Iselin Maria Moen Solheim (born 7 August 1995) is a Norwegian freestyle wrestler from Notodden. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 76 kg event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.[1][2] She also won a bronze medal at the 2020 European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.

Iselin Moen Solheim
Iselin Moen Solheim at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Full nameIselin Maria Moen Solheim
Born (1995-08-07) 7 August 1995 (age 29)
Notodden, Norway[citation needed]
Height174 cm (5.71 ft; 69 in)
Sport
CountryNorway
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class76 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Norway
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk 76 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Rome 76 kg
European U23 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Istanbul 76 kg

Career

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In 2016, she competed in the second Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[3] Her hopes of competing at the 2016 Summer Olympics were dashed when she lost her first match against Maria Selmaier of Germany.[3] She then entered the repechage where she won against Dayanara Rivera of Puerto Rico but failed to secure the bronze medal in her match against Gozal Zutova of Azerbaijan.[3]

In 2017, she competed in the women's freestyle 75 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia where she was eliminated in her first match by Epp Mäe of Estonia.[4] Mäe went on to win one of the bronze medals. In the same year, she also competed in the women's freestyle 75 kg event at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships held in Paris, France.[5] She was eliminated in her first match by Andrea Olaya of Colombia. In 2018, she competed at the Klippan Lady Open in Klippan, Sweden without winning a medal.[6] At the 2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship in Istanbul, Turkey, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 76 kg event.[7]

In 2019, she competed in the women's 76 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships in Bucharest, Romania where she lost her bronze medal match against Zsanett Németh of Hungary.[8] At the 2020 European Wrestling Championships in Rome, Italy, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 76 kg event.[9][10] In her bronze medal match she defeated Vasilisa Marzaliuk of Belarus.[10]

In March 2021, she competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[11] She did not qualify as she lost her match in the quarterfinals against Natalia Vorobieva of Russia.[11] She then also lost her bronze medal match against Martina Kuenz of Austria.[11] In April 2021, she was eliminated in her first match in the 76 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships in Warsaw, Poland.[12] In May 2021, she failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[13] She was eliminated in her first match by Zsanett Németh of Hungary.[14] In October 2021, she was eliminated in her first match in the 76 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[15]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2019 European Games Minsk, Belarus 3rd Freestyle 76 kg
2020 European Championships Rome, Italy 3rd Freestyle 76 kg

References

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  1. ^ "2019 European Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  2. ^ Gillen, Nancy (28 June 2019). "Italian Olympic champions claim mixed team shotgun skeet silver and gold at Minsk 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "2016 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament 2" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. ^ "2017 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  5. ^ "2017 World Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Klippan Lady Open. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  7. ^ "2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  8. ^ "2019 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  9. ^ Etchells, Daniel (13 February 2020). "Bukina ends Adar's reign as Russia shine in women's events at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  10. ^ a b "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  11. ^ a b c "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.
  12. ^ "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  13. ^ "OL-håpet ute for bryte-Berge og lagkameratene". Nettavisen Sport (in Norwegian). 8 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
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