Viola Yanik

Canadian freestyle wrestler From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Viola Yanik (born July 9, 1982 in Bonn, West Germany) is a Canadian wrestler.[1] She has wrestled since 1997 and is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan.[2] She won a bronze medal in the 63 kg freestyle event at the 2003 World Championships in New York City, New York[3] and wrestled in the first ever Women's Wrestling at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, placing fifth.[1][4] She retired from wrestling at the end of 2005 to pursue other endeavors.

FullnameViola Akin Yanik
BornJuly 9, 1982 (1982-07-09) (age 43)
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Viola Yanik
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Full nameViola Akin Yanik
BornJuly 9, 1982 (1982-07-09) (age 43)
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2003 Santo Domingo63 kg
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Personal life

Yanik is of Turkish origin.[5] She is married to Tolga Yanik.[5]

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