Linda Morais

Linda Morais
	Linda Morais at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Nationality	Canadian
Born	31 July 1993 (age 30); Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Freestyle
Club	Montreal YMHA
Coached by	David Zilberman
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing Canada
World Championships
Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Wrestling Championship
Francophone Games

Linda Morais (born 31 July 1993) is a wrestler competing for Canada. She won a gold medal in the 59 kg freestyle at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships and a bronze medal in the 60 kg freestyle at the 2016 World Wrestling Championships.^[1]^[2] She won one of the bronze medals in the 68 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.^[3]^[4] She is also a two-time (2018 & 2016) World University Championship gold medallist.^[5]

Morais placed first in the 57 kg freestyle at the 2019 Canadian Wrestling Trials held in Niagara, Canada, earning a spot for the Canadian Olympic team at the Olympic qualifiers.^[6] However, she was unable to secure a spot in the top 2 in her weight-class at both the 2020 Pan-American Olympic Qualification Tournament and the 2021 World Olympic Qualification Tournament, failing to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics as a result.^[7]

Morais competed at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.^[8] She was eliminated in her first match by Soleymi Caraballo of Venezuela.^[8]

References[edit]

^ "Linda Morais". Wrestling Canada Lutte.
^ "2016 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
^ Brennan, Eliott (15 September 2022). "Olympic champion Stock-Mensah resumes title success at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^ "| The #1 Source For Canadian Amateur Wrestling News & Video!".
^ "Canadian wrestlers one step closer to Tokyo 2020". Wrestling Canada Lutte. 2019-12-08. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
^ "Morais puts disappointment behind to begin quest for 2024 Olympic wrestling spot". windsorstar. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
^ ^a ^b "2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.