Matti Elias Kuosmanen (born 2 September 1995) is a

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

Greco-Roman wrestler Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), classic wrestling ( Euro English) or French wrestling (in Russia until 1948) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first mo ...

. He is a two-time bronze medalist at the

European Wrestling Championships The European Wrestling Championships is the second oldest international wrestling competition of the modern world and the main wrestling championships in Europe. It predates World Wrestling Championships and other regional wrestling championships ...

. He also competed at the

World Wrestling Championships The World Wrestling Championships are the Amateur Wrestling World Championships organized by United World Wrestling. The Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling tournament began in 1904, and the Men's Freestyle Wrestling tournament began in 1951. The Women's ...

in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2023. Kuosmanen represented Finland at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 130kg event.

Career

Kuosmanen represented Finland at the

2019 Military World Games ) , Nations participating=>140 , Athletes participating=9,308 , Events=316 events in 27 sports , Opening ceremony= , Closing ceremony= , Officially opened by=CCP General Secretary and PRC President Xi Jinping , website= (archived) , Athlete's Oat ...

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

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 The 60th Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament, is a wrestling event held in Sofia, Bulgaria between 2 and 5 March 2023. This international tournament included competition in both men's and women's freestyle wrestling and men's Greco-Roman wrestlin ...

held in Sofia, Bulgaria. He competed at the

2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament The 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament was the third regional qualifying tournament for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The event was held from 5 to 7 April 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. Qualification summary Men's freestyle 57 kg ...

in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the

2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 2024), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la XXXIIIe Olympiade, links=no) and also known as Paris 2024, is an upcoming international multi-sport event that is s ...

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 The 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament was the last qualifying tournament for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The event was held from 9 to 12 May 2024, in Istanbul, Turkey. The tournament awarded three quota places per weight categor ...

held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuosmanen, Elias 1995 births Living people People from Järvenpää Finnish male sport wrestlers European Wrestling Championships medalists European Games competitors for Finland Wrestlers at the 2019 European Games Olympic wrestlers for Finland Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Finnish people Military World Games silver medalists Military World Games medalists in wrestling