Marcie Van Dusen
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 United States
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25 June 1982 Lake Arrowhead, California |
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| Residence | Colorado Springs, Colorado | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle | ||||||||||||
| Club | Sunkist Kids (USA) | ||||||||||||
| Coached by | Terry Steiner | ||||||||||||
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Marcie Van Dusen (born June 25, 1982 in Lake Arrowhead, California) is an amateur female American freestyle wrestler, who competed for the women's 55-kg category at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She is a two-time U.S national and world team trials champion, and a resident athlete at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She is also a silver medalist at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Van Dusen, a native of Lake Arrowhead, California, attended Rim of the World High School, where she was a member of the mixed varsity wrestling team, coached by John Beresford. She also earned letters in soccer and volleyball, before trying out for wrestling. After graduating from high school, Van Dusen attended three different universities across the United States, including the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where she received a bachelor of science degree in geography and environmental sciences.
Upon her admission at the University of Colorado, Van Dusen had been a regular member of the U.S. national wrestling team. In 2002, she moved from California to Colorado Springs, Colorado to work and train as a resident athlete at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. She first competed at the U.S. national championships, where she finished between third and fifth place for three consecutive years. At the span of her wrestling career, she had won numerous championship titles, including three at the U.S. world team trials. In addition to her achievements, Van Dusen finished fifth at the 2004 U.S. Olympic trials, which denied her chance to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics. She also made her international debut at the 2006 World Wrestling Championships in Guangzhou, China, where she placed tenth in the women's 55-kg category.
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