Clarissa Chun

Clarissa Kyoko Mei Ling Chun (陳美玲, born August 27, 1981 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American Olympic Women's freestyle 48 kg (105.5 lbs) wrestler. She is the first woman wrestler from Hawaii to win a medal at the Olympics.

Biography

Chun was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and raised in Kapolei, Hawaii. She is Asian-American. Her mother, Gail Higashi, is Japanese-American from Līhuʻe, Kauaʻi. Her father, Bryan Chun, is Chinese-American from ʻAiea, Oʻahu.

In 2008, Chun taught English to kindergarten students in Japan.

Athletic career

Chun came from a judo background, winning five junior national championships before she tried wrestling in her junior year at Roosevelt High School in Honolulu, Hawaii. She captured the state wrestling title in 1998, the first year girls wrestling was a sanctioned sport.

She attended Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Missouri and earned a communications degree from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Chun was one of the charter members of the Valley program when it began in 1999, and was one of its most decorated. She placed second in the U.S. World Team Trials and medaled in both the U.S. Nationals and Pan American Games during all three of her seasons in Marshall—along with winning several college-level competitions.

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Iowa women celebrate NCAA announcement after dominating wins

The Gazette Cedar Rapids 20 Jan 2025
Iowa women’s wrestling head coach Clarissa Chun looks on during Day 1 of the Soldier Salute wrestling tournament at the Xtream Arena in Coralville on Dec ... IOWA CITY — Clarissa Chun echoed a line from a beloved Iowa film to describe the news.

3 takeaways from Iowa women's wrestling's wins over Grand Valley State, Augustana College

Iowa City Press-Citizen 19 Jan 2025
Iowa women's wrestling's Clarissa Chun and athletes discuss senior day. Iowa wrestling's Clarissa Chun, Macey Kilty and Cali Leng break down wins vs ... to share," Iowa wrestling coach Clarissa Chun said.

Women’s wrestling icon, pioneer flies to Iowa City for Hawkeye dual in Carver

The Gazette Cedar Rapids 18 Jan 2025
Tricia Saunders (left) and Clarissa Chun, the University of Iowa women’s wrestling head coach, hug Thursday before watching the premiere of the “Lady Hawks” documentary at FilmScene in Iowa City ... (Amir Prellberg/Freelance) ... Lots of girls ... 11 ... Comments ... .

NCAA votes to make women's wrestling an official championship sport for 2025-26 season

Ames Tribune 17 Jan 2025
Iowa wrestling's Clarissa Chun's post-National Duals press conference. Iowa women's wrestling coach Clarissa Chun breaks down second National Duals title, beating North Central in the finals once again.

Iowa women's wrestling furthers its dominance over sport with National Duals title

Iowa City Press-Citizen 12 Jan 2025
Iowa wrestling's Clarissa Chun's post-National Duals press conference. Iowa women's wrestling coach Clarissa Chun breaks down second National Duals title, beating North Central in the finals once again.

Iowa’s Brianna Gonzalez ‘showed her character’ in improbable comeback at National Duals

The Gazette Cedar Rapids 12 Jan 2025
11, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Jerod Ringwald/Iowa Athletics) ... “She knows that she’s never out of a match,” Iowa Coach Clarissa Chun said ... “Coach, I am so happy I’m not at that weight,” the 160-pound Blades remembers saying to Chun on Saturday ... Comments ... .

Iowa women's wrestling goes 2-0 to start National Duals, advances to semifinals

Iowa City Press-Citizen 10 Jan 2025
Iowa wrestling's Clarissa Chun previews the National Dual Tournament. Iowa women's wrestling coach Clarissa Chun previews NWCA National Dual Championships, potential matchups with North Central, Wartburg and McKendree ... Wartburg ... on Saturday ... 1 seed.

5 things to watch as Iowa women’s wrestling seeks another NWCA National Duals title

The Gazette Cedar Rapids 09 Jan 2025
Iowa Coach Clarissa Chun does not see it as such a lopsided difference, however, between those wearing Hawkeye singlets and those wearing King University singlets or North Central College singlets.

3 things to watch as Iowa women's wrestling competes at the National Duals

Des Moines Register 08 Jan 2025
Iowa wrestling's Clarissa Chun previews the National Dual Tournament. Iowa women's wrestling coach Clarissa Chun previews NWCA National Dual Championships, potential matchups with North Central, Wartburg and McKendree.

8 takeaways from the Soldier Salute: Ferrari's redshirt decision, Iowa women's dominance

Iowa City Press-Citizen 31 Dec 2024
"They (Life) makes us better," Iowa coach Clarissa Chun said ... Chun wanted to get real-match experience for them to see how they would react, and Bayless came out with a high grade ... "She's almost like a silent, hard-worker assassin," Chun said.

Iowa women's wrestling's Clarissa Chun breaks down Day one of the Soldier Salute

Des Moines Register 30 Dec 2024
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How Iowa, Iowa State and UNI fared Sunday at the Soldier Salute wrestling tournament

Des Moines Register 30 Dec 2024
Iowa's Clarissa Chun talks returns for Sterling Dias and Lilly Luft ... Iowa women's wrestling's Clarissa Chun breaks down Day one of the Soldier Salute ... "Anytime we get Sterling on the mat is great," Iowa wrestling coach Clarissa Chun said.

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