Jillian Alice Gallays (born October 20, 1986) is Canadian freestyle wrestler.[1][2] She won the bronze medal at the 53kg event at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships,[3] and is a 2016 Olympian.
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| Born | October 20, 1986 St. Brieux, Saskatchewan | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Shane Bradley | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and education
editGallays was born in St. Brieux, Saskatchewan. She was diagnosed as having Dyslexia at a young age.[2] She was raised by a single mother. She attended the University of Saskatchewan where she obtained a degree in Kinesiology and competed on the Saskatchewan Huskies wrestling team, on which she was the captain. She was a two-time CIS National Champion at U of S.[4]
Career
editShe is a six-time Canadian National Champion. In 2014, competed at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships in the 53-Kilogram division, winning her first round match against Nadzeya Shushko of Belarus by technical fall, her round of 16 match against Lee Shin-hye of South Korea by fall, and her quarterfinal match against Yuliya Blahinya of Ukraine before losing her semifinal match to eventual winner, Saori Yoshida of Japan. Qualifying for the repechage, she won her bronze medal match by defeating Natalia Malysheva of Russia.
In July 2016, she was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team.[5][6] She lost her first round match to Jong Myong-suk of North Korea. She placed 19th in the women's featherweight freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]
Personal life
editGallays currently resides in St. Catharines, Ontario,[2] having moved there from Saskatoon in 2014.[7] Her nickname is "Jilla Killa".
References
edit- ^ a b "Jillian Gallays Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ^ a b c "Jillian Gallays". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 2016-06-22. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ^ "Women's freestyle World medalists". InterMat. Archived from the original on 2018-09-13. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ^ "About Jillian Gallays". jilliangallays.com. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
- ^ Gillespie, Kerry (23 June 2016). "Canadian wrestlers keep getting up off the mat". Toronto, Canada: Toronto Star. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "Canadian Wrestling Team Nominated for Rio 2016". www.wrestling.ca. Wrestling Canada. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "Canadian Jillian Gallays pursues Olympic wrestling dream". therecord.com. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
External links
edit- Jillian Gallays at the International Wrestling Database
- Jillian Gallays at Olympedia
- Jillian Gallays at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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