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Clarissa Chun looks exhausted after her loss to powerhouse Chiharu Icho of Japan, Aug. 16, 2008.
Clarissa Chun looks exhausted after her loss to powerhouse Chiharu Icho of Japan, Aug. 16, 2008.
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Sport: Wrestling

Age: 30

Local connection: Trains at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs

Previous Olympics: 2008 (fifth).

How made Team USA: Won at the the Olympic Trials in April.

2012: In addition to winning at the Olympic Trials, Chun won the Pan American Olympic Qualifier and the U.S. Open.

Career highlights: Chun won a gold medal at the 2008 world championships, two months after the Olympics. She grew up in Hawaii, where she twice won state high school wrestling titles. Chun is a four-time gold medalist at the Pan Am Games and is in her 12th year on the U.S. national team. She has a communications degree from the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs.

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