Ohenewa Akuffo
February 15, 1979
North York, Ontario
Guelph, Ontario
Brampton
Wrestling
5'6"
Ohenewa Akuffo Bio
The Olympic wrestler lived in Toronto for the first three years of her life. Her family then moved to Accra Ghana (West Africa) where she got in touch with her roots for the next five years. There she was able to learn the native language in Ghana. Her family returned to Canada when she was 8 and lived in Mississauga. Shortly after, they settled in Brampton. She is coming off knee surgery, but she says she's committed to being at her best when she competes in Beijing on Aug. 17. Her best result at the world championships is a fifth in 2006. She's a two-time Pan Am Games silver medalist.
Career highlights:
Career Results
•2008 Pan American Championships - 2nd
•2007 Pan Am Games - 2nd
•2006 World Cup - 1st
•2006 World Championships - 5th
•2005 World Championships - 7th
•2005 Universiade - 1st
•2003 World Championships - 13th
•2003 Pan Am Games - 2nd
•2003 Pan American Championships - 2nd
•2002 World Cup of Women's Wrestling - 2nd
•2001 World Championships - 75 kg - 10th
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July 2, 2008
Ryan Pfeiffer File Photo
Ohenewa Akuffo
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June 17, 2008
Brampton wrestler Ohenewa Akuffo had arthroscopic knee surgery three weeks ago, but is still determined to get on the podium at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.
