| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tayla Ford |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Born | (1993-07-02)2 July 1993 (age 31) Nelson, New Zealand[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Event | Women's Wrestling (FW/LF) 58 kg |
Medal record | |
| Updated on 6 August 2022 | |
Tayla Ford (born 2 July 1993) is a New Zealand freestyle wrestler.[2] She has competed in three Commonwealth Games, winning two bronze medals. She was the first New Zealand woman to win a Commonwealth Games medal in wrestling. In April 2024, Ford was selected for the New Zealand wrestling team for the2024 Summer Olympics, becoming the first New Zealand woman on an Olympic wrestling team.[3]
Ford is ofWaikato Tainui descent.[4] She was born inNelson and moved with her family toChristchurch in 2000.[5] She began wrestling when she was 16 years old after being inspired by her father, who had wrestled in high school.[3]
She completed in thewomen's freestyle 58 kg[6] event at the2014 Commonwealth Games where she won the bronze medal.[7] Ford also won a bronze medal at the2022 Commonwealth Games.
In April 2024, Ford won her pool in the under-68 kg division at the Africa / Oceania qualifier in Egypt, thus securing qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games. She competed in thewomen's 68 kg event at the Olympics.[8]
Ford lives inAdelaide, Australia, where she coaches wrestling.[3] She also competes injujutsu, and in 2022 won bronze at the Asia-Oceania regional competition.[5]
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