Tina George

Tina George

George in 2012
Personal information
Born	November 5, 1978 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Height	1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Freestyle wrestling
Club	U.S. Army
Coached by	Jason Loukides
Medal record Women's freestyle wrestling Representing the  United States World Wrestling Championships 2002 Chalsis -55 kg 2003 New York -55 kg Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo -55 kg Pan American Championships 2001 Santo Domingo -55 kg 2003 Guatemala -55 kg

Tina George (born November 5, 1978) is a retired American freestyle wrestler who won a gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games. She was second at the 2002 and 2003 world championships, both times losing to Saori Yoshida.^[1]

George stopped competing after the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, and served 18 months with the U.S. Army in Iraq, where she was seriously wounded. She made a brief comeback for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, and retired for good on April 22, 2014.^[2][3]

References

1. George, Tina (USA). iat.uni-leipzig.de
2. Tim Warsinskey (April 23, 2012) "It'll be tough to loosen Iowa's grip on U.S. Wrestling Trials". Cleveland.com
3. Tina George after last match. Youtube