Asia DeWeese

Asia DeWeese is an American former women's freestyle wrestler. She competed in and won silver in the 1989 World Wrestling Championships. This is despite losing to Jan Trussell in the first US International Freestyle Wrestling competition.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-07-09-sp-5429-story.html|title=Gardena Wrestler Is a Triple Threat : Jan Trussell Once Beat Drugs, Now Seeks Judo, Freestyle, Sombo Titles|first=Sam|last=Marchiano|date=July 9, 1989|website=Los Angeles Times}} She competed for the University of Oregon and currently coaches for the Umpqua Community College.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uccriverhawks.com/sports/wwrest/asiadeweese|title=Umpqua Community College|website=Umpqua Community College}} During her career she lost a battle to have long hair while competing.{{Cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/06/20/Girl-loses-battle-to-wrestle-and-have-long-hair/2125551160000/|title=Girl loses battle to wrestle and have long hair - UPI Archives|website=UPI}}

DeWesse was among the first American women sent to compete in the World Championships.{{cite web |title=Umpqua Community College |url=https://www.uccriverhawks.com/sports/wwrest/asiadeweese?view=bio |website=Umpqua Community College |access-date=11 May 2024 |language=en}}