The 16-year-old wrestling and judo athlete is a legitimate candidate to qualify for two Canada Games in separate sports, undoubtedly an extraordinary achievement, but one for which there are no formal records.

 "However, it's a great accomplishment in its own right, and certainly wouldn't be a common occurrence," said Jamie Ferguson, CEO of Sport Nova Scotia.

 Ms Lohnes repeated her 2008 gold-medal performance at this month's Nova Scotia School Athletic Federation wrestling championships, and is a defending Eastern Canadian silver medallist.

 "We have her as one of our potential top-six medal hopefuls for the [2009 Canada Games]," said Corey Robinson, vice-president of development for the Canadian Amateur Wrestling Association and head coach of the Nova Scotia program.

 Meanwhile, her true passion is judo, a sport in which she won a bronze medal at last year's Canadian junior championships and finished second at the U.S. junior nationals.

 "Judo is definitely my number 1 priority. I think I can continue to compete at a high level in both of them, though," said the Bridgewater High School honours student, whose father, Tim, is a judo instructor and past president of the provincial association.

 "Judo just has a sense of discipline and belonging to me more than wrestling does."

 The 5'3", 48-kg Ms Lohnes and her 13-year-old sister, Hailey, another standout in both sports, often practice moves on their dad.

 "We call it UFC, because we always punch and play and throw him around," she smiled.

 "He can't really do anything because he laughs so hard."

 This week, Ms Lohnes will be representing Canada at an international under-17 tournament in Germany.

 "Events like this are super important in terms of long-range success. If you look at the players who are making Olympic teams, they've been travelling since they were 15 or 16 years old and getting that international exposure," said Scott Tanner, technical director for Judo Nova Scotia.

 He said the sky is the limit for her ceiling as a judoka, including a spot on the 2011 Canada Games team.

 "That's totally up to her. She's certainly got the potential to be an Olympian someday for sure. She's got the work ethic, the attitude and the physical talent."