Amit Elor, 20, becomes youngest U.S. wrestler to win Olympic gold by claiming women’s 68 kg class [Video]

As she processed winning an Olympic gold medal, American wrestler Amit Elor still felt like that little girl just starting out in the sport.Video above: Simone Biles says competing in Paris ‘meant the world’ after struggles in TokyoPerhaps it’s because she’s not so far removed from that point.Elor, just 20 years old, defeated Kyrgyzstan’s Meerim Zhumanazarova 3-0 on Tuesday in the 68-kilogram final at the Paris Games to become the youngest Olympic wrestling gold medalist in U.S. history, male or female.”I’m still in disbelief,” she said. “I think I have a little bit of impostor syndrome.”Elor’s dominance was very real to her opponents. She had a 31-2 advantage over four matches and was not scored upon in her final three contests.She became the third American woman to win gold, following Helen Maroulis in 2016 and Tamyra Mensah-Stock in 2021. Women started wrestling at the Olympics in 2004.After the win, she …