Elis Manolova is a Bulgarian-born Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler.
24 Facts About Elis Manolova
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Elis Manolova is a five-time medalist, including gold, at the European Wrestling Championships.
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Elis Manolova represented Bulgaria in several cadet wrestling events before switching to Azerbaijan in 2015.
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Elis Manolova was eliminated in her first match by Elmira Syzdykova of Kazakhstan.
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Elis Manolova competed at the 2016 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament hoping to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Elis Manolova did not qualify for the Olympics and she lost her bronze medal match against Alina Berezhna of Ukraine.
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In 2017, Elis Manolova won one of the bronze medals in the women's 69kg event at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
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In that same month, at the Islamic Solidarity Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan, Elis Manolova won the gold medal in the women's 69kg event.
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In 2018, at the European Wrestling Championships held in Kaspiysk, Dagestan, Russia, Elis Manolova won the silver medal in the women's 65kg event.
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Elis Manolova defeated Kriszta Incze of Romania in her gold medal match.
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In March 2021, Elis Manolova competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
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Elis Manolova won her first two matches but then lost her match in the semi-finals against Khanum Velieva.
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Elis Manolova competed in the women's 68kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics where she lost her first match against eventual silver medalist Blessing Oborududu of Nigeria.
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Elis Manolova was then eliminated in the repechage by eventual bronze medalist Meerim Zhumanazarova of Kyrgyzstan.
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Two months after the Olympics, Elis Manolova competed in the women's 65kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway where she was eliminated in her first match by Koumba Larroque of France.
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Elis Manolova lost her bronze medal match in her event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Elis Manolova lost her bronze medal match in the 65kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.
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In 2023, Elis Manolova competed in the 65kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.
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Elis Manolova lost her first match against Irina Ringaci of Moldova and she was then eliminated in the repechage by Kendra Dacher of France.
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Elis Manolova won one of the bronze medals in the 65kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.
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Elis Manolova defeated Anne Nurnberger of Germany in her bronze medal match.
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Elis Manolova competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
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Elis Manolova was eliminated in her first match and she did not qualify for the Olympics.
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Elis Manolova competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.