Iryna Aliyeva,[1] née Iryna Kindzerska (born 13 June 1991), is a Ukrainian-born Azerbaijani judoka.[2][3] In 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's +78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[4] She is also a two-time medalist at the European Judo Championships and a bronze medalist at the 2017 World Judo Championships and the 2019 European Games.
Career
editShe competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the +78 kg event, for Ukraine.[5]
Some references point to the fact that Kindzerska was born in Bakota, Ukraine. The little town of Bakota has officially disappeared in 1981 as it was submerged by waters of the Dniester Reservoir. In 2016, Kindzerska married an Azerbaijani athlete. They moved to Azerbaijan a year later and she has since represented this country.[1] In 2017, she won a bronze medal at the World Championship, defeating Tessie Savelkouls in the bronze medal match.[6]
She won bronze at the 2019 European Games.[7]
In 2021, she won the silver medal in her event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ a b Ruslan Mezhensky. Почему дзюдоистка Киндзерская променяла Украину на Азербайджан. Newsone. 4 May 2017.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Iryna Kindzerska". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012.
- ^ "Украинская дзюдоистка Киндзерская сменила гражданство, чтобы "немного заработать денег" - Новости спорта - Бывшая украинка будет выступать за сборную Азербайджана | СЕГОДНЯ". Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "London 2012 profile". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013.
- ^ "Yu Song retains heavyweight gold for China". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Maryna Slutskaya gives judo in Belarus value with European gold". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ Gillen, Nancy (13 January 2021). "Riner brings IJF World Judo Masters to conclusion with heavyweight gold medal". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
External links
edit- Iryna Kindzerska at the International Judo Federation
- Iryna Kindzerska at the International Judo Federation
- Iryna Kindzerska at JudoInside.com
- Iryna Kindzerska at Olympics.com
- Iryna Kindzerska at Olympedia
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