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Olympic Gold Medal for Anessa Campos

By Rudy Garcia
Community Writer
05/17/2022 at 04:56 PM

The United States Deaf Women's National Soccer Team (USDWNT) won the gold medal in the championship game at the 2022 Deaflympics, which took place in Caxias Do Sul, Brazil. Team USA defeated Poland in overtime to win the game and bring home the gold medal. Poland took home the silver medal and Brazil took home the bronze medal.

Grand Terrace's own Anessa "Nessi" Campos is a rostered player on the 2022 USDWNT, and she has become Grand Terrace's first Olympic gold medal athlete. Anessa is an alumnus of Terrace View Elementary, Terrace Hills Middle School, and Grand Terrace High School. Anessa's first official words as a gold medal Olympian were a text message to her mother Kelly Garcia Campos. The text said, "We did it Mama!" Anessa also played and volunteered as a referee at Grand Terrace Community Soccer Club.

Anessa is currently attending Cal State University Northridge where she also plays collegiate soccer.

Congratulations to Anessa and Team USA for an outstanding job! #GTPROUD.

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