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On the final day of the women’s freestyle competition at the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, the youngest member of the team brought home the first, and only, world title. 19-year-old Amit Elor went back-to-back and captured her second Senior world title in as many tries. Standing between Elor and a second world title was Mongolian Davaanasan Enkh Amar, a dangerous opponent that defeated Elor’s 2022 finals counterpart in the semifinals. Elor opened up the scoring with a step-out point halfway through the first period. Shortly after, Enkh Amar was put on the shot clock and unable to score during the :30 seconds that followed. Late in the first stanza, Elor locked up a front headlock and walked Enkh Amar out of bounds for another step-out point and a 3-0 lead. After the break, Elor got her first takedown of the contest, one that came after a snapdown. Enkh Amar was able to do what few have been able to and earned a pair of points via takedown after a throw-by. Elor wrestled through the position and ended up on top, which brought the score to 6-2. As the clock ticked under ten seconds in the final period, Enkh Aar tried for the home run and attempted a lateral drop. Elor was ready, countered, and got a takedown for good measure. The contest ended with the American on top and with an 8-2 advantage. In four matches at the 2023 World Championships, Elor outscored her competition by a 33-4 margin. Along the way, she notched wins over a U23 world champion and a returning Senior champion. This is also the second world title for Elor in 2023. She also won gold at the U20 World Championships in August. Next month, she’ll attempt to replicate her 2022 trifecta and also win the U23 tournament. The only other American woman in action on Thursday was Emma Bruntil at 68 kg. Bruntil made the semifinals yesterday, which dropped her into a bronze medal match-up today. There she met two-time world medalist Koumba Larroque (France), who made it number three with a 10-0 tech. Bruntil was not done, though. In the final match of the day, she met Ami Ishii (Japan) in an Olympic Quota Wrestle-Off. The winner would gain a berth for her country at the 2024 Olympic Games. Bruntil was never able to mount any offense against her stingy Japanese opponent and lost a 2-0 bout. The United States finished in second place (135 points) behind Japan (195) and ahead of Mongolia (80). For the second straight year, the US women put seven wrestlers on the medal stand. Also, Thursday was the first day of competition in Greco-Roman. None of the four Americans were able to advance past the Round of 16, but three did notch victories. Brady Koontz (55 kg), Kamal Bey (77 kg), and Cohlton Schultz (130 kg). Bey was pulled into repechage when Azerbaijan’s Sanan Suleymanov made the world finals. He’ll have a long path back to medal contention, as Bey will need to chart three wins before even wrestling for the bronze. He’ll also need four wins to lock up an Olympic berth. Final Results Women’s Freestyle 53 kg Gold Medal Match: Akari Fujinami (Japan) over Vanesa Kaladzinskaya (Belarus) 10-0 Bronze Medal Match: Lucia Yepez Guzman (Ecuador) over Maria Prevolaraki (Greece) 10-3 Bronze Medal Match: Antim Panghal (India) over Emma Malmgren (Sweden) 16-6 Olympic Quota Wrestle-Off: Emma Malmgren (Sweden) over Maria Prevolaraki (Greece) Fall 2:11 Women’s Freestyle 62 kg Gold Medal Match: Aisuluu Tynybekova (Kyrgyzstan) over Sakura Motoki (Japan) 4-1 Bronze Medal Match: Grace Bullen (Norway) over Bilyana Dudova (Bulgaria) 3-0 Bronze Medal Match: Iryna Koliadenko (Ukraine) over Luisa Niemesch (Germany) 10-0 Olympic Quota Wrestle-Off: Luisa Niemesch (Germany) over Bilyana Dudova (Bulgaria) 3-2 Women’s Freestyle 68 kg Gold Medal Match: Buse Tosun (Turkey) over Delgermaa Enkhsaikhan (Mongolia) Fall 3:17 Bronze Medal Match: Koumba Larroque (France) over Emma Bruntil (USA) 10-0 Bronze Medal Match: Irina Ringaci (Moldova) over Ami Ishii (Japan) 8-8 Olympic Quota Wrestle-Off: Ami Ishii (Japan) over Emma Bruntil (USA) 2-0 Women’s Freestyle 72 kg Gold Medal Match: Amit Elor (USA) over Davaanasan Enkh Amar (Mongolia) 8-2 Bronze Medal Match: Zhamila Bakbergenova (Kazakhstan) over Natalia Strzalka (Poland) 4-1 Bronze Medal Match: Miwa Morikawa (Japan) over Kendra Dacher (France) 4-2 American Results Women’s Freestyle 68 kg Bronze Medal Match: Koumba Larroque (France) over Emma Bruntil 10-0 Olympic Quota Wrestle-Off: Ami Ishii (Japan) over Emma Bruntil 2-0 Women’s Freestyle 72 kg Gold Medal Match: Amit Elor over Davaanasan Enkh Amar (Mongolia) 8-2 Greco-Roman 55 kg Qualification: Brady Koontz over Hyeokjin Jeon (South Korea) 7-3 Round of 16: Denis Florin Mihai (Romania) over Brady Koontz 9-0 Greco-Roman 77 kg Qualification: Kamal Bey over Fabio Dietsche (Switzerland) 4-1 Round of 32: Sanan Suleymanov (Azerbaijan) over Kamal Bey 8-0 Greco-Roman 82 kg Qualification: Stanislau Shafarenka (Belarus) over Spencer Woods 5-3 Greco-Roman 130 kg Qualification: Cohlton Schultz over Marcel Albini (Czech Republic) Fall 5:02 Round of 16: Romas Fridrikas (Lithuania) over Cohlton Schultz Fall :45

Men’s Freestyle was the first discipline to take the stage at the 2023 World Championships and, in turn, the first one that finished. Now that the final medals have been awarded, we have some sort of a picture as to how the 2024 Olympics will look. In addition to winning medals and titles, the wrestlers in Belgrade were also working towards Olympic qualification. At each Olympic weight, four wrestlers locked up Olympic quotas for their respective countries. Countries are the key word as they are tied to the country, not necessarily the wrestler. In most instances, the wrestler who secured the bid will also go to Paris; however, in highly competitive nations with deep talent pools (like the United States), that isn’t necessarily a given. For each weight class, we have a document with wrestlers who have already qualified and the other ways to qualify. Those tournaments are months away at this point. Below each chart are some of the notables that did not earn a quota this week, divided into continents, as that will be their next avenue to solidify Olympic participation. For now, we have only listed wrestlers/countries that participated in the 2023 World Championships. There may be other contenders that didn’t wrestle in Belgrade that will be a factor down the line (ex: Roman Bravo-Young: Mexico - 57 kg). Wrestlers from Africa haven’t been listed as it doesn’t have the depth, across the board, that other continents feature. Next to each wrestler is a key accomplishment for them, along with their record at the 2023 World Championships. 57 kg Notables That Didn't Qualify Asia Gulomjon Abdullaev (Uzbekistan) - 2x World 7th Place; 2-2 @ Worlds Aman Sehrawat (India) - 2022 U23 World Champion; 1-1 @ Worlds Meirambek Kartbay (Kazakhstan) - 2x World 5th Place; 3-3 @ Worlds Almaz Smanbekov (Kyrgyzstan) - 2023 Asian Silver Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds Milad Valizadeh (Iran) - 2-1 @ Worlds Zanabazar Zandanbud (Mongolia) - 2022 World Bronze Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds Wanhao Zou (China) - 2022 World 5th Place; 1-1 @ Worlds Europe Suleyman Atli (Turkey) - 2x World Medalist; 0-1 @ Worlds Vladimir Egorov (North Macedonia) - 2022 European Champion; 1-1 @ Worlds Aliabbas Rzazade (Azerbaijan) - 2023 European Champion; 1-1 @ Worlds Niklas Stechele (Germany) - 2023 European U23 Champion; 2-1 @ Worlds Georgi Vangelov (Bulgaria) - 2022 World 5th Place; 0-1 @ Worlds Pan-American Darian Cruz (Puerto Rico) - 2x Pan-Am Silver Medalist; 0-1 @ Worlds Zane Richards (USA) - 0-1 @ Worlds 65 kg Notables That Didn't Qualify Asia Umidjon Jalolov (Uzbekistan) - 2022 U20 World Champ, 1-1 @ Worlds Abdulmazhid Kudiev (Tajikistan) - 2023 Asian U23 Champion; 2-1 @ Worlds Adil Ospanov (Kazakhstan) - 1-2 @ Worlds Takuto Otoguro (Japan) - 2020 Olympic Gold Medalist; 2-1 @ Worlds Tulga Tumur Ochir (Mongolia) - 2021 World Bronze Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds Europe Haji Aliyev (Azerbaijan) - 3x World Champion; 3-1 @ Worlds Erik Arushanian (Ukraine) - 2022 U23 World Bronze Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds Edemi Bolkvadze (Georgia) - 2023 European Bronze Medalist: 1-1 @ Worlds Islam Dudaev (Albania) - 2022 European Bronze Medalist; 0-1 @ Worlds Mikyay Naim (Bulgaria) - 2023 European Silver Medalist; 0-1 @ Worlds Maxim Sacultan (Moldova) - 2023 World 5th Place; 4-3 @ Worlds Pan-American Agustin Destribates (Argentina) - 4x Pan-Am Bronze Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds Austin Gomez (Mexico) - 1-1 @ Worlds Nick Lee (USA) - 3-1 @ Worlds Lachlan McNeil (Canada) - 0-1 @ Worlds Alejandro Valdes Tobier (Cuba) - 2x World Bronze Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds 74 kg Notables That Didn't Qualify Asia Bekzod Abdurakhmanov (Uzbekistan) - 2020 Olympic Bronze Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds Arsalan Budazhapov (Kyrgyzstan) - 2022 World Bronze Medalist; 2-1 @ Worlds Yones Emami (Iran) - 2x World Bronze Medalist; 2-2 @ Worlds Nurkozha Kaipanov (Kazakhstan) - 2019 World Silver Medalist; 2-2 @ Worlds Feng Lu (China) - 2023 Asian U23 Champion; 2-1 @ Worlds Naveen Malik (India) - 2022 World 5th Place; 1-1 @ Worlds Suldkhuu Olonbayar (Mongolia) - 2023 Asian Bronze Medalist; 0-1 @ Worlds Europe Hrayr Alikhanyan (Armenia) - 2x European 5th Place; 2-1 @ Worlds Turan Bayramov (Azerbaijan) - 2x World 5th Place; 3-3 @ Worlds Frank Chamizo (Italy) - 2x World Champion; 0-1 @ Worlds Soner Demirtas (Turkey) - 2016 Olympic Bronze Medalist; 2-1 @ Worlds Mitch Finesilver (Israel) - 2021 European Bronze Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau (Belarus) - 2020 Olympic Silver Medalist; 0-1 @ Worlds Avtandil Kentchadze (Georgia) - 2018 World Silver Medalist; 1-2 @ Worlds Murad Kuramagomedov (Hungary) - 2020 European 5th Place; 1-1 @ Worlds Taimuraz Salkazanov (Slovakia) - 2x World Silver Medalist; 2-1 @ Worlds Ali Umarpashaev (Bulgaria) - 2023 European 5th Place; 0-1 @ Worlds Pan-American Cesar Alvan (Brazil) - 2x Pan-Am Bronze Medalist; 0-1 @ Worlds Shane Jones (Puerto Rico) - 2023 Pan-Am Bronze Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds Anthony Montero (Venezuela) - 2020 Pan-Am Bronze Medalist; 0-1 @ Worlds Adam Thomson (Canada) - 2022 U23 World 8th Place; 1-1 @ Worlds Anthony Valencia (Mexico) - 2023 Pan-Am 7th Place; 0-1 @ Worlds 86 kg Notables That Didn't Qualify Asia Bat Erdene Byambasuren (Mongolia) - 2-1 @ Worlds Hayato Ishiguro (Japan) - 2023 Asian Bronze Medalist; 2-1 @ Worlds Dovletmyrat Orazgylyjov (Turkmenistan) - 2018 U23 World Bronze Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds Magomed Shapirov (Bahrain) - 2023 Asian Bronze Medalist; 3-3 @ Worlds Lin Zushen (China) - 2023 Asian 5th Place; 2-1 @ Worlds Europe Abubakr Abakarov (Azerbaijan) - 2021 World Bronze Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds Arslan Bagaev (Russia) - 2019 Cadet World Silver Medalist; 2-1 @ Worlds Matt Finesilver (Israel) - 2023 European 5th Place; 0-1 @ Worlds Taimuraz Friev (Spain) - 2018 World Bronze Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds Osman Gocen (Turkey) - 2019 U23 World Bronze Medalist; 2-1 @ Worlds Sebastian Jezierzanski (Poland) - 2x European Bronze Medalist; 0-1 @ Worlds Boris Makoev (Slovakia) - 2x World Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds Rakhim Magomedov (France) - 2x U20 World Champion; 3-1 @ Worlds Stefan Reichmuth (Switzerland) - 2019 World Bronze Medalist; 0-1 @ Worlds Pan-American Pedro Ceballos Fuentes (Venezuela) - 2x Pan-Am Silver Medalist; 0-1 @ Worlds Carlos Izquierdo Mendez (Colombia) - 2x Pan-Am Bronze Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds Alexander Moore (Canada) - 2023 Pan-Am Silver Medalist; 0-1 @ Worlds Ethan Ramos (Puerto Rico) - 2022 World 5th Place; 1-1 @ Worlds Yureski Torreblanca (Cuba) - 4x Pan-Am Champ, 0-1 @ Worlds 97 kg Notables That Didn't Qualify Asia Sahil Ahlawat (India) - 2023 Asian U23 Bronze Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds Mojtaba Goleij (Iran) - 2021 World Bronze Medalist; 2-1 @ Worlds Awusayiman Habila (China) - 2023 Asian Silver Medalist; 0-1 @ Worlds Magomed Ibragimov (Uzbekistan) - 2018 World 5th Place; 1-2 @ Worlds Takashi Ishiguro (Japan) - 2021 Asian Bronze Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds Alisher Yergali (Kazakhstan) - 2022 U23 World Bronze Medalist; 2-1 @ Worlds Europe Vladislav Baitcaev (Hungary) - 2022 World 5th Place; 1-1 @ Worlds Zbigniew Baranowski (Poland) - 2019 World Bronze Medalist; 2-1 @ Worlds Ahmed Bataev (Bulgaria) - 2022 World 5th Place; 1-1 @ Worlds Aliaskandr Hushtyn (Belarus) - 3x European Silver Medalist; 0-1 @ Worlds Radu Lefter (Moldova) - 2021 U23 World Bronze Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds Murazi Mchedlidze (Ukraine) - 2017 U23 World Bronze Medalist; 0-1 @ Worlds Magomedgadji Nurov (North Macedonia) - 2019 World Bronze Medalist; 0-1 @ Worlds Abdulrashid Sadulaev (Russia) - 7x World/Olympic champion; 3-1 @ Worlds Erik Thiele (Germany) - 2022 European 5th Place; 2-2 @ Worlds Pan-American Maxwell Lacey (Costa Rica) - 2020 Pan-Am Champion; 1-2 @ Worlds 125 kg Notables That Didn't Qualify Asia Zhiwei Deng (China) - 2x World Medalist; 2-1 @ Worlds Aiaal Lazarev (Kyrgyzstan) - 2015 Asian Champion; 2-1 @ Worlds Sumit Malik (India) - 2019 Asian Bronze Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds Lkhagvagerel Munkhtur (Mongolia) - 2x World Medalist; 0-1 @ Worlds Europe Robert Baran (Poland) - 2x European Silver Medalist; 2-2 @ Worlds Abraham Conyedo Ruano (Italy) - 2020 Olympic Bronze Medalist, 1-1 @ Worlds Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi (Ukraine) - 2019 World Medalist; 2-1 @ Worlds Dzianis Khramiankou (Belarus) - 2x U23 World Medalist; 1-2 @ Worlds Daniel Ligeti (Hungary) - 2023 World 5th Place, 3-3 @ Worlds Georgi Meshvildishvili (Azerbaijan) - 2023 European Bronze Medalist, 1-1 @ Worlds Pan-American Jose Diaz Robertti (Venezuela) - 2016 Pan-Am Champ; FFT @ Worlds Catriel Muriel (Argentina) - 4x Pan-Am Bronze Medalist; 0-1 at Worlds

Below are the women's freestyle brackets for the 2023 Senior World Championships 55 kg 60 kg 63 kg 67 kg 72 kg 77 kg 82 kg 87 kg 97 kg 130 kg

Wednesday’s medal round matches at the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia featured three of the most decorated women in American wrestling history. Each had the opportunity to add to their hard-to-fathom medal counts and each was successful in doing so. Sarah Hildebrandt (50 kg), Helen Maroulis (57 kg), and Adeline Gray (76 kg) each suffered close losses on Tuesday, but brushed themselves off and got the next best thing as they rebounded in bronze medal-winning performances. Hildebrandt had a ho-hum 5-0 victory over Evin Demirhan (Turkey) to get her hardware. Within the first minute and a half of the bout, Hildebrandt was on three takedown attempts but was stymied by Demirhan during each attack. She finally was able to break through and gain a takedown and added a shot clock violation point on Demirhan to lead 5-0 after a period. In the second period, Hildebrandt added an insurance takedown to make the score 5-0. That was more than enough, as Demirhan was never close to generating any offense against the American star. Hildebrandt’s bronze medal brings her career medal count up to five counting Olympic and World Championships. A medal from Hildebrandt also means that the United States has qualified for the 2024 Olympics at her 50 kg weight class. Next up was Maroulis, who appeared to be cruising like Hildebrandt. She led Anhelina Lysak (Poland) 2-0 at the break after converting a picturesque swing single. Maroulis added another in the second period and transitioned into a leg lace for a 6-0 advantage. As Maroulis appeared to be close to tacking on another takedown, Lysak was able to get on the scoreboard by exposing Maroulis. That wasn’t the only offensive attempt from Lysak, as she threw Maroulis to her back for four points during the last minute of the contest. Maroulis was able to stop the rally and added scores of her own to win, 10-6. The bronze medal for Maroulis now gives her nine total World/Olympic medals. Her latest came 11 years after her first at the 2012 World Championships. Maroulis’ finish also earns a quota for the United States at the 2024 Olympics. The last American to take the mat on Wednesday was Gray who was paired with fellow Pan-American wrestler Milaimys Marin Potrille (Cuba). Gray got on the board first, scoring with a snatch single, then quickly working into a pair of turns to grab a commanding 6-0 advantage. Marin Potrille wasn’t discouraged as she was able to get her first points by way of a huge double leg late in the first period. Each would add a pair of two-point scores in the second period which led to a 10-6 victory for Gray. For Gray, she now has 10 World/Olympic medals to her name. This most recent one may be her most impressive considering she gave birth to twins just over a year ago. Like Hildebrant and Maroulis, Gray has qualified the United States for the Olympics at 76 kg. In the first weight class contested during today’s medal round, Macey Kilty was in the 65 kg world finals opposite Nonoka Ozaki (Japan), a 2022 world champion at 62 kg. Ozaki got an early takedown and was able to pour it on and rolled to a tech fall in 60 seconds. For Kilty, she earned a silver medal in her first Senior World event and will get to advance to the Olympic Challenge Tournament semifinals at whichever weight she chooses. Today also saw the final four women’s team members take the mat for the first time. 2022 U20/U23/Senior world champion Amit Elor took another step towards the top of the podium by making the 72 kg finals opposite Davaanasan Enkh Amar (Mongolia). Enkh Amar downed Elor’s 2022 Senior finals opponent Zhamila Bakbergenova (Kazakhstan) in the semis. Elor scored a huge win in the quarters over 2022 World Champion (65 kg) Miwa Morikawa of Japan. Another first-time world team member, Emma Bruntil (68 kg), still has medal hopes alive. Bruntil defeated a pair of past world medalists in her first two matches (Alexandra Anghel - Romania and Feng Zhou - China). She then survived a 2-1 battle against Russian Vusala Parfianovich to make the semis. In the semis, Bruntil fell victim to Mongolia’s Delgermaa Enkhsaikhan via fall. She’ll have to await repechage to find her bronze medal opponent. In addition to her quest for a medal, Bruntil will have two opportunities to qualify the United States for the Olympics at 68 kg. The United States also had a pair of 2022 world medalists who lost early in the tournament and were eliminated. Dom Parrish (53 kg) was edged in her first bout by India’s Antim Panghal, 3-2. Kayla Miracle (62 kg) got to Romanian Kriszta Incze’s legs multiple times, but wasn’t able to finish often enough or avoid exposure points in the process. Miracle fell 6-3. Both Parrish and Miracle are at Olympic weights. They or another member of the team will head to the Pan-American Championships in early 2024 with the goal of placing top two and qualifying the US for the Olympics. Tomorrow will mark the final day of the women’s competition in Belgrade. Elor and Bruntil will wrestle for medals, while the Greco-Roman team starts their tournament. Final Results 50 kg Gold Medal Match: Yui Susaki (Japan) over Otgonjargal Dolgorjav (Mongolia) 10-0 Bronze Medal Match: Ziqi Feng (China) over Alisson Cardozo Rey (Colombia) 10-0 Bronze Medal Match: Sarah Hildebrandt (USA) over Evin Demirhan (Turkey) 5-0 Olympic Quota Wrestle-Off: Evin Demirhan (Turkey) over Alisson Cardozo Rey (Colombia) 4-1 57 kg Gold Medal Match: Tsugumi Sakurai (Japan) over Anastasia Nichita (Moldova) 3-2 Bronze Medal Match: Helen Maroulis (USA) over Anhelina Lysak (Poland) 10-6 Bronze Medal Match: Odunayo Adekuoroye (Nigeria) over Elvira Kamaloglu (Turkey) 9-5 Olympic Quota Wrestle-Off: Anhelina Lysak (Poland) over Elvira Kamaloglu (Turkey) Fall 1:55 65 kg Gold Medal Match: Nonaka Ozaki (Japan) over Macey Kilty (USA) 10-0 Bronze Medal Match: Mimi Hristova (Bulgaria) over Tatsiana Paulava (AIN - Belarus) Fall 1:51 Bronze Medal Match: Lili (China) over Kadriye Aksoy (Turkey) 3-2 76 kg Gold Medal Match: Yuga Kagami (Japan) over Aiperi Medet Kyzy (Kyrgyzstan) Injury Default Bronze Medal Match: Tatiana Renteria (Colombia) over Catalina Axente (Romania) Fall 5:59 Bronze Medal Match: Adeline Gray (USA) over Milaimys Marin Potrille (Cuba) 10-6 Olympic Quota Wrestle-Off: Milaimys Marin Potrille (Cuba) over Catalina Axente (Romania) Fall :50 American Results 50 kg Bronze Medal Match: Sarah Hildebrandt (USA) over Evin Demirhan (Turkey) 5-0 53 kg Qualification: Antim Panghal (India) over Dom Parrish 3-2 57 kg Bronze Medal Match: Helen Maroulis (USA) over Anhelina Lysak (Poland) 10-6 62 kg Qualification: Kayla Miracle over Subeen Jo (South Korea) 12-2 Round of 16: Kriszta Incze (Romania) over Kayla Miracle 6-3 65 kg Gold Medal Match: Nonaka Ozaki (Japan) over Macey Kilty (USA) 10-0 68 kg Qualification: Emma Bruntil over Alexandra Anghel (Romania) 2-2 Round of 16: Emma Bruntil over Feng Zhou (China) 6-3 Quarterfinals: Emma Bruntil over Vusala Parfianovich (AIN - Russia) 2-1 Semifinals: Delgermaa Enkhsaikhan (Mongolia) over Emma Bruntil Fall 2:45 72 kg Round of 16: Amit Elor over Nesrin Bas (Turkey) 7-0 Quarterfinals: Amit Elor over Miwa Morikawa (Japan) 6-0 Semifinals: Amit Elor over Kendra Dacher (France) 12-2 76 kg Repechage: Adeline Gray over Yuanyuan Huang (China) Fall 2:54 Bronze Medal Match: Adeline Gray over Milaimys Marin Potrille (Cuba) 10-6