Twenty-three-year-old Patrina Brooks has been in arm wrestling her whole life.
The Quinte West woman began participating after her father Tony introduced her to it 16 years ago. She says they were at a restaurant to watch a UFC fight when they saw an arm wrestling contest going on. It has been a match made in heaven since.
The jiujitsu instructor in Quinte West has competed regionally, provincially, nationally, and internationally.
She recently travelled to Greece to compete in the International Federation of Arm Wrestling World Championships.
In the 57-kilo division she captured a bronze medal in the left arm and gold in the right.
There were nerves going into the gold final against her Romanian competitor she says, but it was also exciting.
Audio Player“I was confident going into it. I’ve been training harder than ever, so I knew that my hard work would pay off.”
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Twenty-three-year-old Patrina Brooks won a gold medal (right arm) and a bronze medal (left arm). Her father who captured sixth hoists the champion to the air. (Photo: submitted to Quinte News)
She says having World Champion in front of her name has a nice ring to it.
Audio Player“That means more than anything to me. I’ve been dreaming of this my whole life. It’s still surreal, still sinking in, but it is so special to me.”
Patrina’s father Tony Brooks finished an impressive sixth in his category.
Twenty-three-year-old Patrina Brooks shows off her gold and bronze medal in the world championships. (Photo: Tim Durkin/ Quinte News)
