Viola Yanik

{{short description|Canadian freestyle wrestler}}

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| fullname = Viola Akin Yanik

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|July 9, 1982}}

| birth_place = Bonn, West Germany

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{{MedalSport | Women's freestyle wrestling }}

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{{MedalCompetition | Pan American Games }}

{{MedalSilver | 2003 Santo Domingo | 63 kg }}

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Viola Yanik (born July 9, 1982 in Bonn, West Germany) is a Canadian wrestler. She has wrestled since 1997 and is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan.{{Cite web|url=https://students.usask.ca/documents/convocation/fall-2009.pdf|title=Fall 2009 - Students - University of Saskatchewan|date=Fall 2009|website=usask.ca}} She won a bronze medal in the 63 kg freestyle event at the 2003 World Championships in New York City, New York{{cite web |url=http://www.saskwrestling.com/viola_2003_sr_worlds.htm |title=Viola Yanik wins Bronze at 2003 Sr. Worlds |publisher=www.saskwrestling.com |access-date=2010-06-01 }} and wrestled in the first ever Women's Wrestling at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, placing fifth.{{cite web |url=http://www.olympic.ca/en/athletes/viola-yanik/ |title=Canadian Olympic Committee - Athletes - Viola Yanik |publisher=www.olympic.ca |access-date=2010-06-01 }}[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2004/Results/Wrestling.pdf Official results book, Olympics 2004] She retired from wrestling at the end of 2005 to pursue other endeavors.