Ohenewa Akuffo
{{Short description|Canadian freestyle wrestler (born 1979)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|2|15}}
| birth_place = York, Ontario, Canada
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{{MedalSport | Women's freestyle wrestling }}
{{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}
{{MedalSilver | 2010 Moscow | 72 kg }}
{{MedalBronze | 2008 Tokyo | 72 kg }}
{{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games }}
{{MedalGold | 2010 Delhi | 72 kg }}
{{MedalCompetition | Pan American Games }}
{{MedalSilver | 2003 Santo Domingo | 72 kg }}
{{MedalSilver | 2007 Rio de Janeiro | 72 kg }}
{{MedalCompetition | World Student Games }}
{{MedalGold | 2005 Izmir | 72 kg }}
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Ohenewa Akuffo (born February 15, 1979) is a Canadian Olympic freestyle wrestler.{{cite web | url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/ohenewa-akuffo/ | title=Ohenewa Akuffo | date=18 September 2011 }}
Education
= High School =
Ohenewa Akuffo attended Ascension Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario. And later moved to Brampton where she wrestled for St. Augustine Secondary School.
= University =
Akuffo graduated from York University in 2011 with a degree in Business with honors in Marketing and a Certificate of Management and Sports Administration.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cambridgenow.ca/cdps/cditem.cfm?nid=4553 |title=Cambridge Now |access-date=2023-01-08 |archive-date=2023-01-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108014607/http://www.cambridgenow.ca/cdps/cditem.cfm?nid=4553 |url-status=dead }}
Wrestling career
Ohenewa Akuffo is a Brampton, Ontario, native who competed in Olympic-style wrestling for 20 years. Throughout her career as a high-performance athlete, Ohenewa has represented Canada in several World Championships. She has traveled around the world for numerous competitions, has won many feats and was a presenter at the 2013 International Olympic Academy Young Participants' Session. Her notable achievements include:
- Commonwealth Games Gold medallist
- World Silver & Bronze medallist
- 2009 Brampton Hall of Fame Inductee
- Canadian Olympian
- Two-time silver medallist at the Pan American Games
- Ten-time Senior National Champion
She won a bronze medal on 2008 FILA Wrestling World Championships.
Professional career
Ohenewa Akuffo is a public speaker and life coach.[http://www.ohenewa.com/ Ohenewa Akuffo ] ohenewa.com
Personal life
Akuffo is of Ghanaian descent. Akuffo lived in Accra, Ghana (West Africa) from the ages of three to eight.{{cn|date=February 2025}}
References
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External links
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Category:People from York, Toronto
Category:Black Canadian sportswomen
Category:Canadian female sport wrestlers
Category:Canadian people of Ghanaian descent
Category:Sportspeople of Ghanaian descent
Category:Olympic wrestlers for Canada
Category:Wrestlers at the 2003 Pan American Games
Category:Wrestlers at the 2007 Pan American Games
Category:Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Category:Wrestlers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Category:Wrestling people from Ontario
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists in wrestling
Category:World Wrestling Championships medalists
Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
Category:Pan American Games silver medalists in wrestling
Category:Summer World University Games medalists in wrestling
Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for Canada
Category:Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade
Category:Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
Category:21st-century Canadian sportswomen
Category:Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
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