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| Full name | Viola Akin Yanik | ||||||||||||||
| Born | July 9, 1982 (1982-07-09) (age 42) Bonn, West Germany | ||||||||||||||
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Viola Yanik (born July 9, 1982 in Bonn, West Germany) is a Canadian wrestler. She has wrestled since 1997 and is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan. She won a bronze medal in the 63 kg freestyle event at the 2003 World Championships in New York City, New York and wrestled in the first ever Women's Wrestling at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, placing fifth. She retired from wrestling at the end of 2005 to pursue other endeavors.
Personal life
Yanik is of Turkish origin. She is married to Tolga Yanik.
References
- ^ "Canadian Olympic Committee - Athletes - Viola Yanik". www.olympic.ca. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- "Fall 2009 - Students - University of Saskatchewan" (PDF). usask.ca. Fall 2009.
- "Viola Yanik wins Bronze at 2003 Sr. Worlds". www.saskwrestling.com. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- Official results book, Olympics 2004
- ^ Kanada'nın 'Yanık' gururu, Radikal, 2004, retrieved 17 March 2021
External links
- Viola Yanik at the International Wrestling Database
- Viola Yanik at Olympedia
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