Photo: Marie-Lan Nguyen / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What gets me about Clarissa Chun is the math: a 150 cm wrestler from Honolulu walking into a sport built for size and walking out with an Olympic medal, the first ever for a woman from Hawaii. That is leverage, technique and sheer stubbornness winning over raw mass. I admire even more what came next. Rather than coast on her record, she became a coach, now leading Iowa's women's program and pouring her hard-won knowledge into the next generation. The medal proves she was great; the coaching proves she is generous. That second act is the part I find genuinely inspiring.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Clarissa Chun
- Name (Japanese)
- クラリサ・チャン
- Reading
- くらりさ・ちゃん
- Born
- August 27, 1981 (age 44)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rooster
- Origin
- Honolulu, United States
- Height
- 150 cm
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler
2. Background
- High school
- President Theodore Roosevelt High School
- University
- University of Colorado
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Clarissa Chun born?
Born August 27, 1981 (age 44).
Where is Clarissa Chun from?
Clarissa Chun is from Honolulu, United States.
What does Clarissa Chun do?
Clarissa Chun works as amateur wrestler.
How tall is Clarissa Chun?
Clarissa Chun is 150 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.