Michelle Fazzari
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| Birth name | Michelle Cristina Fazzari | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 10, 1987 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | August 30, 2024 (aged 37) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Cayuga Secondary School | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Brock Wrestling Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Michelle Cristina Fazzari (July 10, 1987 – August 30, 2024) was a Canadian wrestler. She finished in 5th place at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships. Her highest career ranking was number 2 in the world.[1]
Three weeks after undergoing knee surgery, Fazzari made her Pan Am Games debut at Toronto 2015, finishing seventh.[2]
In July 2016, she was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team.[3][4]
In 2021, she won the gold medal in the 62 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy.[5]
Fazzari died from cancer on August 30, 2024, at the age of 37.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Abbott, Gary (August 29, 2014). "World Championships preview in women's freestyle wrestling at 60 kg/132 lbs". USA Wrestling. Archived from the original on August 31, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ "Michelle Fazzari". Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on August 31, 2024. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ Gillespie, Kerry (June 24, 2016). "Canadian wrestlers keep getting up off the mat". Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada: Toronto Star. Archived from the original on August 31, 2024. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ "Canadian Wrestling Team Nominated for Rio 2016". Wrestling Canada Lutte. June 22, 2016. Archived from the original on August 31, 2024. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ "Wrestling Canada Lutte deeply saddened by passing of Michelle Fazzari". Wrestling Canada Lutte. August 30, 2024. Archived from the original on August 31, 2024. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Michelle Fazzari at the International Wrestling Database
- Michelle Fazzari at Olympics.com
- Michelle Fazzari at Olympedia
- Michelle Fazzari at Team Canada
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