Amit

Elor

Personal

• Daughter of Elana and Yair Elor, who were born in Israel and moved to the U.S. in 1980 to attend college
• Youngest of six children—three boys and three girls
• Older sister Ronny and older brother Orry were successful wrestlers, both winning USA Wrestling Junior Nationals titles, who inspired her to join the sport
• Has a dog named Saoirse
• Has had chickens, ducks and a goose as pets
• Enjoys cooking, baking, hiking and lifting
• Participated in a variety of sports throughout her youth, including horseback riding, judo, gymnastics, rhythmic Gymnastics, cheerleading, ballet, tap dancing, tennis, taekwondo and jiu-jitsu
• Purple belt in jiu-jitsu
• Has had the same strength coach since 10-years-old—David Miller of Forma Gym
• Favorite breakfast is oatmeal or Greek yogurt
• Has watched the television series Futurama through multiple times
• Often likes to run while listening to sad music

Olympic Experience

• 1-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 gold)
  • Olympic Games Paris 2024, gold (68 kg)

World Championships Experience

• 2023 Senior Worlds (Gold at 72 kg), 2022 Senior Worlds (Gold at 72 kg)

Career Highlights

• Eight-time gold medalist at World Championship events across the U17, U20, U23 and Senior age divisions—includes the freestyle and beach wrestling disciplines
• Two-time Senior World Championships gold medalist
• U23 World Championships gold medalist
• Three-time U20 World Championships gold medalist
• U17 World Championships gold medalist
• U17 Beach World Championships gold medalist
• Two-time U17 World Championships medalist
• Two-time U.S. Senior World Team member
• Pan American Championships gold medalist