- Kristie Marano
Kristie Marano (born
January 24 1979 ) is an Olympic wrestler fromAlbany, New York .She has won nine medals at the Women's World Championships in wrestling, two of which were gold. In 2004, Marano received the James M. Cooke Memorial Award as the New York Athletic Club's (NYAC) Athlete of the Year. She is the third woman in NYAC history to receive this award.
In 2002, she was awarded Women's Wrestler of the Year by USA Wrestling ( [http://wrestlegirl.com/gnews835.htm] ).
Marano is an alumna of
Colonie Central High School andHudson Valley Community College andPikes Peak Community College . She has a daughter named Kayla.References
* Deutsch, Robert. " [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/summer/2004-01-27-marano-10-0_x.htm "With family in center ring, wrestler's life is no circus"] ", USA Today. January 27, 2004. Retrieved December 12, 2005.
* Abbott, Gary. " [http://www.usoc.org/73_20109.htm "Kristie Marano receives James M. Cooke Award as NYAC Athlete of the Year"] ", United States Olympic Committee. April 20, 2004. Retrieved December 12, 2005.
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