Tricia Saunders

Tricia Saunders
Personal information
Born (1966-02-21) February 21, 1966 (age 58)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Villeurbanne 50 kg
Gold medal – first place 1996 Sofia 47 kg
Gold medal – first place 1998 Poznań 46 kg
Gold medal – first place 1999 Boden 46 kg
Silver medal – second place 1993 Stavern 47 kg

Tricia Saunders (born as Patricia McNaughton; February 21, 1966)[1] is an American amateur wrestler and pioneer the sport of women's freestyle wrestling.[2] During her freestyle wrestling career, she won five FILA Wrestling World Championships medals, including four gold and one silver, never lost to an American opponent, and won eleven U.S. national titles.

Saunders was the first woman to be inducted to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member in Stillwater, Oklahoma and the first American woman to be inducted into FILA's International Wrestling Hall of Fame in Istanbul, Turkey.[3]

  1. ^ "CNN/SI - SI for Women - Spotlight: Tricia Saunders, Wrestling - Tuesday April 27, 1999 10:06 AM". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2001.
  2. ^ "National Wrestling Hall of Fame".
  3. ^ "Tricia Saunders inducted into FILA International Wrestling Hall of Fame in Istanbul, Turkey | TheMat.com - USA Wrestling". www.themat.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012.