Tamyra Mensah
Tamyra Mariama Mensah Stock (born 11 October 1992) is an American sport wrestler who competes in the women's freestyle category and is a current world champion in the women's 68kg category.[1] She claimed gold medal in the women's 68 kg event during the 2019 World Wrestling Championships and also qualified to represent United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2][3] She was one of the three gold medalists for USA in women's freestyle category at the 2019 World Championships, which also marked the first instance where US delegation claimed three gold medals in women's wrestling event at a single World Championships.[4]
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| Full name | Tamyra Mariama Mensah Stock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 11 October 1992 Katy, Texas, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Jacob Stock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Free style | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Wayland Baptist University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Titan Mercury Wrestling Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tamyra also claimed a bronze medal in the women's 68 kg event at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships.[5]
References
- "International Wrestling Database - Tamyra Mensah". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
- "World Wrestling Championship". Retrieved 2019-09-21.
- jeandaniel. "2019 World Wrestling Championships". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
- OlympicTalk (2019-09-20). "Tamyra Mensah-Stock caps historic wrestling worlds for U.S. women". OlympicTalk. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
- "2018 World Wrestling Championships". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
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