junior nordhagen classic 59 kg braxton stone papadopoulos can vs elin nilsson swe
Early life
She initially earned a black belt in taekwondo by age 10. She started wrestling at age 10 and was coached initially by her uncle Stan Tzogas who had coached at the Olympic level.
Career
She won the bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Following the games, she made the decision to move up a weight class to 63-kg after she experienced difficulty reaching the 58-kg weight limit.
At the 2015 2015 Pan American Games she won the gold medal in 63kg category, defeating Katerina Vidiaux of Cuba 7-3.
In September 2015 Stone-Papadopoulos qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after placing fifth in the 63kg category at the senior world championships.