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Full name | Viola Akin Yanik | ||||||||||||||
Born | July 9, 1982 Bonn, West Germany | (age 42)||||||||||||||
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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.
Yanik is of Turkish origin. [5] She is married to Tolga Yanik. [5]
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Full name | Viola Akin Yanik | ||||||||||||||
Born | July 9, 1982 Bonn, West Germany | (age 42)||||||||||||||
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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.
Yanik is of Turkish origin. [5] She is married to Tolga Yanik. [5]