Jasmine Mian (born December 31, 1989, in Guelph, Ontario) is a politician and former Olympic wrestler from Canada. She won the bronze medal at the 48 kg event during the 2014 Commonwealth Games,[2] and placed twelfth at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]
Jasmine Mian | |||||||||||||||
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| Calgary City Councillor | |||||||||||||||
| Assumed office October 25, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Jyoti Gondek | ||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Ward 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 December 1989[1] Guelph, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Sports career | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 48 kg | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Dinos Wrestling Club | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Paul Ragusa | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mian qualified to represent her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, by winning the Canadian Trials in late 2015.[4]
In July 2016, she was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team.[5][6]
Mian moved to Calgary in 2012. She was elected to Calgary City Council for Ward 3 in the 2021 Calgary municipal election, succeeding Jyoti Gondek, who was elected mayor.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Jasmine Mian". Wrestling Canada Lutte. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
- ^ "Flash Quotes - Jasmine Mian Wrestling Bronze Medallist 48kg". commonwealthgames.ca.
- ^ "Wrestling: Women's Freestyle 48kg Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "Jasmine Mian". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website.
- ^ Gillespie, Kerry (23 June 2016). "Canadian wrestlers keep getting up off the mat". Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Toronto Star. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "Canadian Wrestling Team Nominated for Rio 2016". www.wrestling.ca/. Wrestling Canada. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ Dylan Short, "Jasmine Mian, former Olympic wrestler, wins vacated Ward 3 seat". Calgary Herald, October 19, 2021.
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