Jillian Gallays

Jillian Alice Gallays (born October 20, 1986) is Canadian freestyle wrestler.[1][2] She won the bronze medal at the 53kg event at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships,[3] and is a 2016 Olympian.

Jillian Gallays
Personal information
Born (1986-10-20) October 20, 1986
St. Brieux, Saskatchewan
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country Canada
SportWrestling
Coached byShane Bradley
Medal record
Women's Wrestling
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2014 Tashkent53 kg

Early life and education

Gallays was born in St. Brieux, Saskatchewan. She was diagnosed as having Dyslexia at a young age.[2] She was raised by a single mother. She attended the University of Saskatchewan where she obtained a degree in Kinesiology and competed on the Saskatchewan Huskies wrestling team, on which she was the captain. She was a two-time CIS National Champion at U of S.[4]

Career

She is a six-time Canadian National Champion. In 2014, competed at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships in the 53-Kilogram division, winning her first round match against Nadzeya Shushko of Belarus by technical fall, her round of 16 match against Lee Shin-hye of South Korea by fall, and her quarterfinal match against Yuliya Blahinya of Ukraine before losing her semifinal match to eventual winner, Saori Yoshida of Japan. Qualifying for the repechage, she won her bronze medal match by defeating Natalia Malysheva of Russia.

In July 2016, she was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team.[5][6] She lost her first round match to Jong Myong-suk of North Korea. She placed 19th in the women's featherweight freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]

Personal life

Gallays currently resides in St. Catharines, Ontario,[2] having moved there from Saskatoon in 2014.[7] Her nickname is "Jilla Killa".

References
  1. "Jillian Gallays Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
  2. "Jillian Gallays". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 2016-06-22. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
  3. "Women's freestyle World medalists". InterMat. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
  4. "About Jillian Gallays". jilliangallays.com. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  5. Gillespie, Kerry (23 June 2016). "Canadian wrestlers keep getting up off the mat". Toronto, Canada: Toronto Star. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  6. "Canadian Wrestling Team Nominated for Rio 2016". www.wrestling.ca. Wrestling Canada. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  7. "Canadian Jillian Gallays pursues Olympic wrestling dream". therecord.com. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
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