Braxton Stone-Papadopoulos
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| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 June 1995 [1] Scarborough, Ontario |
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| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Team Impact Wrestling Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[2]
Early life
She initially earned a black belt in taekwondo by age 10.[3] She started wrestling at age 10 and was coached initially by her uncle Stan Tzogas who had coached at the Olympic level.[4]
Career
She won the bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[5] 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.[6]
At the 2015 2015 Pan American Games she won the gold medal in 63kg category, defeating Katerina Vidiaux of Cuba 7-3.[7]
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.[8]
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