5'7"
29
Benicia, CA
King University, Missouri Baptist
2024-25 Team USA Ranking: No. 2 at 68 kg/149.9 lbs.
Years on Team USA: 7 (2018-25)
Residence: Tempe, Ariz.
Hometown: Benicia, Calif.
Club: Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club
Personal Coach: Mark Perry
College: King University, Missouri Baptist
High School: Benicia, Calif.
Born: Sept. 4, 1995 in Walnut Creek, Calif.
Height: 5’7”
2021 Senior Worlds (Bronze at 65 kg), 2019 Senior Worlds (5th at 65 kg), 2018 Senior Worlds (5th at 65 kg)
2018 U23 Worlds (7th at 65 kg), 2017 U23 Worlds (16th at 69 kg), 2015 U20 Worlds (7th at 67 kg)
2024: Zagreb Open silver medalist… U.S. Olympic Team Trials runner-up…
2023: Pan American Games champion… Pan American Championships gold medalist… Ibrahim Moustafa (Egypt) gold medalist… Polyak Imre and Varga Janos Memorial (Hungary) bronze medalist… Henri Deglane Grand Prix (France) bronze medalist… Final X runner-up… U.S. Open champion…
2022: Pan American Championships gold medalist… Yasar Dogu (Turkey) gold medalist… Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix (Russia) bronze medalist… Final X runner-up…
2021: World Championships bronze medalist in Oslo, Norway… Henri Deglane Grand Prix silver medalist… Poland Open bronze medalist… World Team Trials champion… Third in U.S. Olympic Team Trials…
2020: Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix (Russia) bronze medalist… U.S. Senior Nationals champion…
2019: Fifth in World Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan… Yasar Dogu (Turkey) gold medalist… Dan Kolov-Nikola Petrov International (Bulgaria) bronze medalist… Fifth in Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix (Russia)… Final X champion… U.S. Open champion… U.S. Senior Nationals/Olympic Trials Qualifier champion…
2018: Fifth in World Championships in Budapest, Hungary… Seventh in U23 World Championships in Bucharest, Romania… Pan American Championships gold medalist… Flatz Open (Austria) gold medalist… Poland Open bronze medalist… Fifth in Grand Prix of Spain… Fifth in Klippan Lady Open (Sweden)… Final X champion… World Team Trials champion… U.S. Open runner-up… U23 Nationals champion…
2017: 16th in U23 World Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland… Pan American Championships bronze medalist… Dave Schultz Memorial International gold medalist… Grand Prix of Spain bronze medalist… Fifth in Russia Cup… U23 World Team Trials champion… Fifth in U.S. World Team Trials…
2016: Dave Schultz Memorial International silver medalist… Fourth in U.S. Olympic Team Trials… Third in University Nationals… Third in U.S. Open…
2015: Seventh in U20 World Championships in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil… Fifth in U.S. World Team Trials… U20 Nationals champion… Fifth in U.S. Senior Nationals/Olympic Trials Qualifier… Fifth in U.S. Open…
2014: Fourth in University Nationals…
2013: Seventh in U20 Nationals…
College: Four-time WCWA All-American… Second in 2017 WCWA College Nationals for King University… 2016 WCWA College Nationals champion… Fourth in 2015 WCWA College Nationals… Third in 2013 WCWA College Nationals for Missouri Baptist… Coached by Jason Moorman at King University… Earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Mathematics… Earned a Master of Arts in Coaching and Athletic Administration…
High School: Three-time CIF (California) State Championships qualifier… Two-time third-place winner at CIF State Championships… coached by Craig Holden…
Age-Group: Seventh in 2013 USA Wrestling Junior Freestyle Nationals… 2013 Junior Western Regional champion… Seventh at 2013 USA Wrestling Junior Folkstyle Nationals…
Personal: Daughter of Dino and Ann Molinari… has one sibling, Foxx… started wrestling at the age of 14… Transitioned to Mixed Martial Arts career following 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials… Enjoys riding dirt bikes and snowboarding…
Awards: Inducted into the Benicia High School Hall of Fame Class of 2024
The 2024-25 Senior National Team is set in the 18 Olympic weights following the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Wrestling in State College, Pennsylvania, last weekend.The top four finishers at each of the Olympic weights have secured a spot on the Seni...
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.— Amit Elor has been not just a model of consistency, but a near guarantee for domination during her international wrestling career. Now she’ll get the opportunity to shine on wrestling’s biggest stage.Elor, the 20-year-old phenom, ...
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The 2024-25 Senior National Team is set in the 18 Olympic weights following the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Wrestling in State College, Pennsylvania, last weekend.The top four finishers at each of the Olympic weights have secured a spot on the Seni...
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.— Amit Elor has been not just a model of consistency, but a near guarantee for domination during her international wrestling career. Now she’ll get the opportunity to shine on wrestling’s biggest stage.Elor, the 20-year-old phenom, ...
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Sunkist Kids, one of America’s most successful Senior-level wrestling clubs, is closing after this season. Art Martori, who founded the club in 1976, is retiring, and he is leaving behind a decorated legacy.The numbers: 67 Ol...
The hype surrounding the remarkable Amit Elor is nothing short of electric this Olympic cycle as she descends from her traditional weight class of 72 kg to battle for the Olympic spot at 68 kg. Elor has won the last two Senior World titles at 72 kg and...
ZAGREB, Croatia - The U.S. women’s freestyle wrestlers closed out its tournament by winning two bronze medals on Saturday at the Zagreb Open, the first United World Wrestling Ranking Tournament of the 2024 year.Both of the U.S. medals came at 76 kg, w...
