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Clarissa Chun

1981 - Today

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Clarissa Kyoko Mei Ling Chun (陳美玲) is the head coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes Women's wrestling program, formerly, the USA Wrestling assistant National coach and an American Olympic women's freestyle 48 kg (105.5 lbs) wrestler. Chun was the first female wrestler from Hawaii to win a medal at the Olympics. She was inducted into the 2018 Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame and 2022 National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member. In 2022, it marked the first time that more than one female was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member, with Chun and Sara McMann becoming the third and fourth female Distinguished Members, joining fellow female wrestlers Tricia Saunders (2006) and Kristie Davis (2018). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Clarissa Chun is the 1,279th most popular wrestler (down from 1,117th in 2024), the 21,330th most popular biography from United States (down from 20,090th in 2019) and the 383rd most popular American Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Clarissa Chun ranks 1,279 out of 1,027Before her are Alla Belinska, Ma Zhenzhao, Bilyana Dudova, Evin Demirhan Yavuz, Sonia Asselah, and Shotzi Blackheart. After her are Vazgen Tevanyan, Ashleigh McIvor, Odunayo Adekuoroye, Irina Rîngaci, Murodjon Yuldoshev, and Wesley Blake.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Clarissa Chun ranks 1,730Before her are Matthew Dominick, Óliver Pérez, Joe Swanberg, Mims, Pete Reed, and Damien Delaney. After her are Devendra Jhajharia, Marquis Daniels, Smush Parker, Jonathan Bender, Jill Kintner, and Mona Singh.

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Clarissa Chun ranks 383Before her are Joy Giovanni (1978), Brad Maddox (1984), Ariya Daivari (1989), Josh Mathews (1980), Athena (1988), and Shotzi Blackheart (1992). After her are Wesley Blake (1987), Tessa Blanchard (1995), Trent Beretta (1987), Zoey Stark (1994), Jake Varner (1986), and Cora Jade (2001).