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Helen Louise Maroulis (Greek: Ελένη Μαρούλη; born September 19, 1991) is an American freestyle wrestler who competes in the women's 55-kg 53-kg and 57-kg categories. She was a gold medalist at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada and a gold medalist at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil she became the first-ever American to win a gold medal in women's freestyle wrestling at the Olympic Games.[1][2]

Helen Maroulis
Maroulis in 2016
Personal information
Full nameHelen Louise Maroulis
NationalityAmerican
BornSeptember 19, 1991 (1991-09-19) (age 31)
Rockville, Maryland, U.S.
Alma materSimon Fraser University
Height5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
ClubSunkistkids Wrestling Club
Coached byMark Perry
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro 53 kg
2020 Tokyo57 kg
World Championships
2015 Las Vegas 55 kg
2017 Paris 58 kg
2021 Oslo 57 kg
2012 Canada 55 kg
2022 Belgrade 57 kg
2014 Tashkent 55 kg
World Cup
2013 Ulan-Baatar55 kg
2009 Taiyuan 51 kg
Pan American Championships
2012 Colorado Springs55 kg
2009 Maracaibo55 kg
Pan American Games
2011 Guadalajara 55 kg
Golden Grand Prix
2015 Baku53 kg
2014 Baku55 kg
2013 Baku 55 kg
2010 Klippan 55 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
2022 Krasnoyarsk 57 kg
World Juniors Championships
2011 Bucharest55 kg
2010 Budapest55 kg
2008 Istanbul51 kg

Background


Maroulis was born in Rockville, Maryland,[citation needed] the daughter of Paula and Yiannis "John" Maroulis.[3] Her father is Greek.[4] She attended Magruder High School for three years, where as a freshman she became the first female wrestler to place at the Maryland state wrestling championships.[5] She was also named Most Outstanding Wrestler of a tournament, by pinning a senior boy who had won the year before, and finished high school with 99 career victories.[6]

She then moved to Marquette Senior High School in Marquette, Michigan and then went to join Missouri Baptist University women's wrestling team in Saint Louis, Missouri, before ultimately transferring to compete for Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.[7] At the age-group level, Maroulis was a three-time Junior World medalist (bronze in 2008 & 2010, silver in 2011).[3]

As of 2014, she trained at the U.S. Olympic Education Center at Northern Michigan University.[3] Her grandparents emigrated to the United States from the Greek island Kalamos in the 1960s. Maroulis visited her father's island a few weeks after her victory at Rio, and was given an award by the local community.[8]


Rio Summer Olympics 2016


Maroulis beat Saori Yoshida 4-1 to win a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. This was the first Olympic gold medal for the United States in a women's wrestling event.[9]


World Championship 2017


Maroulis won her third consecutive gold medal at the world championships or Olympics defeating Olympic bronze medalist Marwa Amri of Tunisia in the finals of the 58-kilogram/128-pound weight class with an 11-0 technical fall.[10]


Pro Wrestling League


On January 16, 2018, Pooja Dhanda defeated Maroulis in the Pro Wrestling League.[11][12]


World Championship 2018


Maroulis was defeated in the first round by fall by Azerbaijan’s Alyona Kolesnik, a shocking upset for the defending world and Olympic champion. The defeat has been attributed to a serious head injury (concussion from a tournament in January 2018[13]). As Maroulis stated in post-match interview “I’m so used to telling someone, hey, don’t touch my head.” The injury was significant enough to cause Maroulis to delay her world team qualifier match, and significantly limited her live sparring prior to the event. It is reported that she was so limited by the injury that she only returned to live practice about 10 days before her rescheduled qualifying series.[14]


Tokyo Summer Olympics 2020


Maroulis won a bronze medal by defeating Mongolia’s Khongorzul Boldsaikhan after losing to Risako Kawai of Japan in the 57kg semifinals. With the bronze medal, Maroulis became the first wrestler in women's wrestling for the U.S.A. to win two Olympic medals.[15]


Ivan Yariguin Grand Prix 2022


Maroulis won a gold medal in the 57kg finals by forfeit as her opponent Olga Khoroshavtseva of Russia was sick.[16][17]


Match results


World Championships & Olympics
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
2021 UWW world at 57 kg
Win 32-7 Anshu Malik Fall October 7, 2021 2021 World Championship Oslo
Win 31-7 Veronika Chumikova 10–1 October 6, 2021
Win 30-7 Jeannie Kessler Fall
2020 Olympic at 57 kg
Win 29-7 Boldsaikhany Khongorzul 11-0 August 5, 2021 2020 Summer Olympics Tokyo
Loss 28-7 Risako Kawai 1–2 August 4, 2021
Win 28-6 Tetyana Kit 8-0
Win 27-6 Rong Ningning 8-4
2018 UWW world 21st at 57 kg
Loss 26-7 Alyona Kolesnik Fall October 24, 2018 2018 World Championships Budapest
2017 UWW world at 58 kg
Win 26-6 Marwa Amri 11-0 August 23, 2017 2017 World Championship Paris
Win 25-6 Michelle Fazzari 10-0
Win 24-6 Yessica Oviedo 11-0
Win 23-6 Elin Nilsson 10-0
Win 22-6 Hanbit Kim 10-0
2016 Olympic at 53 kg
Win 21-6 Saori Yoshida 4-1 August 18, 2016 2016 Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro
Win 20-6 Sofia Mattsson Fall
Win 19-6 Jong Myong-suk 7-4
Win 18-6 Zhong Xuechun 10-0
Win 17-6 Yuliya Khalvadzhy 12-1
2015 UWW world at 55 kg
Win 16-6 Irina Ologonova 11-0 September 10, 2015 2015 World Championship Las Vegas, NV
Win 15-6 Pang Qianyu 5-0
Win 14-6 Evelina Nikolova fall
Win 13-6 Brenda Fernández 10-0
2014 UWW world at 55 kg
Win 12-6 Katarzyna Krawczyk 10-0 September 10, 2014 2014 World Championship Tashkent
Loss 11-6 Chiho Hamada 2-6
Win 11-5 Altansetsegiin Battsetseg fall
Win 10-5 Elverine Jiménez fall
2013 UWW world 7th at 55 kg
Loss 9-5 Mimi Hristova fall September 19, 2013 2013 World Championship Budapest
Loss 9-4 Sofia Mattsson 6-7
Win 9-3 Phạm Thị Huệ fall
Win 8-3 Han Kum-ok fall
2012 UWW world at 55 kg
Loss 7-3 Saori Yoshida fall September 28, 2012 2012 World Championship Strathcona County, Alberta
Win 7-2 Brittanee Laverdure 5-0, 4-2
Win 6-2 Maria Prevolaraki 3-0, 2-0
Win 5-2 Nadzeya Mikhalkova fall
2011 UWW world 5th at 55 kg
Loss 4-2 Ida-Theres Nerell fall September 15, 2011 2011 World Championship Istanbul
Win 4-1 Alma Valencia 5-0, 4-0
Win 3-1 Emriye Musta 6-2, 6-2
Loss 2-1 Saori Yoshida fall
Win 2–0 Valya Trandeva fall
Win 1–0 Aiyim Abdildina 6-0, 5-2

References


  1. "Helen Maroulis to face Venezuela's Marcia Andrades at Beat The Streets". The Open Mat. May 4, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  2. Goldich, Mitch. "Q&A: Helen Maroulis's Difficult Path Back to the Olympics". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  3. "Athlete Bio: Helen Maroulis". TeamUSA.org. Archived from the original on November 2, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  4. Chrysopoulos, Philip (August 19, 2016). "Who Is Olympic Gold Medalist Helen Maroulis". USA.GreekReporter.com. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  5. "Magruder's Maroulis Makes Maryland History".
  6. "Rockville's Maroulis eyes spot on U.S. Olympic women's wrestling squad".
  7. "Simon Fraser University | Canada Clan Alumna Helen Maroulis Wins Wrestling Gold for USA at Rio 2016". Athletics.sfu.ca. August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  8. Ο Κάλαμος τίμησε την Ελένη Μαρούλη
  9. "Helen Maroulis Wins First Gold Medal for U.S. in Women's Wrestling". Time. Time. Archived from the original on September 17, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  10. "Helen Maroulis' dominance continues as she wins gold at world championships".
  11. "Pro Wrestling League: Pooja Dhanda stuns Olympic champion Helen Marouli as Punjab Royals beat Haryana Hammers - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com. January 17, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  12. Scroll Staff. "PWL: Pooja Dhanda stuns Olympic champion Helen Maroulis again as Punjab Royals defend title". Scroll.in. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  13. "Helen Maroulis wrestled in the dark with concussion". May 16, 2018.
  14. "Helen Maroulis' world championships streak ends after life-altering year". October 24, 2018.
  15. "Helen Maroulis didn't need history-making bronze to prove Olympic success isn't measured in medals". August 5, 2021.
  16. "Maroulis Wins Gold, Kilty Silver, Snyder and Nolf Advance to Yariguin Finals". January 29, 2022.
  17. "Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2022 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022.


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На других языках

- [en] Helen Maroulis

[it] Helen Maroulis

Helen Louise Maroulis (Rockville, 19 settembre 1991) è una lottatrice statunitense, campionessa olimpica nella lotta libera categoria 53 kg ai Giochi di Rio de Janeiro 2016.

[ru] Марулис, Хелен

Хелен Луиза Марулис (англ. Helen Louise Maroulis, род. 19 сентября 1991 года, Роквилл (Мэриленд)) — американская спортсменка-борец вольного стиля, олимпийская чемпионка 2016 года, трехкратная чемпионка мира (2015,2017,2021). Первая в истории американка, выигравшая олимпийское золото в женской борьбе. Выступает в категории до 58 кг, ранее выступала в категории до 55 кг.


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