Becka Leathers
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 November 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Grays Harbor | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Becka Anne Leathers is an American freestyle wrestler from Choctaw, Oklahoma.[1]
Domestic career
In her youth, she was a multi-time national champion, including cadet and junior national champion.[2][3][4]
In college, she was a WCWA national champion as a freshman at Oklahoma City University[5]
International career
Leathers was a gold medalist at the 2017 Pan American Championships.[6] Later that year, she was a bronze medalist at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships in the 55 kg weight class.[7]
Leathers's other wins include the Dave Schultz Memorial, University Nationals, U.S. World Team Trials, Pan American Championships, and the Grand Prix of Spain.[5][8]
She went on to coach at Beat The Streets before heading back to Choctaw, Oklahoma.
References
- ^ "Leathers trains with Team USA". Mustang Times. Archived from the original on 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
- ^ "High school wrestling: Choctaw's Becka Leathers is one of country's top female wrestlers". 30 January 2013.
- ^ "Choctaw wrestler Becka Leathers wins cadet national championship". 15 May 2013.
- ^ "Becka Leathers wins Title in Fargo Womens Freestyle - Oklahoma Wrestling". 22 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Revitalized Leathers Well Prepared for First Senior-Level World Championships - The Open Mat". news.theopenmat.com.
- ^ "Biography - Becka Leathers, OK". www.usawmembership.com. USA Wrestling. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ "Live Updates: 2017 World Championships Day Three".
- ^ "Leathers Leads Way At Grand Prix Of Spain".