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Ohenewa Akuffo

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Ohenewa Akuffo
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Moscow 72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Tokyo 72 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi 72 kg
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo 72 kg
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro 72 kg
World Student Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Izmir 72 kg

Ohenewa Akuffo (born February 15, 1979, in York, Ontario, Canada) is an Olympic freestyle wrestler for Canada.[1]

Education

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High School

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Ohenewa Akuffo attended Ascension Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario. And later moved to Brampton where she wrestled for St. Augustine Secondary School.

University

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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

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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

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Ohenewa Akuffo is a public speaker and life coach.[3]

Personal life

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Akuffo is of Ghanaian descent. Akuffo lived in Accra, Ghana (West Africa) from the ages of three to eight.

References

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  1. ^ "Ohenewa Akuffo". 18 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Cambridge Now". Archived from the original on 2023-01-08. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  3. ^ Ohenewa Akuffo ohenewa.com