Tina George
Tina George (born November 5, 1978 in Cleveland, Ohio ) is a former American wrestler . In 2002 and 2003 she became vice world champion in the weight class up to 55 kg.
Career
Tina George began wrestling in 1996 at Cleveland High School, which she attended at the time. Her first trainer was Jason Loukides. She made rapid progress and was first US Junior Champion in 1997 and US Women's Champion for the first time in 1998. During her entire career, she wrestled with a height of 1.52 meters in the weight class up to 56 or 55 kg body weight. After high school, she began studying chemistry and biology at the University of Minnesota at Morris. Because she wanted to get ahead in sports, she soon moved to the University of Colorado and became a member of the Sunkist Kids wrestling club . She trained now in the performance center of the US Wrestling Association in Colorado Springs . In those years, she received a US $ 900 scholarship. This amount was not enough to live in expensive Colorado Springs, which forced her to work part-time in addition to studying and training. However, this did not allow for the intensive training that would have been necessary. This was shown by the fact that the sporting successes, especially in the international championships, did not materialize. She therefore decided to join the US Army in 2001. She was immediately accepted into the special program for competitive athletes in the Army and was stationed in Fort Jackson and Fort Carson . Her army trainer was mostly Shon Lewis. The first successes of this change were already evident in 2002, because Tina George was runner-up in the world championship this year.
Tina George has been the US champion seven times. Her international career began in 1998. She finished 12th at the World Championships in Poznań in the weight class up to 56 kg after losing to Gudrun Annette Høie , Norway and Mariko Shimizu from Japan . A year later she came in 6th place at the World Championships in Hildursborg / Sweden . There she defeated Tanja Sauter from Germany and lost to Cao Haying from China and Mariko Shimizu.
At the World Cup in Sofia in 2000 , she suffered two defeats again and only reached 11th place. 2001 Tina George failed in the US World Championship elimination (World Championship Trials) to Erin Tomeo . In 2002 she was again USA champion before Stephanie Murata and prevailed against the same wrestler in the World Championship trials. At this year's World Cup in Chalkida / Greece she was very successful and defeated Vanessa Boubryemm , France , Nadine Tokar, Switzerland , Josiane Patricia Soloniaina, Madagascar , Monika Ewa Michalik from Poland and Kostantina Katerina Tsibanakou from Greece and was in the final against Saori Yoshida from Japan . Saori Yoshida started an unprecedented career this year. She defeated Tina George just on points and became world champion and Tina George became vice world champion.
2003 Tina George had to admit defeat at the Pan American Championship in Guatemala City in the final of the Canadian Tonya Verbeek . At the Pan American Games 2003 in Santo Domingo , a few months later, she managed to get her revenge, because she defeated the same wrestler in the final battle. At the 2003 World Cup in New York , she fought her way back into the final with victories over Julieta Kliford Okot, Bulgaria , Ludmila Cristea , Republic of Moldova , Elvira Mursalowa, Kyrgyzstan , Mabel Fonseca Ramirez, Puerto Rico and Sun Dongmei , China. In this she lost again to Saori Yoshida.
Tina George went into the Olympic year 2004 with high hopes. She was again USA champion, but lost in the OS Trials against Tela O'Donnell and was therefore not nominated for the US Olympic team. Despite this disappointment, she continued her career, but was unable to match the successes of 2002 and 2003 at the 2005 World Cup in Budapest and the 2006 World Cup in Guangzhou . In 2005 it took 12th place and in 2006 only 20th place.
Tina George continued her career until 2008, but could no longer qualify for international championships.
International success
| year | space | competition | Weight class | Results |
| 1998 | 12. | World Cup in Poznań | up to 56 kg | after losing to Gudrun Annette Høie, Norway and Mariko Shimizu , Japan |
| 1999 | 6th | World Cup in Hildursborg / Sweden | up to 56 kg | after a loss against Cao Haying, China , a win against Tanja Sauter, Germany and a loss against Mariko Shimizu |
| 2000 | 4th | “Dave Schultz” Memorial International in Colorado Springs | up to 56 kg | behind Malissa Sherwood, Grace Magnusson and Carrie Bird, all USA |
| 2000 | 5. | Canada Cup in Calgary | up to 56 kg | after wins over Belinda Chou and Erica Sharp and one loss to Jennifer Ryz , all Canada |
| 2000 | 11. | World Cup in Sofia | up to 56 kg | after defeats against Kostantina Katarina Tsibanakou , Greece and Tatjana Lasarewa , Ukraine |
| 2001 | 1. | “Yasar Dogu” memorial in Ankara | up to 56 kg | |
| 2001 | 1. | Pan Am Championships in Santo Domingo | up to 56 kg | before Angela Perez, Venezuela and Saira Martinez, El Salvador |
| 2002 | 2. | World Cup in Chalkida / Greece | up to 55 kg | after victories over Vanessa Boubryemm , France , Nadine Tokar, Switzerland , Josiane Patricia Soloniaina, Madagascar , Monika Ewa Michalik , Poland and Kostantina Katerina Tsibanakou and a defeat against Saori Yoshida , Japan |
| 2003 | 2. | “Dave Schultz” Memorial International in Colorado Springs | up to 55 kg | behind Jennifer Ryz, in front of Stephanie Murata , USA |
| 2003 | 9. | Klippan Lady Open | up to 55 kg | after victories over Sabrina Lotz, Germany and Emily Paulsson, Sweden and a loss to Gudrun Annette Hoie |
| 2003 | 2. | Pan Am Championships in Guatemala City | up to 55 kg | behind Tonya Verbeek , Canada, in front of Marcia Yuleisi Andrades Mendoza, Venezuela and Jane Sobero, Peru |
| 2003 | 1. | Pan American Games in Santo Domingo | up to 55 kg | before Tonya Verbeek, Marcia Yuleisi Andrades Mendoza and Saira Martinez, El Salvador |
| 2003 | 2. | World Cup in New York | up to 55 kg | after victories over Julieta Kliford Okot, Bulgaria , Ludmila Cristea , Republic of Moldova , Elvira Mursalowa, Kyrgyzstan , Mabel Fonseca Ramirez, Puerto Rico and Sun Dongmei , China and a defeat against Saori Yoshida |
| 2003 | 4th | World Cup in Tokyo | up to 55 kg | behind Saori Yoshida, Tonya Verbeek and Natalja Golz , Russia |
| 2003 | 3. | New York Athletic Club Intern. | up to 55 kg | behind Diletta Giampiccolo , Italy and Tela O'Donnell , USA |
| 2004 | 1. | FILA test tournament in Athens | up to 55 kg | before Tonya Verbeek, Christina Oertli, Germany and Diletta Giampiccolo |
| 2004 | 1. | “Dave Schultz” Memorial International in Colorado Springs | up to 55 kg | before Jennifer Ryz, Erica Sharp and Christina Oertli |
| 2004 | 1. | Sunkist-Kids-Intern.-Open in Tempe (Arizona) | up to 55 kg | before Malinda Ripley and Sharon Jacobsen, both USA |
| 2004 | 1. | New York Athletic Club Open | up to 55 kg | before Amy Borgnini and Sharon Jacobsen, both USA |
| 2005 | 1. | “Dave Schultz” Memorial International in Colorado Springs | up to 55 kg | before Brittanee Laverdure , Canada and Othella Feroleto-Seicas, USA |
| 2005 | 1. | Klippan Lady Open | up to 55 kg | before Mizuho Shibata and Mayumi Umakoshi, both Japan and Jessica Bechel, Germany |
| 2005 | 5. | World Cup in Clermont-Ferrand | up to 55 kg | behind Saori Yoshida, Natalja Golz, Anna Gomis , France and Marcia Yuleisi Andrades Mendoza |
| 2005 | 12. | World Cup in Budapest | up to 55 kg | after a win over Naidangiin Otgondschargal , Mongolia and a loss to Tonya Verbeek |
| 2005 | 2. | Sunksit Kids International Open in Phoenix (Arizona) | up to 55 kg | behind Marcie van Dusen , USA, in front of Brittanee Laverdure |
| 2006 | 20th | World Cup in Guangzhou | up to 55 kg | after losing to Ngiem Thi-Giang, Vietnam |
| 2007 | 5. | “Dave Schultz” Memorial International in Colorado Springs | up to 55 kg | behind Marcie van Dusen, USA, Natalja Karamtschakowa , Russia, Jackeline Rentería , Colombia and Brittanee Laverdure |
National successes
| year | space | competition | Weight class | Results |
| 1998 | 1. | USA championship | up to 56 kg | |
| 1998 | 1. | World Championship trials | up to 56 kg | |
| 1999 | 1. | USA championship | up to 56 kg | |
| 1999 | 1. | World Championship trials | up to 56 kg | |
| 2000 | 1. | USA championship | up to 56 kg | |
| 2000 | 1. | World Championship trials | up to 56 kg | |
| 2001 | 1. | USA championship | up to 56 kg | before Erin Tomeo , Lisa Bisers and Grace Magnusson |
| 2001 | 2. | World Championship trials | up to 56 kg | behind Erin Tomeo |
| 2002 | 1. | World Championship trials | up to 55 kg | before Stephanie Murata |
| 2003 | 2. | USA championship | up to 55 kg | behind Tela O'Donnell , in front of Marcie van Dusen |
| 2003 | 1. | World Championship trials | up to 55 kg | before Tela O'Donnell |
| 2004 | 1. | USA championship | up to 55 kg | before Tela O'Donnell, Erin Tomeo and Jenny Wong |
| 2004 | 2. | Olympic trials | up to 55 kg | behind Tela O'Donnell |
| 2005 | 1. | USA championship | up to 55 kg | before Marcie van Dusen, Chelynne Pringle and Sharon Jacobsen |
| 2005 | 1. | World Championship trials | up to 55 kg | before Marcie van Dusen |
| 2006 | 3. | USA championship | up to 55 kg | behind Sharon Jacobsen and Malinda Ripley, in front of Leigh Jaynes |
| 2006 | 1. | World Championship trials | up to 55 kg | before Sharon Jacobsen |
| 2007 | 2. | USA championship | up to 55 kg | behind Marcie van Dusen, in front of Sharon Jacobsen and Brandy Rosenbruck |
| 2008 | 4th | USA championship | up to 55 kg | behind Marcie van Dusen |
Explanations
- all free style competitions
- WM = World Championship
swell
- Trade journal Der Ringer
- "Foeldeak Wrestling Database" website
- Website "www.themat.com"
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | George, Tina |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wilson, Tina |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American wrestler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th November 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cleveland (Ohio) |