Tela O'Donnell

Tela O'Donnell
Personal information
Full nameTela O'Donnell
Born (1982-07-16) July 16, 1982 (age 42)
Homer, Alaska, U.S.
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleFreestyle
ClubDave Schultz Wrestling Club
College teamPacific University
CoachTerry Steiner

Tela O'Donnell (born July 16, 1982 in Homer, Alaska) is a retired amateur American freestyle wrestler, who competed in the women's lightweight category.[1] She picked up the 2003 U.S. national runner-up trophy in her respective division, and later represented the United States team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, finishing sixth in the process. Throughout her sporting career, O'Donnell served full-time as a member of Dave Schultz Wrestling Club, and also became a resident athlete for the development program at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[2]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tela O'Donnell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  2. ^ Hack, Damon (May 22, 2004). "Olympics; For Women, Plenty of Firsts At Olympic Wrestling Trials". New York Times. Retrieved July 5, 2014.