Elias Kuosmanen
Personal information
Born (1995-09-02) 2 September 1995
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
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.[1][2] He also competed at the World Wrestling Championships in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Kuosmanen represented Finland at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3][4] He competed in the men's 130 kg event.[5]

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.[6]

In 2020, Kuosmanen lost his bronze medal match in the 97 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.[7]

In 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in the 97 kg event at the Grand Prix Zagreb Open held in Zagreb, Croatia.[8]

He won one of the bronze medals in the 130 kg event at the 2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[9]

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. ↑ "2018 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "2019 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Results" (PDF). 2019 Military World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  7. ↑ "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "2021 Grand Prix Zagreb Open Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "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.
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