Elena Pirozhkova
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2010 Moscow | 63 kg |
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2012 Strathcona County | 63 kg |
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2013 Budapest | 63 kg |
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2014 Tashkent | 63 kg |
File:Elena Pirozhkova and Mrs Obama (cropped).jpg
Pirozkhova greets the First Lady in 2012.
Elena Pirozhkova (born October 13, 1986) is a female wrestler for the United States Olympic team of Russian origin. Wrestling in the 63 kg weight class, she won the gold medal at the Pan American games in 2008, 2009, and 2010.[1][2] In 2010, she won the silver medal at the World Championship games.[3] She placed 5th at the 2011 World Championships.[4] Pirozhkova was born in Russia but grew up in Greenfield, Massachusetts.[5]
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