Elena Pirozhkova

Elena Pirozhkova
Medal record
Women's wrestling
Representing  United States
World Championships
2010 Moscow 63 kg
2012 Strathcona County 63 kg
2013 Budapest 63 kg
2014 Tashkent 63 kg
Pirozkhova greets the First Lady in 2012.

Elena Pirozhkova (born October 13, 1986) is a female wrestler for the United States Olympic team of Russian origin. Wrestling in the 63 kg weight class, she won the gold medal at the Pan American games in 2008, 2009, and 2010.[1][2] In 2010, she won the silver medal at the World Championship games.[3] She placed 5th at the 2011 World Championships.[4] Pirozhkova was born in Russia but grew up in Greenfield, Massachusetts.[5]

References

  1. "USA Wrestling". TheMat.com. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  2. Scott, Roxanna (2010-07-19). "Athlete of the Week: Hurdler Oliver lowers American record". Usatoday.Com. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  3. Sesker, Craig (2011-09-15). "Pirozhkova, Maroulis finish 5th at World Championships | TheMat.com - USA Wrestling". TheMat.com. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  4. "US team faces some hurdles in next Olympics - The Boston Globe". Articles.boston.com. 2011-08-03. Retrieved 2012-12-29.

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, May 06, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.