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 }}

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{{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}}

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