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Olympic Qualifications on the line at upcoming Pan Am Events

February 22, 2016

(Ottawa, ON) – With the 2016 wrestling season underway, Canadian Olympic Wrestling hopefuls have already earned some hardware at recent international events. Jasmine Mian (48 kg) and Danielle Lappage (63 kg) who are already pre-qualified for Rio returned recently from a European tour, each winning silver and bronze medals at back-to-back tournaments in Ukraine and Sweden. On the men’s side, John Pineda (FS 57 kg) won a hard-earned bronze medal, with teammate Korey Jarvis (FS 125 kg) coming close to a podium result with a 5th place finish at the Kolov & Petrov tournament in Bulgaria.

All sights now turn to the next phase in Olympic qualifications at the upcoming Pan Am Olympic qualifier, which is preceded by the Pan Am Championships, both being hosted by USA Wrestling in Frisco, Texas. The top 2 placers in each weight class and style at the Pan Am Olympic qualifier will earn spots for their respective countries. There will be two remaining Olympic qualification events as follows:

  • The first international qualifier event, April 22-24, 2016 (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia) – top three male and top two females in each style and weight class qualify,
  • The final international qualifier event, May 6–8, 2016 (Istanbul, Turkey) – top two in each style and weight-class.

“Coming off the Team Trials in December, the athletes, coaches and support staff have been preparing with the goal of qualifying as many weight classes as possible at the upcoming event in Frisco”, says Wrestling Canada Lutte President Don Ryan. “The teams are focused and we expect to see some great performances by our athletes”.


EVENT SCHEDULE – Pan Am Championships
-all Pan-American nations invited
-featuring all eight (8) Senior Weight Classes per Style

Friday, February 26
10:00 – Elimination rounds & repechage – FW all categories
17:30 – Opening Ceremony
18:00 – Finals – FW all categories

Saturday, February 27
10:00 – Elimination rounds & repechage – FS all categories
18:00 – Finals – FS all categories

Sunday, February 28
10:00 – Elimination rounds & repechage – GR all categories
18:00 – Finals – GR all categories

TEAM CANADA (Pan Am Championships)

FW 48 kg – Natasha Kramble (Saskatoon, SK)
FW 53 kg – Jasmine Mian (Calgary, AB)
FW 55 kg – Samantha Stewart (Fredericton, NB)
FW 63 kg – Breanne Graham (Calgary, AB)
FW 75 kg – Justina Di Stasio (Vancouver, BC)

FS 57 kg – Darthe Capellan (Vancouver, BC)
FS 61 kg – Jake Hergenhein (Calgary, AB)
FS 65 kg – Dillon Williams (Toronto, ON)
FS 74 kg – Ilya Abelev (Fredericton, NB)
FS 97 kg – Ali Al-Rekabi (Montreal, QC)
FS 125 kg – Gurjot Kooner (Vancouver, BC)

GR 59 kg – Steven Takahashi (London, ON)
GR 66 kg – John Yeats (Montreal, QC)
GR 75 kg – Shawn Daye-Finley (Fredericton, NB)
GR 85 kg – Alex Brown-Theriault (Fredericton, NB)
GR 98 kg – Alex Thoms (Fredericton, NB)
GR 130 kg – CJ Thoms (Fredericton, NB)


EVENT SCHEDULE – Pan Am Olympic Qualifier
-top two (2) place winners in each weight class will qualify that country’s weight for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Only Pan-American nations that have not already qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games may enter a wrestler at that weight.
-featuring the six (6) Olympic weight classes per style

Friday, March 4
10:00 – Elimination rounds & repechage – FW 48, 53, 58, 63, 69, 75 kg
17:00 – Opening Ceremony
17:30 – Finals – FW 48, 53, 58, 63, 69, 75 kg

Saturday, March 5

10:00 – Elimination rounds & repechage – FS 57, 65, 74, 86, 97, 125 kg
17:00 – Finals – FS 57, 65, 74, 86, 97, 125 kg

Sunday, March 6
10:00 – Elimination rounds & repechage – GR 59, 66, 75, 85, 98, 130 kg
17:00 – Finals – GR 59, 66, 75, 85, 98, 130 kg

TEAM CANADA (Pan Am Olympic Qualifier)

FW 53 kg – Jillian Gallays (St. Catharines, ON)
FW 58 kg – Michelle Fazzari (St. Catharines, ON)
FW 69 kg – Dorothy Yeats (Montreal, QC)
FW 75 kg – Erica Wiebe (Calgary, AB)

FS 57 kg – John Pineda (Vancouver, BC)
FS 65 kg – Haislan Garcia (Vancouver, BC)
FS 74 kg – Cleo Ncube (Montreal, QC)
FS 86 kg – Tamerlan Tagziev (Toronto, ON)
FS 97 kg – Arjun Gill (Vancouver, QC)
FS 125 kg – Korey Jarvis (Guelph, ON)

GR 59 kg – Steven Takahashi (London, ON)
GR 66 kg – John Yeats (Montreal, QC)
GR 75 kg – Shawn Daye-Finley (Fredericton, NB)
GR 85 kg – Alex Brown-Theriault (Fredericton, NB)
GR 98 kg – Alex Thoms (Fredericton, NB)
GR 130 kg – CJ Thoms (Fredericton, NB)