frank mensah

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 Frank Mensah, 

Current lead coach of Team Canada U17 age group, brings  with him over 14 years of international level wrestling experience, along with 20 years of coaching experience to his position as Head Coach and Technical Director of the Coast Wrestling Academy and Coast RTC. 

                                                                                        COACHING BIO

 UNIVERSITY COACHING

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY 

• Assistant coach 2017 to 2025

BC WRESTLING POST- SECONDARY 

• Head Coach 2019 - Current

TEAM CANADA

• 2025-2026  U17 Lead National Head Coach
• 2024 World Championship & Pan American Championship 20U  Lead Coach
• 2024 World Championship & Pan American Championship 23U  Assistant Coach
• 2024 World Championship & Pan American Championship 17U Assistant Coach
• 2023  World Championships  23U Assistant Coach
• 2022 World Championship 17U Lead Coach
• Pan American Championship 17U Lead Coach
• 2018 U17 World Championship Assistant Coach
• 2017 World Championship & Pan American Championship  Assistant Coach
• 2016 World Championship & Pan American Championship  Assistant Coach

                                                                                   ATHLETIC BIO                                                  

• Olympic team Alternate
• 2x NCWA All American (US College Folkstyle Nationals) 2006 champion, 2005 3rd place
• 8x Freestyle & Greco Canadian National Medalist (3 gold, 1 silver, 5 bronze)
• University World Team member· Junior World Team member
• 4x OFSAA Medalist (2x OFSAA provincial Champion)
• Dave Shults International (Colorado springs) 4th place
• 2x Canada Cup medalist (2nd place 2011, 3rd place 2004)

  Frank wrestled with the Matman United Wrestling Club in Ontario, where he was captain of the team. He broke all of Bramalea Secondary School’s wrestling records (4x provincial medalist, 2 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal) and received the team’s MVP 4 years in a row; along with 2 Athlete of the Year / Coaches Choice awards for his outstanding performance in wrestling, cross country, track & field and soccer. While still a high school student, Frank competed against Canada’s best junior university wrestlers at the Canadian Junior Nationals for a chance to be called a National Champion.  Frank eventually received a scholarship to Douglas College in British Columbia, where he went on to become captain of the Douglas College team during the 2005-2006 season. During his college career he became a 2x NCWA All American (3rd in 2005 and 1st in 2006, defeating the returning NCWA champion without giving up a take down for the duration of the tournament). While in college, Frank lost both parents in the process of pursing his life time goal to become an Olympian. Frank ended his wrestling career in 2013.  During his career, Frank was : 

• Canadian Olympic Trials 2nd
• 2x NCWA All American (US College Folkstyle Nationals) 2006 champion, 2005 3rd place
• 8x Freestyle & Greco Canadian National Medalist (3 gold, 1 silver, 5 bronze)
• University World Team member· Junior World Team member
• 4x OFSAA Medalist (2x OFSAA provincial Champion)
• Dave Shults International (Colorado springs) 4th place
• 2x Canada Cup medalist (2nd place 2011, 3rd place 2004)
• 2x SFU Clansman/ Hargobind International medalist (2nd place 2005, 3rd place 2006)​