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Finnish Greco-Roman wrestler

Elias Kuosmanen
Personal information
Full nameMatti Elias Kuosmanen
Born (1995-09-02) 2 September 1995 (age 29)
Järvenpää, Uusimaa, Finland
Sport
CountryFinland
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class97 kg
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Finland
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Kaspiysk 97 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Bucharest 97 kg
Military World Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Wuhan 97 kg
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2024 Antalya 130 kg
Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Sofia 130 kg
World U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Bydgoszcz 98 kg

Matti Elias Kuosmanen (born 2 September 1995) is a Finnish Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a two-time bronze medalist at the European Wrestling Championships. He also competed at the World Wrestling Championships in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2023.

Kuosmanen represented Finland at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 130 kg event.

Career

Kuosmanen represented Finland at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China and he won the silver medal in the 97 kg event. In 2020, Kuosmanen lost his bronze medal match in the 97 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.

In 2021, Kuosmanen won one of the bronze medals in the 97 kg event at the Grand Prix Zagreb Open held in Zagreb, Croatia.

Kuosmanen won one of the bronze medals in the 130 kg event at the 2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria. He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics. Kuosmanen also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2018 European Championships Kaspiysk, Russia 3rd Greco-Roman 97 kg
2019 European Championships Bucharest, Romania 3rd Greco-Roman 97 kg
Military World Games Wuhan, China 2nd Greco-Roman 97 kg

References

  1. "Elias Kuosmanen". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  2. "2018 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. "2019 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. Shefferd, Neil (8 May 2021). "Armenia and Romania book multiple Tokyo 2020 places at UWW World Olympic Games qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  5. "2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  6. "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  7. "Results" (PDF). 2019 Military World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  8. "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  9. "2021 Grand Prix Zagreb Open Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  10. "2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  11. ^ "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  12. "2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.

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