A native of Hawaii and pioneer in the sport of women's wrestling, Chun was a 2008 world champion and 2012 Olympic bronze-medalist, the first medal ever from an American in women's wrestling. Chun continues to shatter boundaries when she was named the head coach of the Iowa women's wrestling program in 2021, the first NCAA women's varsity program from a D1 Power 5 conference.
Sarah Hildebrandt Sparring With Clarissa Chun
May 21, 2021
Sarah Hildebrandt sparring with Clarissa Chun at Pan Am training camp.