Tatiana Padilla
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's wrestling | ||
Competitor for  United States
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| World Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2008 Tokyo | 55 kg |
| Bronze | 2010 Moscow | 55 kg |
Tatiana Padilla (born December 19, 1990) is a female wrestler from United States.
2010-11 Team USA Ranking No. 1 at 55KG Years on Team USA: 4 (2007–11) Residence: Glendoa, CA Club: Sunkist Kids College: Lindenwood (Mo.) HighSchool: Northview (Calif.)
2010: World Team Trials champion... U.S. Open champion… Klippan Open champion…
2009: Third in New York AC International Open… Fifth in World Championships… U.S. World Team Trials champion… Third in FILA Junior Nationals… Fourth in U.S. Nationals…
2008: Third in World Championships… U.S. World Team Trials champion… Third in Junior World Championships… Third in U.S. Olympic Team Trials… Fifth in U.S. Nationals… Pan American Championships gold medalist… Second in Dave Schultz Memorial International…
2007: Second in Junior World Championships… Second in U.S. World Team Trials… Fourth in U.S. Nationals... FILA Junior Nationals champion…
2005: Austrian Ladies Open champion…
USA Age-group: 2010 Junior World Team Trials champion… Four-time Junior Nationals champion (2005–08)… 2005 and 2006 FILA Cadet Nationals champion… Three-time USGWA national champion (2004–06)…
College: Attended Lindenwood (Mo.) University, where she was coached by Jake Dieffenbach…
High School: 2007 and 2008 ASICS National High School Wrestler of the Year… Graduated from Northview (Calif.) High School…
By Craig Sesker USA Wrestling 07/21/2008
Tatiana Padilla (LaVerne, Calif./Team California) has been named TheMat.com Wrestler of the Week for July 15–21.
Each week, TheMat.com will select an Athlete of the Week, based upon performance within wrestling for that week. The selection committee will consider any level of wrestling, from youth programs through the Senior level.
Padilla became just the second women's wrestler to capture four Junior National titles. Padilla won her fourth Junior Nationals title on Monday afternoon at the Fargo Dome in Fargo, N.D.
Padilla beat Shelby Shirley of Ohio 6-0, 6-0 in the 132-pound finals on Monday.
Padilla, 17, a 2007 Junior World silver medalist, will compete in the upcoming 2008 Junior World Championships in Turkey.
Padilla placed second in the 2007 U.S. World Team Trials before finishing third in the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
She is a two-time ASICS High School Wrestler of the Year.[1]