Clarissa Chun
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Clarissa Chun is an American Olympic Women's freestyle 48 kg (105.5 lbs) wrestler. She attended Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Missouri.
At the 2008 U.S. Olympic wrestling team trials in June, Clarissa Chun, a diminutive athlete from Hawai'i, gained the admiration of fans and media alike by staging a huge upset of seven-time national champion and 2004 Olympic bronze medalist Patricia Miranda.
In the process, Chun, who stands 4 feet 11, fulfilled a lifelong dream, becoming the first wrestler from Hawai'i to qualify for a U.S. Olympic team.
2008 World champion Clarissa Chun highlighted the 48 kg weight class. She has had a tremendous season winning her second career U.S. Senior Nationals title and second Pan American title. Chun also represented the U.S. at the Women's World Cup in China this year. She placed fifth at the 2008 Olympics, making her mark on the international level.
2011: Silver Medal - Pan Am Games women’s freestyle, GUADALAJARA, Mexico
2011: 7th Place - World Championships, ISTANBUL, Turkey
2011: 1st place - Gold Medal - Poland Open, Poznan, Poland
2011: 1st place - U.S. World Team Trials in Oklahoma City
2011: Bronze: Mongolian National Wrestling Championship
2011: Gold Medal: ASICS U.S. Open Wrestling Championships in Cleveland, Ohio.
2011: Silver Medal: Grand Prix of Tourcoing, Tourcoing, France.
2010: Gold Medal: Open Cup in Russia International.
2010: 1st Place: New York AC Freestyle International.
2010: Bronze Medal: German Grand Prix.
2010: 2nd place - in U.S. World Team Trials
2010: Gold Medal: Pan American Wrestling Championships in MONTERREY, Mexico.
2009: Gold Medal: Canada Cup, Guelph, Canada
2009: 1st place - in U.S. World Team Trials
2009: Gold Medal: Pan American Wrestling Championships in Maracaibo, Venezuela.
2009: 1st place - in U.S. Nationals
2008: Women's Freestyle World Championships - First place - Gold Medal - 48 kg
2008: 1st place - in U.S. World Team Trials
2008: 5th place - Olympics - Beijing, China
2008: U.S. Olympic Team Trials champion - First place - women's freestyle wrestling
105.5-pound division at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling and Judo - Beijing, China.
2008: Fourth in U.S. Nationals
2008: Gold Medal: Pan American Wrestling Championships in Colorado Springs, Colo.
2008: Silver Medal: Guelph Open, Guelph, Canada
2007: Fourth in U.S. World Team Trials
2007: Third in U.S. Nationals
2007: Third in Guelph Open (Canada)
2006: U.S. Senior Nationals - Gold Medal
2006: Second in New York AC Holiday International Open
2006: Sunkist Kids/ASU International Open champion
2006: U.S. Nationals champion
2006: Vehbi Emre Golden Grand Prix champion (Turkey)
2006: Tenth in Ivan Yarygin Memorial International (Russia)
2006: Second in Klippan Ladies Golden Grand Prix (Sweden)
2005: Sunkist Kids/ASU International champion - 1st Place 2005 Sunkist Kids / ASU International Open
2005: Second in NYAC Holiday Championships
2005: Clansmen International champion (Canada)
2005: Third in U.S. World Team Trials
2004: Second in Sunkist Kids International Open
2004: Fourth in World Cup
2004: Second in U.S. Olympic Team Trials - runners-up
Placed second at the U.S. Olympic Trials in women's wrestling (the first year with the style in the Olympics) (48 kg)
2004: Second in U.S. Nationals
2004: Sixth in Ivan Yarygin Memorial International (Russia)
2004: Fourth in Dave Schultz Memorial International
USA Wrestling's Women's University National Champion
Consistently ranked No. 2 by USA Wrestling
2003: Second in Sunkist Kids International Open
2003: Second in U.S. World Team Trials
2003: Second in U.S. Nationals
2003: Fourth in Klippan Ladies Open (Sweden)
April 14, 2003: USA Wrestling's Women's University National Champion in St. Joseph, Minn.
2002: Second in U.S. World Team Trials - Runner-up
2002: Fourth in U.S. Nationals
2002: Third in Pan American Championships
2002: was among the charter group of about 20 women invited to the
U.S. Olympic Training Center when its women's wrestling facility opened.
2001: Sunkist Kids International Open champion
2001: Fourth in World Cup
2001: Second in U.S. World Team Trials - Runner-up
2001: Third in U.S. Nationals
2001: Klippan Ladies Open champion (Sweden)
2001: Second in Pan American Championships
2001: Missouri Valley International Open champion
2001: Second in Minnesota - Morris Women's Open
2001: Third in Manitoba Open (Canada)
2001: Represented USA in first Women's World Cup 2001 in Levalois, France
2001: Won international open in Phoenix
2001: USA Wrestling's Women's University National Champion
2001: Fifth in Junior World Championships
2000: DNP in World Championships
2000: Second in Pan American Championships
2000: Second in U.S. World Team Trials
2000: Second in U.S. Nationals
2000: Dave Schultz Memorial International champion
2000: Minnesota-Morris Women's Open champion
2000-02: Silver medal at Pan American Championships
2000-01: FILA Junior Nationals champion
2000: Third in University Nationals
2000 U.S. World Team member
2000: U.S. Collegiate Nationals champion
2000: Eighth in Junior World Championships
1999: Third in Sunkist Kids International Open
1999: Third in Sunkist Kids International Open
1999: USA Age-Group: Fourth in 2004 University World Championships
1999: Hawaii State champion wrestler
Wrestling USA Magazine's High School Girls All-America Team
1999 USGWA High School Nationals - Third
1998: Hawaii State champion wrestler - the first year girls wrestling was a sanctioned sport.
CAREER NOTES: (themat.com)
At the 2008 U.S. Olympic wrestling team trials in June, Clarissa Chun, a diminutive athlete from Hawai'i, gained the admiration of fans and media alike by staging a huge upset of seven-time national champion and 2004 Olympic bronze medalist Patricia Miranda.
In the process, Chun, who stands 4 feet 11, fulfilled a lifelong dream, becoming the first wrestler from Hawai'i to qualify for a U.S. Olympic team.
2008 World champion Clarissa Chun highlighted the 48 kg weight class. She has had a tremendous season winning her second career U.S. Senior Nationals title and second Pan American title. Chun also represented the U.S. at the Women's World Cup in China this year. She placed fifth at the 2008 Olympics, making her mark on the international level.
International Award Winning Wrestler
2011: 2nd Place: New York AC Freestyle International.2011: Silver Medal - Pan Am Games women’s freestyle, GUADALAJARA, Mexico
2011: 7th Place - World Championships, ISTANBUL, Turkey
2011: 1st place - Gold Medal - Poland Open, Poznan, Poland
2011: 1st place - U.S. World Team Trials in Oklahoma City
2011: Bronze: Mongolian National Wrestling Championship
2011: Gold Medal: ASICS U.S. Open Wrestling Championships in Cleveland, Ohio.
2011: Silver Medal: Grand Prix of Tourcoing, Tourcoing, France.
2010: Gold Medal: Open Cup in Russia International.
2010: 1st Place: New York AC Freestyle International.
2010: Bronze Medal: German Grand Prix.
2010: 2nd place - in U.S. World Team Trials
2010: Gold Medal: Pan American Wrestling Championships in MONTERREY, Mexico.
2009: Gold Medal: Canada Cup, Guelph, Canada
2009: 1st place - in U.S. World Team Trials
2009: Gold Medal: Pan American Wrestling Championships in Maracaibo, Venezuela.
2009: 1st place - in U.S. Nationals
2008: Women's Freestyle World Championships - First place - Gold Medal - 48 kg
2008: 1st place - in U.S. World Team Trials
2008: 5th place - Olympics - Beijing, China
2008: U.S. Olympic Team Trials champion - First place - women's freestyle wrestling
105.5-pound division at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling and Judo - Beijing, China.
2008: Fourth in U.S. Nationals
2008: Gold Medal: Pan American Wrestling Championships in Colorado Springs, Colo.
2008: Silver Medal: Guelph Open, Guelph, Canada
2007: Fourth in U.S. World Team Trials
2007: Third in U.S. Nationals
2007: Third in Guelph Open (Canada)
2006: U.S. Senior Nationals - Gold Medal
2006: Second in New York AC Holiday International Open
2006: Sunkist Kids/ASU International Open champion
2006: U.S. Nationals champion
2006: Vehbi Emre Golden Grand Prix champion (Turkey)
2006: Tenth in Ivan Yarygin Memorial International (Russia)
2006: Second in Klippan Ladies Golden Grand Prix (Sweden)
2005: Sunkist Kids/ASU International champion - 1st Place 2005 Sunkist Kids / ASU International Open
2005: Second in NYAC Holiday Championships
2005: Clansmen International champion (Canada)
2005: Third in U.S. World Team Trials
2004: Second in Sunkist Kids International Open
2004: Fourth in World Cup
2004: Second in U.S. Olympic Team Trials - runners-up
Placed second at the U.S. Olympic Trials in women's wrestling (the first year with the style in the Olympics) (48 kg)
2004: Second in U.S. Nationals
2004: Sixth in Ivan Yarygin Memorial International (Russia)
2004: Fourth in Dave Schultz Memorial International
USA Wrestling's Women's University National Champion
Consistently ranked No. 2 by USA Wrestling
2003: Second in Sunkist Kids International Open
2003: Second in U.S. World Team Trials
2003: Second in U.S. Nationals
2003: Fourth in Klippan Ladies Open (Sweden)
April 14, 2003: USA Wrestling's Women's University National Champion in St. Joseph, Minn.
2002: Second in U.S. World Team Trials - Runner-up
2002: Fourth in U.S. Nationals
2002: Third in Pan American Championships
2002: was among the charter group of about 20 women invited to the
U.S. Olympic Training Center when its women's wrestling facility opened.
2001: Sunkist Kids International Open champion
2001: Fourth in World Cup
2001: Second in U.S. World Team Trials - Runner-up
2001: Third in U.S. Nationals
2001: Klippan Ladies Open champion (Sweden)
2001: Second in Pan American Championships
2001: Missouri Valley International Open champion
2001: Second in Minnesota - Morris Women's Open
2001: Third in Manitoba Open (Canada)
2001: Represented USA in first Women's World Cup 2001 in Levalois, France
2001: Won international open in Phoenix
2001: USA Wrestling's Women's University National Champion
2001: Fifth in Junior World Championships
2000: DNP in World Championships
2000: Second in Pan American Championships
2000: Second in U.S. World Team Trials
2000: Second in U.S. Nationals
2000: Dave Schultz Memorial International champion
2000: Minnesota-Morris Women's Open champion
2000-02: Silver medal at Pan American Championships
2000-01: FILA Junior Nationals champion
2000: Third in University Nationals
2000 U.S. World Team member
2000: U.S. Collegiate Nationals champion
2000: Eighth in Junior World Championships
1999: Third in Sunkist Kids International Open
1999: Third in Sunkist Kids International Open
1999: USA Age-Group: Fourth in 2004 University World Championships
1999: Hawaii State champion wrestler
Wrestling USA Magazine's High School Girls All-America Team
1999 USGWA High School Nationals - Third
1998: Hawaii State champion wrestler - the first year girls wrestling was a sanctioned sport.
CAREER NOTES: (themat.com)
- 2000 U.S. World Team member
- 2006 U.S. Nationals champion
- Third in 2005 U.S. World Team Trials
- 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials runner-up
- Four-time U.S. Nationals runner-up (1999–2000, 2003–04)
- Four-time U.S. World Team Trials runner-up (2000–03)
- Fifth in 2001 Junior World Championships
- Three-time University Nationals champion (2001, 2003–04)