Sofia Mattsson
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Sofia Mattsson (born November 11, 1989 in Gällivare, Norrbotten County) is a Swedish wrestler.
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[edit] Profile
At the age of 17 years old, she is already one of the greatest 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 to 2007, she has won ten Swedish National Championships (six at cadet level, two at junior level and two at senior level).
This year she competed at the European Championship in Sofia, her first ever international championship at senior level. Despite the young age and the little experience, she managed to win the first match with a great performance; however, in the following match she was defeated by the Russian wrestler Larisa Oorzhak (who won the gold medal at the end of the tournament). After the repechage, Sofia defeated other two opponents and won the bronze medal.
More recently, Sofia became Junior World Champion for the second time after she defeated the Japanese wrestler Fuyuko Mimura in Bejiing.
On September, she will compete at her first ever World Championship at senior level in Baku, Azerbaijan.
[edit] National results
- 2007 - 1st at the Junior Swedish National Championship
- 2007 - 1st at the Swedish National Championship
- 2006 - 1st at the Swedish National Championship
- 2006 - 1st at the Junior Swedish National Championship
- 2006 - 1st at the Cadet Swedish National Championship
- 2005 - 1st at the Cadet Swedish National Championship
- 2004 - 1st at the Cadet Swedish National Championship
- 2003 - 1st at the Cadet Swedish National Championship
- 2002 - 1st at the Cadet Swedish National Championship
- 2001 - 1st at the Cadet Swedish National Championship
[edit] International results
- 2007 - 1st at the Junior World Championship in Bejiing, China
- 2007 - 3rd at the European Championship in Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2006 - 1st at the Junior World Championship in Guatemala
- 2006 - 1st at the Cadet European Championship in Turkey
- 2005 - 1st at the Cadet European Championship in Albania
- 2004 - 1st at the Cadet European Championship in Bulgaria
[edit] Trivia
- At the European Championship in Sofia, the organizers of the event awarded her with the title "Miss Europe", a prize reserved for the prettiest wrestler at the tournament. However, she refused to accept the prize and commented: "This is not part of the sport. We are here to excel and win at wrestling. There are some people who compete in that other thing too but we don't do that here".
