Hannah Taylor
Personal Details
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Biography
• Won 57kg silver at the 2019 Pan American Championships, her first time competing in the tournament as a senior
• Won gold in the 57kg junior division at the 2018 Pan American Championships
• Wrestling Canada’s junior female athlete of the year in 2018
• Won the Canadian title in the 57kg weight class in 2019
• Was named U Sports Rookie of the Year in 2017 while competing for Brock University Badgers
• Won back-to-back U Sports national titles in the 59kg weight class in 2018 and 2019
A LITTLE MORE ABOUT HANNAH
Getting into the Sport: Started wrestling at age 11 but after two short seasons at the school level joined a club team to compete more frequently… Outside Interests: Studying Sport Management at Brock University…Odds and Ends: Collects shot glasses from different locations where she competes… Favourite motto: Experience is what you get when you don’t get what you want… Has always looked up to Tonya Verbeek… Once had a pair of wrestling boots she never lost a match while wearing and was terrified to compete without them when they got too old to wear; gave up her superstition when she continued to have success without them…
Notable International Results
UWW World Championship: 2018 – 5th (57kg junior); 2017 – 9th (55kg junior); 2015 – 23rd (56kg cadet); 2013 – 7th (52kg cadet)
Pan American Championship: 2019 – SILVER (57kg); 2018 – GOLD (57kg junior); 2017 – SILVER (55kg junior); 2015 – 6th (56kg cadet)
