Wiktoria Chołuj Explained

Wiktoria Chołuj (born 14 February 2000) is a Polish freestyle wrestler competing in the 72 kg division.^[1] She competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics, losing in the second round to Amit Elor of the United States (8-0).

Career

In 2023, she competed in the women's 68kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia, and in the U23 championships won the silver medal, behind American gold medal winner Amit Elor.^[2]

In 2024, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's freestyle 72 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.^{[3] [4]} She competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan and she earned a quota place for Poland for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.^{[5] [6]}

She competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics, losing in the second round to Amit Elor of the United States (8-0).^{[7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wiktoria Chołuj profile page. uww.org.
2. Web site: 2023 World Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20231104205225/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2023-09/final-book-2023-senior_world_championships_and_og_qualif.pdf?VersionId=Vw6R1se4WK.11kPw_YnsfzZdbwCSiIiI . 4 November 2023 . 4 November 2023 . United World Wrestling.
3. Web site: European Senior Championships. United World Wrestling.
4. Web site: 2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240219213412/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-02/results_02_bucharest.pdf?VersionId=XkE2ZnjNmXYzWNF1si8_Od9HuEOhuMrM . 19 February 2024 . 19 February 2024 . United World Wrestling.
5. News: Khalatyan . Rafael . 8 April 2024 . Azerbaijan secures full freestyle wrestling team for Paris 2024 . 17 April 2024 . InsideTheGames.biz.
6. Web site: 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240408164811/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_european_og_qualifier.pdf . 8 April 2024 . 8 April 2024 . United World Wrestling.
7. https://www.themat.com/news/2024/august/05/amit-elor-powers-into-olympic-finals-at-68-kg-in-women-s-freestyle-in-paris "Amit Elor powers into Olympic finals at 68 kg in women’s freestyle in Paris,"
8. Web site: Wrestling Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240811181048/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WRE/OG2024_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf . 11 August 2024 . 12 August 2024 . 2024 Summer Olympics.