The cheers were deafening at Calgary's Riverstone Pub this afternoon, where friends, wrestling community members and otherwise "BeWiebers" exploded with excitement as wrestler Erica Wiebe claimed Canada's fourth gold medal of the 2016 Olympics. Canada's Erica Elizabeth Wiebe celebrates after beating Kazakhstan's Guzel Manyurova for the gold in the women's wrestling freestyle 75-kg competition at Rio 2016 Thursday. Wiebe, originally from Ontario, moved to Calgary in 2007 to pursue a Kinesiology degree at the U of C.Fans and friends of Erica Wiebe, gold medal wrestling champion, gathered in Calgary to cheer the local athlete Thursday afternoon. Wiebe is the first Dino to win an individual Olympic gold medal since Mark Tewksbury in the 1992 100-metre backstroke. Erica Wiebe catches a ride with teammate Jasmine Mian, who tweeted "I present to you the #UnBEWIEBABLE Olympic Champion."

Source: CBC News August 18, 2016 23:04 UTC