CHUN WINS BRONZE!!!!!
Clarissa Chun
48kg Women’s Freestyle
Born: 8/27/81 in Honolulu, Hawaii
High School: Roosevelt High School, Honolulu, Hawaii
College: Missouri Valley College, University of Colorado
Accolades:
– High School 1999 State Champion, 3rd in Nationals, State Qualifier in Swimming and Bowling
– 2006 US Nationals Champion
– 2007 Sunkist Kids International Open Champion
– 2008 Olympic Team Trials Champion (placed 5th)
– 2009 World Team Trials Champion (placed 9th)
– 2011 World Team Trials Champion (placed 7t)
– 2012 Olympic Team Trials Champion
Chun’s Results: 3-1 (Bronze Medal)
Clarissa Chun (USA) dec. Shasha Zhao (China), 5-0, 1-0
Mariya Stadnyk (Azerbaijan) dec. Clarissa Chun (USA), 2-0, 3-0
Stadnyk (Azerbaijan) makes it to finals so Chun enters repechage
Clarissa Chun (USA) pinned Iwona Matkowska (Poland), 2:43
Clarissa Chun (USA) dec. Irina Merleni (Ukraine), 1-0, 3-0 for Bronze Medal!!!!
Elena Pirozhkova
63kg Women’s Freestyle
Born: 10/13/86 in Greenfield, MA
High School: Greenfield HS, MA
Pirozhkova’s high school club coach for 3 years was Section 9’s very own….Anibal Nieves!!!! Anibal has made the trip to London to support his former pupil. Great job Elena and Anibal!!!
Accolades:
– 2008 World Team Trials Champion (placed 8th at Worlds), Pan-American Champion
– 2009 World Team Trials Champion (placed 7th at Worlds)
– 2010 US Open Champion, World Team Trials Champion (placed 2nd at Worlds)
– 2011 US Open Champion, World Team Trials Champion (placed 5nd at Worlds)
– 2012 Olympic Team Trials Champion
Pirozhkova’s Results: 0-1 (did not medal)
Anastasija Grigorjeva (Latvia) dec. Elena Pirozhkova (USA), 0-2, 5-0, 2-0
Grigorjeva (Latvia) does not make it to finals so Pirozhkova is eliminated