Danielle Lappage

Danielle Lappage (born 24 September 1990)[1] is a wrestler competing for Canada. She won a gold medal in the 63 kg freestyle at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[2] She finished in 5th place at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships.

Danielle Lappage
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1990-09-24) 24 September 1990
Olds, Alberta, Canada
ResidenceVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
ClubBurnaby Mountain Wrestling Club
Coached byDave McKay
Updated on 2 August 2014.

In 2010 Lappage was crowned world junior champion at 63 kg.[3]

In July 2016, she was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team.[4][5]

References

  1. Glasgow 2014 profile
  2. "Canada wins 2 more wrestling golds at Commonwealth Games". CBC Sports. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  3. "Danielle Lappage". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. Gillespie, Kerry (23 June 2016). "Canadian wrestlers keep getting up off the mat". Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Toronto Star. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  5. "Canadian Wrestling Team Nominated for Rio 2016". www.wrestling.ca/. Wrestling Canada. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
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