Amit Elor

Amit Elor (born January 1, 2004 ) is an American freestyle wrestler and brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner. She competes at 72 kilograms in amateur wrestling. She is a senior, junior and cadet world champion.

Background
She was born in California to Israeli parents of Russian origin who had come to the US to attend university. Amit was a skilled judoka at a young age, representing the United States in the female INTL Intermediate division at +43kg in 2013, aged nine. Amit started wrestling at the age of ten.

Folkstyle
Elor has trained in wrestling almost her whole life. During her years of high school, Elor won multiple high school tournaments.

Freestyle
After meeting Soviet coach Valentin Kalika, Elor started training in freestyle wrestling, where she has outstanding achievements at cadet and junior levels. She won the junior world's twice in Ufa, Russia and Sofia, Bulgaria. In September 2022, Amit became the youngest World Champion in American wrestling history after winning the world title in Belgrade, Serbia at 18 years old. She defeated Zhamila Bakbergenova of Kazakhstan in her gold medal match. A month later, she won the gold medal in the 72kg event at the 2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Pontevedra, Spain.

She competed at the World Cup 2022, it was her second senior tournament and as a team member she finished in 4th.

She won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. On August 18, 2023, she won a gold medal at the 2023 World Junior Wrestling Championships in Amman, Jordan.

In 2024, at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico, she earned a quota place for the United States for the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. She qualified for the Olympics at the 2024 United States Olympic trials held in State College, Pennsylvania.

Championships and achievements

 * Amateur wrestling:
 * 2019 Cadet World Championships – 3rd (69 kg)
 * 2021 Cadet World Championships – 1st (69 kg)
 * 2021 Junior World Championships – 1st (68 kg)
 * 2022 Junior World Championships – 1st (72 kg)
 * 2022 Zouhaier Sghaier Ranking Series – 8th (72 kg)
 * 2022 Senior World Championships – 1st (72 kg)
 * 2022 U23 World Championships – 1st (72 kg)
 * 2022 World Cup – 4th (72 kg)
 * 2023 Junior World Championships – 1st (72kg)
 * Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu:
 * Purple belt
 * 2021 BJJBET Grand Prix – 1st (68 kg)

International freestyle wrestling record
! colspan="7"| Senior Freestyle International matches ! Res. ! Record ! Opponent ! Score ! Date ! Event ! Location ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2023 Junior World Championships at 72 kg 🇯🇴 Amman, Jordan ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2022 World Cup 4th at 72 kg 🇺🇸 Coralville, US ! style=background:white colspan=7 |U23 2022 World Championships at 72 kg Pontevedra, Spain ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2022 Senior World Championships at 72 kg 🇷🇸 Belgrade, Serbia ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2022 Junior World Championships at 72 kg 🇧🇬 Sofia, Bulgaria ! style=background:white colspan=7 |Zouhaier Sghaier 8th at 72 kg 🇹🇳 Tunis, Tunisia ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2021 Junior World Championships at 68 kg 🇷🇺 Ufa, Russia ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2021 Cadet World Championships at 69 kg 🇭🇺 Budapest, Hungary ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2019 Cadet World Championships at 69 kg 🇧🇬 Sofia, Bulgaria
 * Win
 * 25–1
 * align=left|🇹🇷 Bukrenaz Sert
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 11–0
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|August 17–18, 2023
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|Junior World Championships
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * Win
 * 24–1
 * align=left|🇯🇵 Yuka Fujikura
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0
 * Win
 * 23–1
 * align=left|🇵🇱 Patrycja Dorota Cuber
 * style="font-size:88%"|5F–0
 * Win
 * 22–1
 * align=left|🇰🇿 Tastanbek Shamshiyabanu
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0
 * 22–1
 * align=left|🇰🇿 Tastanbek Shamshiyabanu
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0
 * Win
 * 21–1
 * align=left|🇨🇳 Qiandegenchagan Qiandegenchagan
 * style="font-size:88%"|5–0
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=1|December 10–11, 2022
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=1|World Cup
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=1|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=1|
 * Win
 * 20–1
 * align=left|🇵🇱 Wiktoria Chołuj
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 11–0
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|October 20–21, 2022
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|U23 World Championships
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3|
 * Win
 * 19–1
 * align=left|🇷🇴 Larisa Nițu
 * style="font-size:88%"|4F–0
 * Win
 * 18–1
 * align=left|🇫🇷 Kendra Dacher
 * style="font-size:88%"|13F–2
 * align=left|🇫🇷 Kendra Dacher
 * style="font-size:88%"|13F–2
 * Win
 * 17–1
 * align=left|🇰🇿 Zhamila Bakbergenova
 * style="font-size:88%"|10–0
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|September 14–15, 2022
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|Senior World Championships
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * Win
 * 16–1
 * align=left|🇯🇵 Masako Furuichi
 * style="font-size:88%"|3–2
 * Win
 * 15–1
 * align=left|🇹🇷 Buse Tosun
 * style="font-size:88%"|4F–0
 * Win
 * 14–1
 * align=left|🇺🇦 Anastasiya Alpyeyeva
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0
 * 14–1
 * align=left|🇺🇦 Anastasiya Alpyeyeva
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0
 * Win
 * 13–1
 * align=left|🇰🇿 Anastassiya Panassovich
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|August 15–21, 2022
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|Junior World Championships
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * Win
 * 12–1
 * align=left|🇮🇳 Reetika Reetika
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 12–1
 * Win
 * 11–1
 * align=left|🇭🇺 Zsófia Virág
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0
 * Win
 * 10–1
 * align=left|🇹🇳 Zaineb Sghaier
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * 10–1
 * align=left|🇹🇳 Zaineb Sghaier
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * 9–1
 * align=left|🇹🇳 Zaineb Sghaier
 * style="font-size:88%"|Forfeit
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|July 14–17, 2022
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|Zouhaier Sghaier
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2|
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|Zouhaier Sghaier
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2|
 * 9–1
 * align=left|🇮🇳 Bipasha Bipasha
 * style="font-size:88%"|Forfeit
 * align=left|🇮🇳 Bipasha Bipasha
 * style="font-size:88%"|Forfeit
 * Win
 * 9–1
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Elizaveta Petliakova
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|August 16–22, 2021
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2021 Junior World Championships
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3|
 * Win
 * 8–1
 * align=left|🇸🇰 Molnar Zsuzsanna
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 11–0
 * Win
 * 7–1
 * align=left|🇮🇳 Arju Arju
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0
 * align=left|🇮🇳 Arju Arju
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0
 * Win
 * 6–1
 * align=left|🇺🇦 Yevhenii Siedykh
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|July 19–25, 2021
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2021 Cadet World Championships
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3|
 * Win
 * 5–1
 * align=left|🇧🇾 Viktoryia Radzkova
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * Win
 * 4–1
 * align=left|🇷🇴 Barbara Abigel Sere
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0
 * align=left|🇷🇴 Barbara Abigel Sere
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0
 * Win
 * 3–1
 * align=left|🇹🇳 Zaineb Sghaier
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 12–0
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|July 29–4, 2019
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2019 Cadet World Championships
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * Loss
 * 2–1
 * align=left|🇯🇵 Honoka Naka
 * style="font-size:88%"|1–3
 * Win
 * 2–0
 * align=left|🇭🇺 Lili Újfalvi
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0
 * Win
 * 1–0
 * align=left|🇺🇦 Karolina Povk
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 12–0
 * 1–0
 * align=left|🇺🇦 Karolina Povk
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 12–0

Personal life
Amit is a dog lover and likes to cook and dates Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion Micael Galvâo.