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Helen Maroulis
Winning the first US women’s Olympic wrestling gold.
World gold · Rio gold
- Born
- 19 September 1991
- Birthplace
- Rockville, United States
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Helen Maroulis
Helen Maroulis is an American freestyle wrestler whose Rio victory was followed by Olympic bronze medals in Tokyo and Paris.
Early life
Maryland
Grew up in Rockville and wrestled at Magruder High School.
College wrestling
Attended Missouri Baptist before transferring to Simon Fraser University.
Career
- 2008–2011
Junior medals
Won three medals at junior world championships.
- 2015–2017
Global champion
Won world titles around her Olympic victory.
- 2021–2024
Olympic return
Added bronze medals at two further Games.
Achievements
World gold
Won her first senior world title.
Rio gold
Defeated three-time Olympic champion Saori Yoshida.
Third Olympic medal
Won the 57-kilogram bronze match against Hannah Taylor.
Beyond wrestling
Faith
Converted to Christianity while in college.
Grappling
Won a blue-belt division at the 2024 no-gi jiu-jitsu world championships.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Jørgen Løken ( User:Løken ). CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
