Jordan David Steen (born 26 June 1991)[1][2] is a Canadian freestyle wrestler. In March 2020, he qualified to represent Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics at the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Ottawa, Canada.[3][4]

Jordan Steen
Personal information
Full nameJordan David Steen
Born (1991-06-26) 26 June 1991 (age 33)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight97 kg (214 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportAmateur wrestling
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast 97 kg
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Lauro de Freitas 86 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Lima 97 kg

Career

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Steen represented Canada at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia without winning a medal.

In 2017, Steen won one of the bronze medals in the 86 kg event at the Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Salvador, Brazil.

In 2018, Steen won one of the bronze medals in the 97 kg event at the Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia.[1][5] Later that year, he also won one of the bronze medals in the 97 kg event at the 2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Lima, Peru.

He competed in the men's freestyle 97 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games, also held in Lima, Peru, without winning a medal. He lost his first match against José Daniel Díaz of Venezuela and also lost his bronze medal match against Luis Miguel Pérez of the Dominican Republic.

Steen competed in the men's freestyle 97 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2017 Pan American Wrestling Championships Lauro de Freitas, Brazil 3rd Freestyle 86 kg
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 3rd Freestyle 97 kg
Pan American Wrestling Championships Lima, Peru 3rd Freestyle 97 kg

References

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  1. ^ a b "Athlete Profile: Jordan Steen". 2018 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Jordan Steen". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  3. ^ Palmer, Dan (15 March 2020). "Argentina qualify male wrestler for Olympics for first time since 1996". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  5. ^ Etchells, Daniel (13 April 2018). "Nigeria shine in women's freestyle events on second day of wrestling action at Gold Coast 2018". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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