Tayla Ford
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tayla Ford |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Born | 2 July 1993 Nelson, New Zealand[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Event | Women's Wrestling (FW/LF) 58 kg |
Medal record | |
| Updated on 6 August 2022 | |
Tayla Ford(born 2 July 1993) is a New Zealand freestyle wrestler.[2]She has competed in three Commonwealth Games, winning two bronze medals. She was the first New Zealand woman to win a Commonwealth Games medal in wrestling. In April 2024, Ford was selected for the New Zealand wrestling team for the2024 Summer Olympics,becoming the first New Zealand woman on an Olympic wrestling team.[3]
Biography[edit]
Ford is ofWaikato Tainuidescent.[4]She was born inNelsonand moved with her family toChristchurchin 2000.[5]She began wrestling when she was 16 years old after being inspired by her father, who had wrestled in high school.[3]
She completed in thewomen's freestyle 58 kg[6]event at the2014 Commonwealth Gameswhere she won the bronze medal.[7]Ford also won a bronze medal at the2022 Commonwealth Games.
In April 2024, Ford won her pool in the under-68 kg division at the Africa / Oceania qualifier in Egypt, thus securing qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games.
Ford lives inAdelaide,Australis, where she coaches wrestling.[3]She also competes injujutsu,and in 2022 won bronze at the Asia-Oceania regional competition.[5]
References[edit]
- ^"Tayla Ford".Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.Retrieved31 July2014.
- ^"Olympic Wrestling Athletes".NZOC.Retrieved2 March2016.
- ^abc"'Dream come true': Tainui's Tayla Ford first NZ woman to wrestle at Olympics ".Te Ao Māori News.Retrieved14 April2024.
- ^Tipene-Leach, Oriini (31 July 2014)."Day 7: Update on our Māori athletes in Glasgow".Television New Zealand.Retrieved3 August2014.
- ^ab"Meet wrestler Tayla Ford who juggles four jobs to chase another Commonwealth Games medal".www.stuff.co.nz.Retrieved14 April2024.
- ^"Disciplines".UWW.Retrieved2 March2016.
- ^Simon, Nik (31 July 2014)."Commonwealth Games: Wrestling duo scoop bronze medals".The New Zealand Herald.Retrieved3 August2014.
External links[edit]
- Tayla Tuahine FordatUnited World Wrestling
- Tayla Tuahine Fordat the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
- Tayla FordatOlympics.com
- Tayla FordatOlympedia
- Tayla Fordat theNew Zealand Olympic Committee
- Tayla Fordat theBirmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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