Marcie Van Dusen

Marcie Van Dusen (born June 25, 1982) is an amateur female American freestyle wrestler, who competed for the women's 55-kg category at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Van Dusenwas born in Lake Arrowhead, California on June 25, 1982, and she attended Rim of the World High School, where she was a member of the mixed varsity wrestling team, coached by John Beresford.

Having achieved her best possible finish at the World Championships, Van Dusen qualified for the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and competed for the 55-kg category in women's freestyle wrestling.

Van Dusen managed to repeat her silver medal streak at the 2008 Pan American Wrestling Championships in Colorado Springs, when she was defeated by Canada's Tonya Verbeek in the final match, with a three-set score (1–1, 1–0, 1–1).

[2] Van Dusen had never won an international championship title in women's wrestling, until she defeated and upset Japan's Saori Yoshida at the World Cup in Taiyuan, China, snapping the opponent's 119-match winning streak.