Viola Yanik (born July 9, 1982 in Bonn, West Germany) is a Canadian wrestler.[1] She has wrestled since 1997 and is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan.[2] She won a bronze medal in the 63 kg freestyle event at the 2003 World Championships in New York City, New York[3] and wrestled in the first ever Women's Wrestling at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, placing fifth.[1][4] She retired from wrestling at the end of 2005 to pursue other endeavors.
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| Full name | Viola Akin Yanik | ||||||||||||||
| Born | July 9, 1982 (age 42) Bonn, West Germany | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editYanik is of Turkish origin.[5] She is married to Tolga Yanik.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Canadian Olympic Committee - Athletes - Viola Yanik". www.olympic.ca. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^ "Fall 2009 - Students - University of Saskatchewan" (PDF). usask.ca. Fall 2009.
- ^ "Viola Yanik wins Bronze at 2003 Sr. Worlds". www.saskwrestling.com. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^ Official results book, Olympics 2004
- ^ a b Kanada'nın 'Yanık' gururu, Radikal, 2004, retrieved 17 March 2021
External links
edit- Viola Yanik at the International Wrestling Database
- Viola Yanik at Olympedia
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