Ohenewa Akuffo
| Ohenewa Akuffo medal table |
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|---|---|---|
| Canada | ||
| World Championship | ||
| bronze | 2008 Tokyo | up to 72 kg |
| silver | 2010 Moscow | up to 72 kg |
| Pan American Games | ||
| silver | 2003 Santo Domingo | up to 72 kg |
| silver | 2007 Rio de Janeiro | up to 72 kg |
| Pan American Championships | ||
| silver | 2003 Guatemala City | up to 72 kg |
| silver | 2008 Colorado Springs | up to 72 kg |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| gold | 2010 New Delhi | up to 72 kg |
| Universities World Championships | ||
| gold | 2010 Izmir | up to 72 kg |
Ohenewa Akuffo (born February 15, 1979 in North York , Toronto ) is a Canadian wrestler . In 2010 she became vice world champion in the weight class up to 72 kg.
Career
Ohenewa Akuffo is the daughter of Ghanaian immigrants to Canada . When she was three years old, her parents went back to Ghana with her, but after another five years they finally emigrated to Canada. They settled in Brampton, Ontario with their daughter Ohenewa . Ohenewa Akuffo began wrestling as a teenager in high school, Ascension Secondary School, Mississauga, Ontario in 1993 and became a member of the St. Augustin Secondary School Wrestling Club . She later also became a member of the Matman Wrestling Club and the Guelph Wrestling Club . Her trainer Dave Mair has looked after her since 1996, and Doug Cox later joined her as a trainer. She holds a Bachelor of Administration Studies (Marketing) degree with a Certificate of Management and Administration from York University and works in child and youth care.
Ohenewa Akuffo achieved her first major sporting success in 1997 when she became Canadian champion in the women in the weight class up to 75 kg. In 1998 and 1999 she was Canadian Junior Champion and 1999 Canadian Student Champion. After becoming Canadian runner-up in 2000, she won her second Canadian women's championship title in 2001, followed by six more Canadian championship titles by 2011. She always fought in the heaviest weight class, which went up to 75 kg until 2001 and up to 72 kg since 2002.
The start of her international career also began in 1997, because after winning the Canadian championship title, she was also used at the 1997 World Cup in Clermont-Ferrand . However, she still had to learn the hard way and came in 11th after losing two fights. The next start at one of the major international championships took place in 2001. She took part in the world championship in Sofia that year and finished 10th after defeats against Nina Englich from Germany and Sumrud Gurbanhadschijewa from Russia .
In 2002 Ohenewa Akuffo finished both at the Pan American Championship in Guatemala City and at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo , both times behind the American Toccara Montgomery . At the 2003 in New York she reached 13th place after a loss to the Chinese Wang Xu and a victory over Aline Silva Ferreira from Brazil . At the end of 2003, Ohenewa Akuffo failed in the Canadian Olympic elimination for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens to Christine Nordhagen , the multiple world champion. She achieved a very good result at the 2004 World Cup in Tokyo , where she came second behind Kyoko Hamaguchi from Japan, ahead of Ma Bailing from China and Alena Starodubzewa from Russia.
She achieved a remarkable success at the Universities World Cup in Izmir in 2005 , because she won the title there and left such famous wrestlers as Kateryna Burmistrowa from Ukraine , Ayako Murashima from Japan and Agnieszka Wieszczek from Poland behind. At the World Championships in Budapest she won a victory over Maria Orlowa from Uzbekistan . After a defeat in the next fight against Anita Schätzle from Germany, she was eliminated and came in 7th place. She achieved a good result at the 2006 World Cup in Guangzhou . After two wins, she lost there in the semifinals against Kyoko Hamaguchi, but then had to fight for a medal for the first time at a world championship. However, she lost this fight against the American Kristie Davis and came in 5th place.
At the 2007 World Cup in Baku, Ohenewa Akuffo lost her first fight against Jenny Fransson from Sweden . Since this did not reach the final battle, she was eliminated and only ended up in 22nd place. In 2008 she managed to qualify for the Olympic Games in Beijing . There she lost to the multiple world champion Stanka Slatewa from Bulgaria and, surprisingly, also to the Spaniard Maider Unda Gonzales de Audicana and only came in 10th place. At the World Championships in Tokyo , which will take place in Beijing after the Olympic Games , she won a bronze medal in the World Cup with victories over Swetlana Sajenko from Ukraine, Elena Diana Mudrag from Romania and Alena Starodubzewa , Russia, and a loss against Stanka Slatewa .
At the 2009 World Championships in Herning / Denmark , Ohenewa Akuffo won over Maria Luiza Vryoni from Greece , but then lost again to Stanka Slatewa (0: 2 rounds, 1: 2 technical points) and then had to retire, placing her in 10th place reached. She had her greatest sense of achievement at the 2010 World Cup in Moscow , where she advanced to the final with victories over Maider Unda Gonzales de Audicana, Li Dan from China and Kyoko Hamaguchi, in which she was again defeated by Stanka Slatewa (0: 2 Rounds, 0: 2 technical points). She became runner-up world champion. In October 2010 she won the Commonwealth Games in Delhi ahead of Laure Ali Annabel from Cameroon and Helen Okus from Ghana .
Encouraged by these recent successes, Ohenewa Akuffo announced that she intended to continue to the 2012 Olympic Games in London . But she was unable to achieve this goal because she was unable to qualify for the Canadian Olympic team in 2012. A year earlier, she had a remarkable victory at the World Cup in Istanbul. She beat the two-time Olympic third and multiple world champion Kyoko Hamaguchi from Japan on points. In the next round, however, she lost to the American Ali Sue Bernard and was eliminated because Bernard did not reach the finals.
International success
| year | space | competition | Weight class | Result |
| 1997 | 11. | World Cup in Clermont-Ferrand | up to 75 kg | after defeats against Anna Schamowa, Russia and Mayra Alessandra Ocampo Aparicio, Venezuela |
| 2001 | 1. | Canada Cup in Calgary | up to 75 kg | before Pam Wilson and Elise Comeau, bde. Canada |
| 2001 | 1. | Intern. Tournament in Warsaw | up to 75 kg | |
| 2001 | 10. | World Cup in Sofia | up to 75 kg | after losing to Nina Englich , Germany and Sumrud Gurbanhadschijewa , Russia |
| 2002 | 1. | Guelph -Open | up to 72 kg | before Pam Wilson and Martine Dugrenier , bde. Canada |
| 2002 | 1. | Dave Schultz Memorial in Colorado Springs | up to 72 kg | before Satranina Veron, USA and Kaliraman Sonika, India |
| 2002 | 2. | Canada Cup in Calgary | up to 72 kg | behind Wang Xu , China , in front of Pam Wilson, Alma Izquierda, Mexico and Ayako Murashima , Japan |
| 2002 | 2. | World Cup in Cairo | up to 72 kg | behind Kyoko Hamaguchi , Japan, in front of Swetlana Martinenko, Russia |
| 2002 | 4th | New York Athletic Club Open | up to 72 kg | behind Toccara Montgomery and Kristie Marano , both USA and Monik Konalski, Poland |
| 2003 | 1. | Guelph Open | up to 72 kg | before Pam Wilson and Sam Johnson, bde. Canada |
| 2003 | 2. | Pan American Championship 2003 in Guatemala City | up to 72 kg | behind Toccara Montgomery, USA, in front of Carol Sugerisis, Dom. Rep. |
| 2003 | 2. | German Grand Prix in Dormagen | up to 72 kg | behind Christine Nordhagen , Canada, in front of Nina Englich and Anita Schätzle , bde. Germany |
| 2003 | 5. | Austrian Lady Open in Götzis | up to 72 kg | behind Anita Schätzle, Nina Englich, Katarzyna Jusczak and Anna Wawrzycka, bde. Poland |
| 2003 | 1. | Canada Cup in Guelph | up to 72 kg | before Pam Wilson and Toccara Montgomery |
| 2003 | 2. | Pan American Games in Santo Domingo | up to 72 kg | behind Toccara Montgomery, in front of Yasmili Ramos, Venezuela |
| 2003 | 13. | World Cup in New York | up to 72 kg | after losing to Wang Xu and defeating Aline Silva Ferreira, Brazil |
| 2003 | 2. | Clansmen International in Burnaby | up to 72 kg | behind Christine Nordhagen, in front of Pam Wilson |
| 2004 | 1. | Guelph Open | up to 72 kg | before Pam Wilson and Meaghan Wilton, bde. Canada |
| 2004 | 4th | Dave Schultz Memorial in Colorado Springs | up to 72 kg | behind Anita Schätzle and Stephany Lee , USA |
| 2004 | 4th | Austrian Lady Open in Götzis | up to 72 kg | behind Christine Nordhagen, Stanka Slatewa , Bulgaria and Anita Schätzle, in front of Agnieszka Wieszczek , Poland |
| 2004 | 2. | World Cup in Tokyo | up to 72 kg | behind Kyoko Hamaguchi, Japan, in front of Ma Bailing, China and Alena Starodubzewa , Russia |
| 2005 | 1. | Guelph Open | up to 72 kg | before Ali Bernard , USA and Seren Martin, Canada |
| 2005 | 1. | Dave Schultz Memorial in Colorado Springs | up to 72 kg | before Anita Schätzle and Randi Miller , USA |
| 2005 | 3. | Klippan Lady Open | up to 72 kg | behind Anita Schätzle and Marina Gastl , Austria |
| 2005 | 1. | Universities World Cup in Izmir | up to 72 kg | before Kateryna Burmistrowa , Ukraine , Ayako Murashima and Agnieszka Wiesczcek |
| 2005 | 7th | World Cup in Budapest | up to 72 kg | after defeating Maria Orlowa, Uzbekistan and losing to Anita Schätzle |
| 2005 | 2. | Sunksit Kids Open in Tempe / Arizona | up to 72 kg | behind Stephany Lee, in front of Ali Bernard, bde. United States |
| 2006 | 1. | World Cup in Nagoya | up to 72 kg | before Kyoko Hamaguchi and Kristie Davis |
| 2006 | 1. | Canada Cup in Guelph | up to 72 kg | before Wang Xu and Wang Liang, bde. China and Ali Bernard |
| 2006 | 5. | World Cup in Guangzhou | up to 72 kg | after victories over Anita Schätzle and Yoon Son-young, South Korea and defeats to Kyoko Hamaguchi and Kristie Davis |
| 2007 | 1. | Canada Cup in Guelph | up to 72 kg | before Pam Wilson, Anita Schätzle and Silva da Conceisao Rosangela, Brazil |
| 2007 | 2. | Austrian Lady Open in Götzis | up to 72 kg | behind Liang Yue, China, in front of Hong Yan, China and Marina Gastl |
| 2007 | 2. | Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro | up to 72 kg | behind Kristie Davis, in front of Silva da Conceicao Rosangela |
| 2007 | 1. | Hargobind Open in Surrey | up to 72 kg | before Ali Bernard and Pam Wilson |
| 2007 | 22nd | World Cup in Baku | up to 72 kg | after losing to Jenny Fransson , Sweden |
| 2008 | 2. | Pan American Championships in Colorado Springs | up to 72 kg | behind Stephany Lee, in front of Silva da Conceicao Rosangela |
| 2008 | 4th | Canada Cup in Guelph | up to 72 kg | behind Ali Bernard, Maria Müller , Germany and Leah Callahan , Canada |
| 2008 | 10. | OS in Beijing | up to 72 kg | after losing to Stanka Slatewa and Maider Unda Gonzales de Audicana , Spain |
| 2008 | 3. | World Cup in Tokyo | up to 72 kg | after a victory over Svetlana Sajenko, Ukraine, a defeat against Stanka Slatewa and victories over Elena Diana Mudrag, Romania and Alena Starodubzewa |
| 2009 | 4th | World Cup in Taiyuan | up to 72 kg | behind Stephany Lee, Wang Liang and Daria Nasarowa, Russia |
| 2009 | 3. | Golden Grand Prix in Baku | up to 72 kg | behind Stanka Slatewa and Jenny Fransson |
| 2009 | 10. | World Cup in Herning / Denmark | up to 72 kg | after a win over Maria Luiza Vryon, Greece and a loss to Stanka Slatewa |
| 2010 | 1. | Guelph Open | up to 72 kg | before Ali Bernard and Leah Callahan |
| 2010 | 4th | World Cup in Nanjing | up to 72 kg | behind Ali Bernard, Natalia Vorobjewa, Russia and Kyoko Hamaguchi |
| 2010 | 1. | Great Britain Cup in Sheffield | up to 72 kg | before Wassilissa Marsaljuk , Belarus and Agnieszka Wieszczek |
| 2010 | 2. | World Cup in Moscow | up to 72 kg | after victories over Maider Unda Gonzales de Audicana, Li Dan, China and Kyoko Hamaguchi and a defeat against Stanka Slatewa |
| 2010 | 1. | Commonwealth Games in Delhi | up to 72 kg | before Laure Ali Annabel, Cameroon and Helen Okus, Nigeria |
| 2011 | 7th | Austrian Ladies Open in Götzis | up to 72 kg | Winner: Jenny Fransson, Sweden, ahead of Marina Gastl, Austria |
| 2011 | 17th | World Cup in Istanbul | up to 72 kg | after a win over Kyoko Hamaguchi, Japan and a defeat against Ali Sue Bernard, USA |
| 2012 | 3. | "Dave Schultz" Memorial in Colorado Springs | up to 72 kg | behind Stephanie Lee, USA and Leah Ferguson Callahan, Canada |
| 2012 | 1. | Torneo Citta a Sassari | up to 72 kg | before Dalma Caneva, Italy and Veronica Keefe, Canada |
Canadian Championships
| year | space | AG | Weight class | Result |
| 1997 | 1. | A. | up to 75 kg | |
| 1998 | 2. | A. | up to 75 kg | |
| 1998 | 1. | J | up to 75 kg | |
| 1999 | 1. | J | up to 75 kg | |
| 1999 | 1. | S. | up to 75 kg | |
| 2000 | 2. | A. | up to 75 kg | |
| 2001 | 1. | A. | up to 75 kg | before Pam Wilson and Tamara Medrousky |
| 2002 | 3. | A. | up to 72 kg | behind Pam Wilson and Martine Dugrenier |
| 2003 | 1. | A. | up to 72 kg | before Pam Wilson and Christine Nordhagen |
| 2003 | 2. | OT | up to 72 kg | behind Christine Nordhagen |
| 2004 | 1. | A. | up to 72 kg | before Rachelle Pinet and Taclyn Hedges |
| 2005 | 1. | A. | up to 72 kg | before Seren Martin and Pam Wilson |
| 2006 | 1. | A. | up to 72 kg | ahead of Hayley McLeary and Pam Wilson |
| 2007 | 1. | A. | up to 72 kg | before Pam Wilson and Shayla Turcotte |
| 2007 | 1. | OT | up to 72 kg | |
| 2010 | 1. | A. | up to 72 kg | before Leah Callahan and Erica Wiebe |
| 2011 | 1. | A. | up to 72 kg | before Leah Callahan and Vanessa Wilson |
- Explanations
- all free style competitions
- OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship
- AG = age group, A = active, J = juniors, S = students, OT = Olympic trials
literature
- Trade journal Der Ringer
- Canadian Wrestling Association website
- US Wrestling Association website
Web links
- Profile of Ohenewa Akuffo at the Institute for Applied Training Science
- Ohenewa Akuffo in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Resignation of Ohenewa Akuffo
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Akuffo, Ohenewa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian wrestler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th February 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | North York , Toronto |