Team Canada departs for World Women's Wrestling Championships

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10/28/2002


Ottawa - The Canadian Women's Wrestling Team departed with high hopes for the 2002 Senior Women's World Championships in Halkida, Greece, November 1-3. A solid mix of veterans and newcomers should make for a top notch performance this year. The team is coached by Mike Jones (Burnaby Mountain W.C., Burnaby, B.C.), former Olympic Team Head Coach in Atlanta and Todd Hinds (Saskatoon W.C., Saskatoon, SK), 2001 Senior Women's Team Head Coach.    The Canadian Team Line-up:    48 kg - Carol Huynh (Burnaby Mountain W.C. - Hazelton, B.C.) is a returning veteran of the senior team. She has captured back to back World Senior Championship medals. A bronze in 2000 and silver in 2001 should make Carol a strong contender for the World Championship title.    51 kg - Lyndsay Belisle (Burnaby Mountain W.C. - Burnaby, B.C.) is another returning veteran for the team. She broke through with a 4th place performance last year and is looking to improve to a podium finish this year. Lyndsay is a four time National Senior Champion.    55 kg - Jennifer Ryz (Burnaby Mountain W.C. - Coquitlam, B.C.) is the veteran of the team. Jennifer won a silver medal for Canada in 1996 and a bronze medal in 2000. She took home the bronze medal at the 2001 World Cup. Jennifer is a five time National Senior Champion.    59 kg - Emily Richardson (Burnaby Mountain W.C. - North Vancouver, B.C.) is attending her first World Championship for Canada. This is the new weight class created by FILA so it is wide open in terms of potential medal performances for any athlete. Emily captured a bronze medal at the 2002 FISU World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta this past June.    63 kg - Tara Hedican (Guelph W.C. - Guelph, ON) is also attending her first World Senior Championship for Canada. Tara was the 2001 Junior World Champion at this weight class and earned the 2001 Tom Longboat Award for Canada's top aboriginal athlete of the year. Tara won her first Senior National Championship title this year to go along with the CIS National Championship title.    67 KG - Shannon Samler (Burnaby Mountain W.C. - North Vancouver, B.C.) is another veteran for Team Canada. She won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Cup and recently captured a silver medal at the 2002 FISU World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta. Shannon is a four time Senior National Champion.    72 KG - Pam Wilson (Hamilton W.C. - Hamilton, ON) is making her first appearance at the Senior World Championships. Pam won the 2002 FISU World Championship earlier this year in Edmonton, Alberta and was the Junior World Championships bronze medalist in 2001. Pam won her first Senior National Championships title this year.    The competition begins on Saturday, November 2nd at the TASSOS KABOURIS Municipal Stadium in Halkida, Greece.