Madison Bianca Parks (born November 14, 1993) is a Canadian freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.[1][2] She also won the silver medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[3][4]

Madison Parks
Parks at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Full nameMadison Bianca Parks
Born (1993-11-14) November 14, 1993 (age 31)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class50 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham 50 kg
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Acapulco 50 kg

Career

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Parks competed in the women's 50 kg event at the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Ottawa, Canada. In 2021, she lost her bronze medal match in the women's 50 kg event at the 2021 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Guatemala City, Guatemala.[5][6] A few months later, Parks was eliminated in her second match in the women's 50 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[7]

In 2022, Parks won the gold medal in her event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy.[8] She competed in the 50 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[9]

In 2023, Parks lost her bronze medal match in her event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships Acapulco, Mexico 2nd Freestyle 50 kg
Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England 2nd Freestyle 50 kg

References

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  1. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (6 August 2022). "Phogat completes Commonwealth Games hat-trick with another wrestling gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Wrestling Competition Summary" (PDF). 2022 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  3. ^ Burke, Patrick (7 May 2022). "Hildebrandt earns seventh Pan American Championships wrestling title". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  4. ^ "2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  5. ^ Pavitt, Michael (29 May 2021). "Gray among winners as women's competition concludes at Pan American Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  9. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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