Catherine Downing
Catherine "Katie" Downing (born January 6, 1980 in Pendleton , Indiana ) is a former American wrestler . She won a bronze medal in the weight class up to 67 kg at the 2005 and 2007 World Championships .
Career
Catherine Downing, known only as Katie Downing in wrestling circles , began judo as a child . She began wrestling during her time at Pendleton High School in 1994 . Dave Cloud, Doug Reese and Terry Steiner have been her main coaches throughout her career. After high school, she attended the University of Minnesota Morris at Saint Paul . She also became a member of the Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club and trained at the training center of the US Wrestling Association in Colorado Springs . In 2002 she graduated as a social scientist.
She achieved her first major sporting successes in 1999. She became US university champion in the weight class up to 68 kg that year and was vice world champion in the same weight class in Bucharest in the same year . In 2001 she finished 3rd in the US championship in the weight class up to 68 kg behind Toccara Montgomery and Kristie Marano . She then became US champion in 2003 before Kaci Lyle and Stephany Lee , in 2006 before Randi Miller and Heather Martin and in 2007 before Elena Piroschkowa and Stefanie Shaw (each in the weight class up to 67 kg).
In the following years she achieved victories or excellent placements in many important international tournaments. One of her greatest successes in these years was her victory at the World Cup in Levallois , France , where she won the world-class athletes Yang Yanli from the People's Republic of China , Shannon Samler from Canada , Anna Schamowa from Russia and Lise Goliot in the weight class up to 68 kg . Legrand from France left behind. In 2004, however, she failed in the US Olympic Trials, which she had to contest in the weight class up to 72 kg because her traditional weight class up to 67 kg is not included in the Olympic program, at Toccara Montgomery. In 2005 she qualified for the first time to take part in the World Cup . This took place in Budapest and Katie Downing won the bronze medal there after victories over Manuela Barzu from Romania , Stawrula Zygouri from Greece , a defeat against Martine Dugrenier from Canada and further victories over Eri Sakamoto from Japan and Ashley McManus from Great Britain .
In 2006 she qualified again for participation in the World Championships in Guangzhou / China. There she suffered a completely surprising defeat against the Dutch woman Masira Admiraal in the first round in the weight class up to 67 kg. She was eliminated and only finished 14th. At the 2007 World Championships in Baku , for which she qualified in the World Championship trials with two victories over Elena Piroschkowa , she did far better again. Because she won there with victories over Maria Müller from Germany a . Hanna Beljajewa from Belarus , a defeat against Jing Ruixue from China and a victory over Yoshiko Inoue from Japan won a bronze medal again.
In the Olympic year 2008 Katie Downing started again in the Olympic weight class up to 72 kg. After a 2nd place in the US Championship, she took part in the Olympic Trials, but lost to Ali Bernard and could therefore not qualify for the Olympic Games in Beijing . She then ended her wrestling career.
International success
| year | space | competition | Weight class | Result |
| 1999 | 2. | Junior World Championships (Juniors) in Bucharest | up to 68 kg | behind Heidi Josefin Skemark, Sweden , in front of Natalja Zwerewa, Russia and Walentina Raitschewa, Bulgaria |
| 2000 | 2. | Canada Cup in Calgary | up to 68 kg | behind Shannon Samler , Canada , in front of Toccara Montgomery , USA |
| 2000 | 3. | Sunkist Kids International Open in Phönix (Arizona) | up to 68 kg | behind Toccara Montgomery and Melanie Macari, both USA, in front of Sandra Bacher , USA |
| 2000 | 3. | Clansmen International Open in Coquitlam / Canada | up to 68 kg | behind Shannon Samler and Laura Jones, both Canada |
| 2000 | 1. | Minnesota Morris Open | up to 68 kg | before Kaci Lyle u. Megan Williams, both USA |
| 2001 | 1. | Gord Gravie Mem. Festival in Thunder Bay / Canada | up to 68 kg | before Laura Jones and Lulu Burstin, both Canada |
| 2001 | 2. | Manitoba -Open | up to 68 kg | behind Toccara Montgomery, in front of Laura Jones and Daniela Leoanos, Mexico |
| 2001 | 3. | Sunkist-Kids-International-Open in Tempe (Arizona) | up to 68 kg | behind Toccara Montgomery and Christine Nordhagen , Canada |
| 2001 | 1. | World Cup in Levallois / France | up to 68 kg | before Yang Yanli , People's Republic of China , Shannon Samler, Anna Schamowa , Russia and Lise Goliot-Legrand , France |
| 2002 | 2. | Manitoba Open | up to 67 kg | behind Lise Goliot-Legrand, in front of Megan Dolan, USA |
| 2002 | 3. | Ivan Yarigin Memorial in Krasnoyarsk | up to 67 kg | behind Anna Schamowa and Swetlana Jarosewitsch, both Russia |
| 2002 | 2. | Minnesota Morris Open | up to 72 kg | behind Toccara Montgomery, in front of Randi Miller , both USA |
| 2003 | 2. | Klippan Lady Open | up to 67 kg | behind Ewelina Pruszko , Poland , in front of Julia Bartnowskaja, Russia and Annika Oertli , Germany |
| 2004 | 5. | Dave Schultz Memorial in Colorado Springs | up to 72 kg | behind Anita Schätzle , Germany, Stephany Lee , USA, Toccara Montgomery and Ohenewa Akuffo , Canada |
| 2004 | 3. | Klippan Lady Open | up to 72 kg | behind Christine Nordhagen and Alena Starodubzewa , Russia, in front of Annika Oertli |
| 2004 | 4th | World Cup in Tokyo | up to 67 kg | behind Jelena Perepelkina , Russia, Christine Nordhagen and Jing Ruixue , China, in front of Eri Sakamoto |
| 2004 | 2. | Sunkist-Kids-International-Open in Tempe (Arizona) | up to 67 kg | behind Martine Dugrenier , Canada, in front of Ali Bernard , USA |
| 2004 | 1. | New-York-Athletic-Club-Christmas-International | up to 72 kg | before Heather Martin and K. Johnson, both USA |
| 2005 | 1. | Dave Schultz Memorial in Colorado Springs | up to 67 kg | before Heather Martin, Megan Buydens , Canada and Maria Teresa Mendes Mayo, Spain |
| 2005 | 1. | Gilbert Schaub Memorial in Tourcoing | up to 67 kg | before Benita Zarzecka, Poland and Anna Maria Paia, Romania |
| 2005 | 2. | Klippan Lady Open | up to 67 kg | behind Martine Dugrenier, in front of Sandra Stahl, Sweden and Julia Weiß, Germany |
| 2005 | 4th | World Cup in Clermont-Ferrand | up to 67 kg | behind Jelena Perepelkina, Christine Nordhagen and Jing Ruixue |
| 2005 | 3. | World Cup in Budapest | up to 67 kg | after victories over Manuela Barzu, Romania and Stawrula Zygouri, Greece , a defeat against Martine Dugrenier and victories over Eri Sakamoto and Ashley McManus , Great Britain |
| 2005 | 1. | Sunksit Kids International Open in Tempe (Arizona) | up to 67 kg | ahead of Heidi Hulak, USA and Megan Buydens |
| 2005 | 1. | New-York-Athletic-Club-Holidays-Open | up to 67 kg | before Kristie Marano , USA and Stefanie Howorun, Canada |
| 2006 | 3. | Dave Schultz Memorial in Colorado Springs | up to 67 kg | behind Kristie Marano and Megan Buydens, in front of Randi Miller |
| 2006 | 3. | Alexander Medved Tournament in Minsk | up to 67 kg | behind Jelena Perepelkin and Anna Schamowa |
| 2006 | 3. | World Cup in Nagoya | up to 67 kg | behind Jiong Rui Xue and Jelena Perepelkina, in front of Mami Shinkai and Yoshiko Inoue , both Japan |
| 2006 | 2. | Canada Cup in Guelph | up to 67 kg | behind Jing Ruixue, in front of Megan Buydens |
| 2006 | 14th | World Cup in Guangzhou | up to 67 kg | after losing to Masira Admiraal, Netherlands |
| 2006 | 1. | New York Athletic Club Christmas Open | up to 67 kg | before Heather Martin and Stefanie Howorun |
| 2007 | 1. | Guelph Open | up to 67 kg | before Elena Piroschkowa , USA and Stefanie Howorun |
| 2007 | 1. | Dave Schultz Memorial in Colorado Springs | up to 67 kg | before Maria Müller , Germany and Elena Piroschkowa |
| 2007 | 2. | Grand Prix in Tourcoing | up to 67 kg | behind Martine Dugrenier, in front of Anna Schamowa |
| 2007 | 5. | World Cup in Krasnoyarsk | up to 67 kg | behind Zhang Fenglin , China, Jelena Perepelkina, Irina Zyrkewitsch, Belarus and Yoshiko Inoue |
| 2007 | 1. | Warsaw Cup | up to 67 kg | in front of Wolha Chilko , Belarus and Natalja Kuksina , Russia |
| 2007 | 3. | World Cup in Baku | up to 67 kg | after victories over Maria Müller and Hanna Beljajewa, Belarus, a defeat against Jing Ruixue a. a victory over Yoshiko Inoue |
| 2007 | 1. | Sunkist-Kids-International-Open in Tempe (Arizona) | up to 67 kg | before Elena Piroschkow and Megan Buydens |
| 2007 | 1. | New York Athletic Club Christmas Open | up to 67 kg | before Asuka Sano, Japan and Elena Piroschkowa |
USA championships
| year | space | Weight class | Result |
| 2001 | 3. | up to 68 kg | behind Toccara Montgomery and Kristie Marano , in front of Kaci Lyle and Sandra Bacher |
| 2002 | 2. | up to 67 kg | behind Toccara Montgomery, in front of Lisa Bisers |
| 2003 | 1. | up to 67 kg | before Kaci Lyle and Stephany Lee |
| 2004 | 3. | up to 72 kg | behind Toccara Montgomery and Stephany Lee, in front of Iris Smith |
| 2005 | 2. | up to 67 kg | behind Kristie Marano, in front of Heather Martin and Shelley Ruberg |
| 2006 | 1. | up to 67 kg | before Randi Miller and Stefanie Shaw |
| 2007 | 1. | up to 67 kg | before Elena Piroschkowa and Stefanie Shaw |
| 2008 | 2. | up to 72 kg | behind Ali Bernard , in front of Iris Smith and Kristie Marano |
Explanations
- all free style competitions
- WM = World Championship
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- Database of the Institute for Applied Training Sciences at the University of Leipzig
- Trade journal Der Ringer
- US Wrestling Association website
- Canadian Wrestling Association website
Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Downing, Catherine |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Downing, Katie (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American wrestler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 6, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pendleton , Indiana |