Erica Wiebe claims gold as Calgarians cheer from afar

The cheers were deafening atCalgary'sRiverstonePub this afternoon, where friends, wrestling community members and otherwise "BeWiebers"exploded with excitement as wrestler Erica Wiebe claimed Canada's fourthgold medal of the 2016 Olympics.

The 27-year-old University of Calgary Dino's alumnapinned her opponentGuzelManyurovaof Khazakstanthree times to win 6-0 in the 75-kilogram final Thursday afternoon.

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"She did everything right," said Mitch Ostberg, Wiebe'sformer coach and current UCDino's head coach.

"She defended her points. She attacked her points. She fatigued her opponent through aggressive hand-fighting. She did everything right."

Wiebe, originally from Ontario, moved to Calgary in 2007to pursue aKinesiologydegree at the U of C.

Ostberg said her potential even back then was undeniable.

"Erica has been a force since she came to the University of Calgary," he said.

"She is sound and determined at every step. She trains her hardest every day. It's not actually a surprise. She has been headed towards this for quite some time."

Wiebe is the first Dino to win an individual Olympic gold medal since Mark Tewksbury in the 1992100-metre backstroke.

With files from The Homestretch