Helen Maroulis Wins Bronze At The 2024 Paris Olympics
Helen Maroulis Wins Bronze At The 2024 Paris Olympics
Results for Team USA wrestler Helen Maroulis at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Helen Maroulis earned a bronze medal for Team USA at the 2024 Olympics in the 57 kg weight class. Maroulis entered Paris as a two-time Olympic medalist winning gold in 2016 and bronze in 2021 and became America's first-ever women's wrestler to win three Olympic medals. Check out the below article for Maroulis' complete results from Paris.
Round 1 - 7-2 win over Anshu Anshu, IND
Maroulis scored a takedown in the first to go up early, 2-0. Not a ton of action for the rest of the second period but Helen controlled the handfight and action. Maroulis secured another takedown in the second and added an leg lace to extend her lead to 6-0. Anshu scored on a step-out and caution +1 but Maroulis closed the door with a step-out to win 7-2.
Quarterfinals - 7-4 win over Alina Hrushyna Akobiia, UKR
Maroulis controlled the action early to put her opponent on the clock. Maroulis scored a takedown and got an extra point as the clock expired to go up 3-0. Maroulis scored another takedown at the end of the first to take a 5-0 lead into the break. Maroulis secured another takedown early in the second to take a commanding 7-0 lead but Hrushyna responded with a takedown of her own to cut it to 7-2. Maroulis gave up a takedown as the match closed but it didn't matter and Maroulis gets the 7-4 win.
Semifinals - 10-4 loss to Tsugumi Sakurai, JPN
Maroulis struck first with a slick trip for 2 to take the early lead over 3-time world champ Sakurai. Maroulis kept her pressure high and attempted another trip but Sakurai countered for four points and held a 4-2 lead going into the break. After a nice scramble in the second, Sakurai came out on top for a takedown and transitioned right to a leg lace to take an 8-2. Sakurai earned another takedown putting Maroulis right to her back - Sakurai almost got the fall but Maroulis bellied out to avoid the match-ender. Maroulis secured one final takedown but it's too little, too late. Sakurai wins 10-4 and Helen will wrestle for bronze on Friday afternoon.
Bronze Medal Match - Fall (4-0) over Hannah Taylor, CAN
Maroulis came forward aggressively from the start of the match and used a backheel trip to an inside fireman's to take Taylor straight to her back. She locks up a tight half-nelson and gets the fall just 24 seconds into the match. Helen Maroulis becomes the first ever 3-time Olympic medalist in women's freestyle for Team USA by winning bronze!