Elias Kuosmanen

Matti Elias Kuosmanen (born 2 September 1995) is a Finnish Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a two-time bronze medalist at the European Wrestling Championships. He also competed at the World Wrestling Championships in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2023.

Kuosmanen represented Finland at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 130kg event.

Career
Kuosmanen represented Finland at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China and he won the silver medal in the 97kg event. In 2020, Kuosmanen lost his bronze medal match in the 97kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.

In 2021, Kuosmanen won one of the bronze medals in the 97kg event at the Grand Prix Zagreb Open held in Zagreb, Croatia.

Kuosmanen won one of the bronze medals in the 130kg event at the 2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria. He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics. Kuosmanen also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.