10 Facts About Elis Guri

Elis Guri was born on 6 July 1983 and is a Bulgarian Greco-Roman style wrestler of Albanian descent.

Elis Guri was the 2011 World Champion, a two-time bronze medalist of European championships, and a participant in three summer Olympic Games.

Elis Guri began performing at major international youth competitions since 2002.

In 2003, Elis Guri took part in the adult World Cup and finished on 37th place.

Elis Guri tried to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics, but lost in the qualifying tournament.

Elis Guri began officially participating under the flag of Bulgaria since 2011 and immediately achieved great success.

In one year, Elis Guri was able to become bronze medalist of the European Championship, and then won the World Championship, defeating Swede Jimmy Lidberg in the final.

In 2012, Elis Guri performed at his second summer Olympic Games.

Once again, Elis Guri was able to get to the quarter finals, but there he lost to Timofey Dzeinichenko.

Since Belarus lost already in the next match, Elis Guri did not receive the right to participate in the tournament for a bronze medal.