Tonya Verbeek

Tonya Verbeek
Verbeek (far left) in 2012
Personal information
Born (1977-08-14) 14 August 1977 (age 47)
Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
ClubBrock Wrestling Club
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 55 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Istanbul 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Budapest 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Herning 55 kg
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi 59 kg
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio De Janeiro 55 kg

Tonya Lynn Verbeek (born 14 August 1977) is a Canadian freestyle wrestler. Verbeek was the first woman to win a wrestling medal for Canada when she took silver in 2004, she added to that with a bronze at the 2008 Summer Olympics and a second silver at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She has also won two bronze and a silver at the world championships and has a bronze and silver from the Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games respectively.[1]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tonya Verbeek". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.