Maria Selmaier

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Maria Selmaier
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1991-12-12) 12 December 1991 (age 31)
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
CountryGermany
Sport Wrestling
Medal record
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Rome 72 kg

Maria Selmaier (born 12 December 1991) [1] is a German wrestler. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She finished in 18th place in the women's freestyle 75 kg division. [2]

She qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics at the second Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey. [3]

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References

  1. "Maria Selmaier". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  2. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  3. "2016 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament 2" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2020.