Elgin Loren Elwais (born March 5, 1985) is a Palauan wrestler. Elwais participated in his first Olympic Games at the

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. Elwais stands out from past Palauan Olympians by being the first sportsperson from his country to qualify for the Olympics based on his own merit. Elwais was the official flag bearer for the Palau Olympic delegation at the

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in Beijing on August 8, 2008. He competed in the 55kg class in Greco-Roman wrestling, losing his only match to

Hamid Sourian Hamid Sourian Reihanpour ( fa, حمید سوریان ریحان‌پور; born 24 August 1985) is a retired Iranian wrestler. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Greco-Roman wrestlers of all time. Sourian is 2012 Summer Olympic games gol ...

of Iran. Elwais lives in

Susanville, California Susanville (formerly known as Rooptown) is a town in and the county seat of Lassen County, California, United States. Susanville is located on the Susan River in the southern part of the county, at an elevation of . Its population is 16,728 a ...

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* Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for Palau Palauan male sport wrestlers People from Susanville, California Living people 1985 births Palauan emigrants to the United States {{Palau-bio-stub