Courage Award
About the Award
The Courage Award was created in 2016 by Wrestle Like A Girl. This award recognizes a leader in the United States or abroad whose actions demonstrate the qualities of personal courage.
Today, leaders are too often captives of public opinion or unable to speak out because of sports culture or policies limiting their voice and position when it means taking unpopular courses of action or offending powerful groups. The Courage Award honors leaders who have to use immense personal courage to be able to participate or compete in sports, even when participation could put them at significant risk. The award celebrates leaders who stand up for what is right and do what is right rather than what is easy.
Award nominations are accepted on an ongoing basis. Nominations received after August 15th of each year will be rolled over for consideration the following year.
Please review and consider the award criteria to determine whether the person you wish to nominate would be an appropriate recipient of the Courage Award.
Previous Winners:
2024 - 2024 US Olympic Women’s Wrestling Team:
Sarah Hildebrandt, Dominique Parrish, Helen Maroulis, Kayla Miracle, Amit Elor, Kennedy Blades
2023 - Michelle Fazzari
2022 - Tamyra Mensah-Stock
2021 – Jenna Burkert
2019 – Talum Smith
2018 – Kathleen Janis
2024 Winners: 2024 US Olympic Women’s Wrestling Team:
Sarah Hildebrandt, Dominique Parrish, Helen Maroulis, Kayla Miracle, Amit Elor, Kennedy Blades
