Tina George
George in 2012
Personal information
Born (1978-11-05) November 5, 1978
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
ClubU.S. Army
Coached byJason Loukides
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
World Wrestling Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Chalsis -55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2003 New York -55 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo -55 kg
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Santo Domingo -55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2003 Guatemala -55 kg

Tina George (born November 5, 1978) is a retired American freestyle wrestler who won a gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games. She was second at the 2002 and 2003 world championships, both times losing to Saori Yoshida.[1]

George stopped competing after the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, and served 18 months with the U.S. Army in Iraq, where she was seriously wounded. She made a brief comeback for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, and retired for good on April 22, 2014.[2][3]

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