Mpho Madi (born 30 May 1988) is a South African female wrestler. She represented

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

in the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

and also in the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...

mainly in the over 50 kg categories. Mpho Madi clinched bronze medal in the women's 53kg freestyle event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. She is nicknamed as the Queen of the Ring in South Africa as she is regarded as the leading woman sport wrestler in South Africa. Mpho is also the classmate of a Tanzanian swimmer Khalid Rushaka who is also referred to as the Tanzanian Dolphin. She also claimed a bronze medal in the 2008 African Wrestling Championships. On 13 November 2017, she was elected as the first female Vice President of the Eastern Gauteng Wrestling Association and also became the first black woman to be elected as an executive of a Provincial body in South Africa.

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1988 births Living people South African female sport wrestlers Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa Wrestlers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Wrestlers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games People from Ermelo, Mpumalanga Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games {{SouthAfrica-wrestling-bio-stub