Ohenewa Akuffo
| Personal information | |
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| Born | February 15, 1979 York, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
Medal record | |
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Ohenewa Akuffo (born February 15, 1979) is a Canadian Olympic freestyle wrestler.[1]
Education
High School
Ohenewa Akuffo attended Ascension Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario. And later moved to Brampton where she wrestled for St. Augustine Secondary School.
University
Akuffo graduated from York University in 2011 with a degree in Business with honors in Marketing and a Certificate of Management and Sports Administration.[2]
Wrestling career
Ohenewa Akuffo is a Brampton, Ontario, native who competed in Olympic-style wrestling for 20 years. Throughout her career as a high-performance athlete, Ohenewa has represented Canada in several World Championships. She has traveled around the world for numerous competitions, has won many feats and was a presenter at the 2013 International Olympic Academy Young Participants' Session. Her notable achievements include:
- Commonwealth Games Gold medallist
- World Silver & Bronze medallist
- 2009 Brampton Hall of Fame Inductee
- Canadian Olympian
- Two-time silver medallist at the Pan American Games
- Ten-time Senior National Champion
She won a bronze medal on 2008 FILA Wrestling World Championships.
Professional career
Ohenewa Akuffo is a public speaker and life coach.[3]
Personal life
Akuffo is of Ghanaian descent. Akuffo lived in Accra, Ghana (West Africa) from the ages of three to eight.
References
- ↑ "Ohenewa Akuffo". olympic.ca. September 18, 2011.
- ↑ "Ohenewa Akuffo - Cambridge Ontario Business Directory". Cambridge Now. Archived from the original on January 8, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Ohenewa Akuffo". ohenewa.com.
External links
- Ohenewa Akuffo at the International Wrestling Database
- Ohenewa Akuffo at Team Canada
- Ohenewa Akuffo at Olympics.com
- Ohenewa Akuffo at Olympedia
- Ohenewa Akuffo at InterSportStats
- Official website
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Canadian female sport wrestlers
- Olympic wrestlers for Canada
- Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games wrestlers for Canada
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in wrestling
- Wrestlers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada in wrestling
- Wrestlers at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Wrestlers at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Canada
- Summer World University Games medalists in wrestling
- Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
- Freestyle wrestlers
- Black Canadian sportswomen
- Canadian people of Ghanaian descent
- Sportspeople of Ghanaian descent
- People from York, Toronto
- Sport wrestlers from Ontario
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen
- Canadian sport wrestler stubs