Olympics In High Heels: Meet Boxer Claressa Shields
As we get closer to the Olympics, we will be doing spotlights on the athletes competing, as well as who to watch. Today, we meet Claressa Shields, who will be in the boxing division of the Olympics.
*All information obtained from NBC and Team USA*
Name: Claressa Shields
Age: 20
Hometown: Flint, Michigan
Sport: Boxing
Age She Began Boxing: 11
How She Started: Listening to her father talk about Laila Ali becoming a boxer.
Stats: 66-1 record, first woman to win boxing gold
Medals Won: 2012 Olympics (gold) 2014 World Championships (Gold)
Fun Fact: She moved around so much as a child that she can’t remember how many houses she has slept in!
Titles: 2016 ELITE FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
OLYMPIC TRIALS CHAMPION
2015 PAN AMERICAN GAMES CHAMPION
2015 USA BOXING NATIONAL CHAMPION
2014 AIBA FEMALE BOXER OF THE YEAR
2014 WORLD CHAMPION
2014 USA BOXING NATIONAL CHAMPION
2013 AIBA YOUTH FEMALE BOXER OF THE YEAR
2013 YOUTH WORLD CHAMPION
2013 USA BOXING YOUTH NATIONAL CHAMPION
2012 OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST
2012 WOMEN’S CONTINENTAL CHAMPION
2012 U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS CHAMPION AND OUTSTANDING BOXER
2011 NATIONAL PAL CHAMPION
2011 JUNIOR OLYMPIC NATIONAL CHAMPION
I look forward to seeing Claressa compete in this Olympics and see if she can win yet another gold medal. Best of luck to her in Rio!
