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Walnut Creek Holds Event To Welcome Home Wrestling Gold Medalist Amit Elor
Elor won the gold medal in Paris, becoming the youngest American wrestler, man or woman, to do so.
September 16, 2024
After the Paris Olympics, many athletes returned to their hometowns to a hero's welcome. And on Saturday afternoon, Walnut Creek welcomed home Amit Elor who captured the gold medal in women's wrestling in such a dominant style, and who some are saying, at age 20, may already be the greatest female wrestler ever.
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Just as she often does to her opponents, Elor took the waiting crowd at Civic Park by surprise as she snuck up behind them carrying in the Olympic flag.
"It's just, I have to pinch myself to believe that I'm here. I'm coming here to celebrate winning an Olympic gold medal and representing my hometown," she said. "It's surreal."
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