Jasmine Mian (born December 31, 1989, in Guelph, Ontario) is a politician and former Olympic wrestler from Canada. She won the bronze medal at the 48 kg event during the 2014 Commonwealth Games,[2] and placed twelfth at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

Jasmine Mian
Calgary City Councillor
Assumed office
October 25, 2021
Preceded byJyoti Gondek
ConstituencyWard 3
Personal details
Born (1989-12-31) 31 December 1989 (age 34)[1]
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Sports career
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)
CountryCanada
SportFreestyle wrestling
Event48 kg
ClubDinos Wrestling Club
Coached byPaul Ragusa
Medal record
Women's wrestling
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow 48 kg
Updated on 25 March 2016

Mian qualified to represent her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, by winning the Canadian Trials in late 2015.[4]

In July 2016, she was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team.[5][6]

Mian moved to Calgary in 2012. She was elected to Calgary City Council for Ward 3 in the 2021 Calgary municipal election, succeeding Jyoti Gondek, who was elected mayor.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Jasmine Mian". Wrestling Canada Lutte. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  2. ^ "Flash Quotes - Jasmine Mian Wrestling Bronze Medallist 48kg". commonwealthgames.ca.
  3. ^ "Wrestling: Women's Freestyle 48kg Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Jasmine Mian". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website.
  5. ^ Gillespie, Kerry (23 June 2016). "Canadian wrestlers keep getting up off the mat". Toronto, Ontario, 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. ^ Dylan Short, "Jasmine Mian, former Olympic wrestler, wins vacated Ward 3 seat". Calgary Herald, October 19, 2021.
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