Jenna Burkert Explained
| Jenna Burkert |
| Full Name: | Jenna Rose Burkert |
| Birth Date: | 9 May 1993 |
| Height: | 5 ft 3 in |
| Country: | United States |
| Sport: | Amateur wrestling |
| Event: | Freestyle |
Jenna Rose Burkert (born May 9, 1993) is a retired American freestyle wrestler and currently an amateur wrestling coach. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 55 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[1] [2]
Career
Burkert competed in the girls' freestyle 60kg event at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics held in Singapore.
Burkert also competed in the women's 60kg event at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in the women's 59kg event at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary and in the women's 57kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.[3] [4]
In 2019, Burkert won the silver medal in the women's 57kg event at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[5] [6] In 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 55kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[2] [7]
In 2024, she announced retirement from wrestling.[8] In May 2024, she announced her join to the Bixby Wrestling High School as a coach.[9]
Achievements
Notes and References
- News: Houston. Michael. 5 October 2021. Double Olympic champion Sadulaev wins gold on fourth day of Wrestling World Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 6 October 2021.
- Web site: 2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211016114828/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-10/results_10_oslo.pdf. 16 October 2021. 16 October 2021. United World Wrestling.
- Web site: 2018 World Wrestling Championships Results. United World Wrestling. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200414123246/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2018-11/2018-world-championships_final-book.pdf. 14 April 2020. 14 April 2020.
- Web site: 2019 World Wrestling Championships Results. United World Wrestling. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200412151211/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/nur-sultan_kz_final-book_1.pdf. 12 April 2020. 12 April 2020.
- Web site: 2019 Pan American Games Wrestling Results. United World Wrestling. March 17, 2020.
- News: Gregory. Ryan. The Women Of USA Wrestling Show Up Strong, Earn Three Medals In Lima. https://web.archive.org/web/20190809045412/https://www.teamusa.org/News/2019/August/08/The-Women-Of-USA-Wrestling-Show-Up-Strong-Earn-Three-Medals-In-Lima. August 9, 2019. August 8, 2019. Team USA. March 25, 2020. dead.
- News: Price. Karen. 6 October 2021. Adeline Gray Makes History With Record Sixth Wrestling World Title. Team USA. 24 October 2021.
- News: Klingman. Kyle. 3 February 2024. Jenna Burkert Announces Retirement From Wrestling. Fowrestling. 3 February 2024.
- News: Duckworth. Seth. 16 May 2024. Jenna Burkert Named Associate Head Coach at Bixby. owrestle. 3 February 2024.
