Epp Mäe (born 2 April 1992) is an

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wrestler. She won the silver medal in the women's 76 kg event at the

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held in Oslo, Norway. She won a bronze medal at the 2015, 2019 and 2022 World Wrestling Championships.

Career

Mäe took up wrestling in 1998, trained by her father. She has also competed in

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and in

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. Mäe competed at the

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where she finished in 13th place in the Women's 76kg class. Mäe represented Estonia at the

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in the Women's 76kg class. In 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in the 76 kg event at the

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held in Nice, France. She also won the silver medal in her event at the

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held in Warsaw, Poland. She won the silver medal in the women's 76kg event at the

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held in Budapest, Hungary. A few months later, she competed at the

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held in Rome, Italy. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 76kg event at the

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held in Belgrade,

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. In 2023, Mäe competed at the Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament held in Alexandria, Egypt. She also competed in her event at the

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held in Zagreb, Croatia and finished ninth. She was eliminated in her first match by

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in the 76kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia. Mäe competed in the 76kg event at the

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held in Bucharest, Romania. She was eliminated in her first match. Mäe competed at the

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, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the

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in Paris, France. She was eliminated in her first match and she did not qualify for the Olympics. Mäe also competed at the

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held in

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, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics. She was eliminated in her second match.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mae, Epp 1992 births Living people Estonian female judoka Estonian sumo wrestlers Estonian female sport wrestlers Sportspeople from Rakvere World Wrestling Championships medalists Female sumo wrestlers Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for Estonia World Games gold medalists Wrestlers at the 2015 European Games Wrestlers at the 2019 European Games European Games bronze medalists for Estonia European Games medalists in wrestling European Wrestling Championships medalists Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics European Wrestling Champions 21st-century Estonian sportswomen Medalists at the 2009 World Games