Reigning Olympic Champion and defending Commonwealth Games Champion, Erica Wiebe will return to the world stage and look to defend her Olympic Gold Medal in 2021 in Tokyo. Wiebe has enjoyed an outstanding career so far at the international level and is one of Canada’s most decorated wrestlers of all-time. During the 2014 season Wiebe won every individual tournament she entered, a streak of 36 matches, until the world championships. Wiebe travelled to London 2012 as a training partner for Olympian Leah Callahan, soaking in the experience so she would be ready for her own Olympic opportunity in Rio. Inspired to one day represent Team Canada as a young child by a large crowd cheering her on, Erica Wiebe had her dream of representing Canada sparked when she played a mini soccer game during a Team Canada women’s friendly at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa. Wiebe began wrestling in Grade 9 after a sign for co-ed practice was posted, eventually shifting her attentions away from other sport interests including soccer. Earning her Bachelor of Kinesiology from the University of Calgary in 2012, Wiebe then completed a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology at the University of Calgary in Spring 2016. A collector of fridge magnets on international travels, Wiebe always travels with a jar of Nutella to eat.

• Who was your wrestling idol growing up? –  Christine Nordhagen
• Do you have a pre match routine? – Positive vibes only. 
• Favorite wrestling moment of your career so far? – Too many to count! Best team performance ever at the 2018 Worlds. 
• Best event you have taken part in? –  Pro Wrestling League in India in 2017
• Advice for the next generation of wrestlers? – When you feel like giving up, double down and always bet on yourself.