Alexandria Town
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| Full name | Alexandria Rebekkah Town | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 6, 1995 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | York University (in Kinesiology)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official Instagram Profile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | York Lions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alexandria Town (born July 6, 1995) is a Canadian freestyle wrestler, competing in the 57kg weight class. In November 2018, Alex became the first ever Canadian to win a gold medal at the U23 World Championships.[3] She has also secured Canada a place at the 2019 Pan Am Games by winning the bronze medal at 2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships.
In March 2020 she won the women's 59 kg title at the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships in Ottawa, Canada,[4] followed by a silver medal in the 57 kg division at the 2021 Pan American Wrestling Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
In October 2021, she was eliminated in her first match in the women's 57 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway.[5]
She won a bronze medal in her event at the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico,[6][7] making her a 4x Pan American medalist.
She won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament held in Alexandria, Egypt.[8]
International matches
[edit]| Res. | Opponent | Score | Date | Event | Location |
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| Win |  Akie Hanai
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7-4[9] | Nov 16, 2018 | 2018 U23 World Championships[10] |  Bucharest
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| Win |  Tserenchimed Sukhee
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15-3 | |||
| Win |  Alyona Kolesnik
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10-0 | |||
| Win |  Tamara Dollak
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Tech Fall (10-0) |
References
[edit]- ^ "FEATURED ATHLETE: ALEXANDRIA TOWN - York University Athletics".
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). www.fisu.net. 2018.
- ^ "Town wins Canada's first U23 World Championship gold - Wrestling Canada Lutte". 16 November 2018.
- ^ jeandaniel. "Pan-American Championships". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (7 May 2022). "Hildebrandt earns seventh Pan American Championships wrestling title". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Senior U23 World Championships - United World Wrestling". unitedworldwrestling.org.
- ^ "Senior U23 World Championships - United World Wrestling". unitedworldwrestling.org.
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