Elis Manolova (Bulgarian: Элис Манолова, born 17 January 1996) is a Bulgarian-born Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler. At the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 65 kg event.[1][2] She is also a five-time medalist, including gold, at the European Wrestling Championships. Manolova represented Azerbaijan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3]
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| Native name | Элис Манолова | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 January 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 65 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editManolova represented Bulgaria in several cadet wrestling events before switching to Azerbaijan in 2015. As one of her first senior level competitions, she competed in the women's 69 kg event at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships held in Las Vegas, United States.[4] She was eliminated in her first match by Elmira Syzdykova of Kazakhstan.[4]
Manolova competed at the 2016 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament hoping to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[5] She did not qualify for the Olympics and she also lost her bronze medal match against Alina Berezhna of Ukraine.[5] A month later, Manolova tried again at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey but she could no longer qualify after losing her first match against Monika Michalik of Poland.[6] Michalik went on to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics and she also became one of the bronze medalists in the women's 63 kg event.[7]
In 2017, Manolova won one of the bronze medals in the women's 69 kg event at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. A few months later, in May 2017, she lost her bronze medal match in the women's 69 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia. In that same month, at the Islamic Solidarity Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan, Manolova won the gold medal in the women's 69 kg event. In the final, she defeated Zhamila Bakbergenova of Kazakhstan. Lastly, she also competed in the women's 69 kg event at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships held in Paris, France.[8]
In 2018, at the European Wrestling Championships held in Kaspiysk, Dagestan, Russia, Manolova won the silver medal in the women's 65 kg event.[9] In 2019, she won the gold medal in that event.[10] She defeated Kriszta Incze of Romania in her gold medal match. The following year, Manolova won the silver medal in the 65 kg event at the 2020 European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.[11][12] In that same year, she also won one of the bronze medals in the women's 65 kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[13][14]
In March 2021, Manolova competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[15] She won her first two matches but then lost her match in the semi-finals against Khanum Velieva.[15] In April 2021, Manolova was eliminated in her second match in the 68 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.[16] In May 2021, she qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent Azerbaijan at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[17][18]
Manolova competed in the women's 68 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics where she lost her first match against eventual silver medalist Blessing Oborududu of Nigeria. She was then eliminated in the repechage by eventual bronze medalist Meerim Zhumanazarova of Kyrgyzstan.[3] Two months after the Olympics, Manolova competed in the women's 65 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway where she was eliminated in her first match by Koumba Larroque of France.[19]
In 2022, Manolova won one of the bronze medals in the 65 kg event at the Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.[20] She lost her bronze medal match in her event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[21]
In April 2022, Manolova won the silver medal in the 65 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[22][23] A few months later, she also won the silver medal in the 65 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[24] Manolova lost her bronze medal match in the 65 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[25][26]
In 2023, Manolova competed in the 65 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.[27] She lost her first match against Irina Rîngaci of Moldova and she was then eliminated in the repechage by Kendra Dacher of France.[27] Rîngaci went on to win the silver medal.[27]
Manolova won one of the bronze medals in the 65 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[28][29] She defeated Anne Nürnberger of Germany in her bronze medal match.[29] Manolova competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[30] She was eliminated in her first match and she did not qualify for the Olympics.[30] Manolova also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.[31] She was eliminated in her first match.[31]
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2017 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 1st | Freestyle 69 kg |
| 2018 | European Championships | Kaspiysk, Russia | 2nd | Freestyle 65 kg |
| 2019 | European Championships | Bucharest, Romania | 1st | Freestyle 65 kg |
| World Championships | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | 3rd | Freestyle 65 kg | |
| 2020 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 2nd | Freestyle 65 kg |
| 2022 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | Freestyle 65 kg |
| Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | 2nd | Freestyle 65 kg | |
| 2024 | European Championships | Bucharest, Romania | 3rd | Freestyle 65 kg |
References
edit- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (20 September 2019). "Tynybekova earns first-ever world wrestling gold for Kyrgyzstan". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ a b "2015 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ a b "2016 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "2016 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (7 May 2016). "Stadnyk books Rio 2016 berth after success at UWW World Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "2017 World Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "2018 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "2019 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (14 February 2020). "Hristova beats last year's gold medallist Manolova at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (16 December 2020). "Russia claim team title on final day of women's action at UWW Individual World Cup". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ a b "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (7 May 2021). "Chumikova secures emotional win at UWW World Olympic Games qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "2022 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Lloyd, Owen (1 April 2022). "Ukraine record golden double at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (14 September 2022). "Susaki and Morikawa earn Japanese double at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ a b c "2023 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ Khalatyan, Rafael (17 February 2024). "Bucharest 2024 Day 5: Ukraine wins team title in women's wrestling". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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.
External links
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- Elis Manolova at United World Wrestling
- Elis Manolova at the International Wrestling Database
- Elis Manolova at Olympics.com
- Elis Manolova at Olympedia
- Elis Manolova at the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan (in Azerbaijani)
