Hannah Taylor

Hannah Fay Taylor (born 30 April 1998)[1] is a Canadian freestyle wrestler. Taylor competed for Canada at the 2019 Pan American Games,[2] and at the Pan American Wrestling Championships she won the silver medal in 2019 and 2020.[3][4] She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England. She is a member of the women's wrestling team at Brock University.

Hannah Taylor
Personal information
Full nameHannah Fay Taylor
Nickname(s)Hannah Faytay
Born (1998-04-30) 30 April 1998
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Home townCornwall, Prince Edward Island, Canada
EducationBrock University
OccupationAmateur wrestler
Years active2013-present
Height157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Websitehannahfaytay.ca
Sport
CountryCanada
SportWrestling
Weight class57kg, 63kg
Event(s)Freestyle
University teamBrock University
ClubBrock Wrestling Club
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 57 kg
Pan American Wrestling Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Buenos Aires 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Ottawa 57 kg
World U23 Wrestling Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Budapest 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Belgrade 57 kg
Updated on 6 August 2022.

Personal life

Taylor was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island and raised in Cornwall, Prince Edward Island. She currently resides in the Niagara Region and studies sport management at Brock University.[5]

She obtained her high school diploma from Three Oaks Senior High School, located in Summerside, Prince Edward Island.[6]

Career

In 2013, Taylor competed for Prince Edward Island (PEI) in wrestling at the 2013 Canada Summer Games, where she won a silver medal, and she was the flag-bearear for the province at the opening ceremonies of the games.[7] She later represented PEI in the sport of judo at the 2015 Canada Winter Games, due to being unable to find a training partner for wrestling in her weight class.[8]

She currently competes for Canada in the 57 kg weight class[5] and for the Brock University Badgers in the 63 kg weight class (previously in the 59 kg weight class).[9]

In late 2019, she was defeated by Linda Morais in the 57 kg finals of the Canadian Wrestling Trials, thereby failing to secure an entry into the Pan-Am Olympic Qualification Tournament in Ottawa.[10]

U SPORTS

In 2017, she was named the rookie of the year by U SPORTS and that same year, claimed a gold medal at the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) wrestling championships.[11]

From 2016–2017 to 2019–2020, she received a gold medal three times at the national level (U SPORTS Wrestling Championships) and four times at the provincial level (OUA Wrestling Championships).[9]

International competitions

In 2019, she represented Canada at the 2019 Pan American Games[12] held in Lima, Peru in the 57 kg event where she was eliminated in her first match by Giullia Penalber of Brazil. Penalber went on to win one of the bronze medals. Later that year, Taylor also competed in the 57 kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships where she was eliminated in her first match by Jong In-sun.[13]

In 2019, she also competed at the 2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship where she won one of the bronze medals in the 57 kg event.[14][15] Two years later, she also won one of the bronze medals in the 57 kg event at the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[16][17]

She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.[18][19] She competed in the 57 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[20]

Achievements
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2019 Pan American Wrestling Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 2nd Freestyle 57 kg
2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships Ottawa, Canada 2nd Freestyle 57 kg
2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England 3rd Freestyle 57 kg

References
  1. "Hannah Taylor". Wrestling Canada Lutte. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. Standard, St. Catharines (2 June 2020). "Brock athlete pins down spot on Pan Am Games team by winning wrestle-off". Metroland Media Group. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  3. Pavitt, Michael (20 April 2019). "World champion Gray prevails at Pan American Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  4. Etchells, Daniel (8 March 2020). "Arthur wins first Pan American Wrestling Championships title for Jamaica". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  5. "Hannah Taylor". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  6. Network, SaltWire (1 November 2019). "Taylor wins bronze medal at under-23 world wrestling championships". SaltWire Network. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  7. Malloy, Jason (7 April 2020). "Summerside's Hannah Taylor recognized by Sport P.E.I., Brock University". Journal Pioneer. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  8. Puchalski, Bernie (4 April 2020). "Alumni Spotlight: Hannah Taylor". BP Sports Niagara. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  9. Leithwood, Stephen (25 March 2020). "Taylor, Pye named 2019-20 Athletes of the Year". Brock University. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  10. "Trials winners to begin 2020 season in Europe". Wrestling Canada Lutte. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  11. Leithwood, Stephen (5 February 2020). "Hannah Taylor: Brock's Outstanding Wrestler". Brock University. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  12. Guardian, The (9 August 2019). "Taylor drops close decision at Pan American Games". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  13. "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  14. Etchells, Daniel (1 November 2019). "Cuban strikes gold as women's action concludes at UWW Under-23 World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  15. "2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  16. Dowdeswell, Andrew (5 November 2021). "Yepez Guzman makes history for Ecuador at UWW Under-23 World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  17. "2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  18. Berkeley, Geoff (5 August 2022). "India captures three golds on first day of wrestling at Birmingham 2022". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  19. "Wrestling Competition Summary" (PDF). 2022 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  20. "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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