Iselin Moen Solheim

Iselin Maria Moen Solheim (born 7 August 1995) is a Norwegian freestyle wrestler. In 2019 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]

Iselin Moen Solheim
Personal information
Full nameIselin Maria Moen Solheim
Born (1995-08-07) 7 August 1995
Height174 cm (5.71 ft; 69 in)
Sport
CountryNorway
SportAmateur wrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Norway
European Games
2019 Minsk 76 kg
European Championships
2020 Rome 76 kg
European U23 Championship
2018 Istanbul 76 kg

Career

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

In 2017, she competed in the women's freestyle 75 kg event at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships where she was eliminated in her first match by Epp Mäe of Estonia. Mäe went on to win one of the bronze medals. In 2017 she also competed in the women's freestyle 75 kg event at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships. She was eliminated in her first match by Andrea Olaya of Colombia. At the 2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 76 kg event.

In 2019, she competed in the women's 76 kg event at the 2019 European Wrestling Championships where she lost her bronze medal match against Zsanett Németh of Hungary. At the 2020 European Wrestling Championships in Rome, Italy, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 76 kg event.[3][4]

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

References
  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. 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.
  4. "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.


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