Martine Dugrenier

Martine Dugrenier was raised in the Saint-François neighborhood of Laval, Quebec. As a teenager, she competed in artistic gymnastics, hoping to get a scholarship to an American university, but was forced to stay in Quebec after sustaining a knee injury. She attended Vanier College, where she was introduced to wrestling as it was the only physical education class that could fit in her schedule. She was initially reluctant when her wrestling coach recommended that she switch from artistic gymnastics to wrestling, but eventually made the switch two years later. ==Career==

She is an eight-time Canadian National Champion, From 2005 to 2007, she won three consecutive silver medals in the 67-kilogram weight class at the World Wrestling Championships. Six weeks after the Olympics, she won the first of three consecutive gold medals at the World Championships from 2008 to 2010 in the 67-kilogram weight class. This became the final match of her career, as she announced her retirement from wrestling in May 2015 after three years of inactivity due to an arm injury. She was inducted into the United World Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2016. She currently works as a physical education teacher at Vanier College, having begun working as such in 2009. She was inducted into the YM-YWHA Montreal Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2019. ==References==