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| Birth name | Michelle Cristina Fazzari | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1987-07-10)July 10, 1987 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | August 30, 2024(2024-08-30) (aged 37) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Cayuga Secondary School | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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.
Three weeks after undergoing knee surgery, Fazzari made her Pan Am Games debut at Toronto 2015, finishing seventh.
In July 2016, she was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team.
In 2021, she won the gold medal in the 62 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy.
Fazzari died from cancer on August 30, 2024, at the age of 37.
References
- 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. May 19, 2015. 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
- Michelle Fazzari at the International Wrestling Database
- Michelle Fazzari at Olympics.com
- Michelle Fazzari at Team Canada
- Michelle Fazzari at Olympedia
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