Amit Elor

Amit Elor (/əˈmiːt iːˈlɔːr/ ə-MEET ee-LOR; born January 1, 2004)[6] is an American freestyle wrestler who has claimed Olympic (2024) and world gold medals.Elor won the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics in Women's freestyle wrestling 68 kg at the Grand Palais Éphémère.[16][17] In her freshman year, she was 36-0 and pinned her final opponent in 20 seconds to win a California Interscholastic Federation state championship.[23] A month later, she won the gold medal in the 72 kg event at the 2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Pontevedra, Spain.[2][7] Elor also won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.Elor won the gold medal for the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in Women's freestyle wrestling 68 kg at the Grand Palais Éphémère in Champ de Mars.Particularly after what happened in the 1972 Munich Olympics, the horrifying attack on October 7, the ongoing war in Israel, and the antisemitism rising all over the world.If my wrestling at the Olympics can bring even just a little joy in Israel, it will make all the hard work and sacrifices worth it and extra special.In response she posted a video in which she wore a yellow ribbon pin, symbolizing support for the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza."[32][33] Paris, France Tirana, Albania Belgrad, Serbia Amman, Jordan Buenos Aires, Argentina Coralville, US Pontevedra, Spain Belgrade, Serbia Sofia, Bulgaria Tunis, Tunisia Ufa, Russia Budapest, Hungary Sofia, Bulgaria Elor is a dog lover and likes to cook[15] She used to date Micael Galvão.
Walnut Creek, CaliforniaAlma materDiablo Valley CollegeAmateur wrestlingFreestyleNew York Athletic ClubSara McMannfreestyle wrestlingUnited StatesOlympic Games2024 ParisWorld Championships2022 Belgrade2023 BelgradePan American Championships2023 Buenos AiresU23 World Championships2022 Pontevedra2023 TiranaJunior World Championships2021 Ufa2022 Sofia2023 Amman2021 Budapestfreestyle wrestler2024 Paris OlympicsWomen's freestyle wrestling 68 kgGrand Palais ÉphémèreIsraeliAshkelonshot putterBoise State University2016 US Greco-Roman Olympic trialsCOVID-19 pandemicHolocaust survivorsIsraelHebrewContra Costa CountyCollege Park High SchoolPleasant Hill, Californiaapplied mathjudokaCalifornia Interscholastic FederationFolkstyleOdessaJunior (U20) World Wrestling ChampionshipsCadet (U17) World Championships2020 Tokyo Games2022 World Wrestling ChampionshipsBelgradeZhamila Bakbergenova72 kg2022 U23 World Wrestling ChampionshipsPontevedraU20 World ChampionshipsSenior World Wrestling ChampionshipsU23 World Wrestling ChampionshipsTiranaU20 World Junior Wrestling Championships2023 Pan American Wrestling ChampionshipsBuenos AiresPan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification TournamentAcapulco2024 Summer Olympics2024 United States Olympic trialsState CollegeUnited States at the 2024 Summer OlympicsChamp de Mars1972 Munich Olympicsattack on October 7antisemitismBuse Tosun ÇavuşoğluWiktoria ChołujMeerim Zhumanazarovaantisemiticyellow ribbonthe HolocaustNever againBrazilian jiu-jitsuFranceBuse Tosun2023 U23 World ChampionshipsAlbaniaZaineb Sghaier2023 World ChampionshipsEnkh-Amaryn DavaanasanBelgradSerbiaKendra DacherMiwa MorikawaNesrin Baş2023 Junior World ChampionshipsJordanArgentina2022 World CupQiandegenchagan QiandegenchaganCoralvilleU23 2022 World ChampionshipsPontevedra, Spain2022 Senior World ChampionshipsBelgrade, SerbiaMasako FuruichiSofia, BulgariaTunis, TunisiaUfa, RussiaBudapest, HungaryList of World and Olympic Champions in women's freestyle wrestlingList of World Championships medalists in wrestling (women)United World WrestlingUSA WrestlingTeam USAOlympics.comParis 2024 Summer OlympicsSara DoshoTamyra Mensah-StockJustina Di StasioNatalia VorobievaAmi Ishii