Nationality Swedish Height 1.64 m Club Gallivare Malmbergets FF Name Sofia Mattsson | Coached by Fariborz Besarati Country Sweden Weight 55 kg | |
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Born November 11, 1989 (age 34) ( 1989-11-11 ) Gallivare, Sweden Similar People Johanna Mattsson, Ida‑Theres Karlsson‑Nerell, Helena Mattsson | ||
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Sofia Magdalena Mattsson (born 11 November 1989) is a Swedish wrestler. She is in the team of Haryana Hammers pro wrestling season2 held in New Delhi.
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- 55 kg gold sofia mattsson swe vs saori yoshida jpn
- Saori yoshida jpn vs sofia mattsson swe in tashkent 2014
- Profile
- National results
- Junior and cadet
- Trivia
- References
Saori yoshida jpn vs sofia mattsson swe in tashkent 2014
Profile
Born in Gällivare, she is one of the highest-ranking female wrestlers in Europe. She wrestles in the 48 kilo division for the Gällivare SK Wrestling club, coached by Håkan Johansson and Kalle Taivalsaari. From 2001 onwards, she has won eleven Swedish National Championships (six at cadet level, two at junior level and three at senior level).
In 2007 she competed at the European Championship in Sofia, her first ever international championship at senior level. Despite her young age and little experience, she won her first match; however, in the following match she was defeated by the Russian wrestler Larisa Oorzhak (who went on to win the gold medal). After the repechage, Mattsson defeated her other two opponents and won the bronze medal.
In August 2007, Mattsson became Junior World Champion for the second time after she defeated the Japanese wrestler Fuyuko Mimura in Beijing.
In September the same year, she competed at her first ever World Championship at senior level in Baku, Azerbaijan, where she placed 8th, assuring herself qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
In April 2008 the young Swedish wrestler won a silver medal at her second ever European Championship at senior level.
In September 2009, Mattsson won the Senior World Championship in 51 kg.
In 2014, Mattsson competed on the Swedish version of the television show Fort Boyard.
In June 2015, she competed in the inaugural European Games, for Sweden in wrestling, more specifically, Women's Freestyle in the 55 kilogram range. She earned a gold medal.
On 9 March 2016 Mattsson won the 2016 European Wrestling Championships, she won all wrestling matches by fall.
She won the bronze medal in 53 kg at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.