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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1996-11-19) 19 November 1996 (age 28) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Grays Harbor | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Becka Anne Leathers is an American freestyle wrestler from Choctaw, Oklahoma.
Domestic career
In her youth, she was a multi-time national champion, including cadet and junior national champion.
In college, she was a WCWA national champion as a freshman at Oklahoma City University
International career
Leathers was a gold medalist at the 2017 Pan American Championships. Later that year, she was a bronze medalist at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships in the 55 kg weight class.
Leathers's other wins include the Dave Schultz Memorial, University Nationals, U.S. World Team Trials, Pan American Championships, and the Grand Prix of Spain.
References
- "Leathers trains with Team USA". Mustang Times. Archived from the original on 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
- "High school wrestling: Choctaw's Becka Leathers is one of country's top female wrestlers". 30 January 2013.
- "Choctaw wrestler Becka Leathers wins cadet national championship". 15 May 2013.
- "Becka Leathers wins Title in Fargo Womens Freestyle - Oklahoma Wrestling". 22 July 2015.
- ^ "Revitalized Leathers Well Prepared for First Senior-Level World Championships - The Open Mat". news.theopenmat.com.
- "Biography - Becka Leathers, OK". www.usawmembership.com. USA Wrestling. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- "Live Updates: 2017 World Championships Day Three".
- "Leathers Leads Way At Grand Prix Of Spain".