#WomensWednesday: See Clarissa Chun win her 2008 World gold medal in Japan
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by USA Wrestling
USA Wrestling's Assistant National Women's Coach Clarissa Chun came into her job with the Women's National staff after one of the most successful competitive careers among U.S. women's freestyle wrestlers.
A two-time Olympian, Chun won a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games at 48 kg. Another highlight of her career occurred in 2008, at the Women's World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
Chun was coming off a fifth-place finish at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, and chose to compete in the Women's World Championships in Tokyo a few months later.
She came out strong, winning her first two matches by pin, over Kaya Demet of Turkey and Pei-Ching Tsai of Chinese Taipei. In the semifinals, she came from behind to defeat past World bronze medalist Makiko Sakamoto of Japan on her home mat, 0-1, 3-0, 1-0.
Her finals opponent was veteran star Jyldyz Eshimova-Turtbayeva of Kazakhstan. Chun was in control in a tight match for a 1-0, 1-0 victory. At the time, she was only the fifth American woman to win a World gold medal.
WEBSITE PHOTO: Clarissa Chun of the USA receives her 2008 World gold medal at 48 kg in Tokyo, Japan. Ikuo Higuchi photo.
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