Canada has won 17 Olympic medals in wrestling dating back to 1908, and Olympic champion Erica Wiebe headlines a group aiming to bring home the nation's fourth Olympic wrestling gold medal. Wiebe took home gold in the women's 75kg event during her Olympic debut in 2016, joining Tonya Verbeek and Carol Huynh as Canada's only female Olympic wrestling medallists. The 32-year-old punched her ticket to Tokyo by finishing atop the 76kg weight class at the Pan American Olympic qualifier last year in Ottawa. WATCH | Wiebe's journey to Tokyo 2020:My Story: With Olympic gold came Olympic level pressure for Erica Wiebe Toyota Breakthrough 3:21 Returning to the mat with a gold medal from Rio wasn’t what Wiebe thought it would be. Steveson won gold at the Pan American championships in May and is coming off an undefeated NCAA national title run.

Source: CBC News July 31, 2021 14:01 UTC