Steven Takahashi (born 8 April 1992) is a Canadian

freestyle wrestler Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling. It is one of two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games, along with Greco-Roman wrestling, Greco-Roman. scholastic wrestling, High school wrestling and men's collegiate wrestling in the U ...

. He won the silver medal in the men's 57kg event at the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that was held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

held in Gold Coast, Australia. He is the son of Olympic wrestler

Ray Takahashi Hugh Raymond Takahashi (born August 7, 1958) is a wrestler, judoka, coach, lecturer, and author who represented Canada in wrestling at the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympic Games, the 1982 and 1983 Wrestling World Championships, the 1978 and 1982 Com ...

, nephew of

Olympic judo Judo was first included in the Summer Olympic Games at the 1964 Games in Tokyo, Japan. After not being included in 1968, judo has been an Olympic sport in each Olympiad since then. Only male judoka participated until the 1988 Summer Olympics, ...

competitor Phil Takahashi and coach Tina Takahashi, and grandson of influential judoka

Masao Takahashi Masao Takahashi (June 24, 1929 – February 14, 2020) was a Canadian judoka, author, coach, and founder of the Takahashi School of Martial Arts (Est. 1969) in Ottawa, Ontario. He was involved in judo for more than 70 years, and was ranked ''hachi ...

Career

Takahashi won one of the bronze medals in the men's freestyle 55kg event at the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games () and commonly known as Guadalajara 2011, were an international multi-sport event held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby c ...

held in Guadalajara, Mexico. In 2016, Takahashi won one of the bronze medals in the men's 57 kg event at the

World University Wrestling Championships The World University Wrestling Championships, an international competition in Wrestling, have been held in alternate years since 1968 each time in a different host city. Editions Champions Men's Freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women' ...

held in Çorum, Turkey. In 2017, he won the gold medal in the men's 57 kg event at the 2017 Francophone Games held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

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* Living people 1992 births Place of birth missing (living people) Canadian male sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists in wrestling Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Pan American Games wrestlers for Canada Wrestlers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games silver medallists in wrestling Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games 21st-century Canadian sportsmen Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games {{Canada-wrestling-bio-stub