Taybe Mustafa Yusein (Bulgarian: Тайбе Юсеин Мустафа; born 4 May 1991 in Kubrat)[1] is a Bulgarian wrestler. She competes in the 59 kg division and has won a total of six World championship medals, and eight European championship medals.[2][3]

Taybe Yusein
Taybe Yusein, 2020
Personal information
NationalityBulgarian
Born (1991-05-04) May 4, 1991 (age 33)
Kubrat, Bulgaria
Sport
Country Bulgaria
SportWrestling
TeamLevski Sofia
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Bulgaria
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 62 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Budapest 62 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Strathcona County 63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Budapest 59 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Nur-Sultan 62 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tashkent 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Las Vegas 63 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kaspiysk 62 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bucharest 62 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest 62 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Baku 59 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Dortmund 63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Novi Sad 63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Vantaa 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Rome 62 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku 60 kg
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Ankara 59 kg

In 2021, Yusein won a bronze medal in her event at the Poland Open held in Warsaw, Poland.[4][5] She also won a bronze medal in the women's freestyle 62 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[6][7] In her spare time, Yusein enjoys reading, especially crime fiction.[3]

In 2022, she won the silver medal in the 62 kg event at the Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.[8] She lost her bronze medal match in her event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[9] She won the gold medal in the 62 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[10][11]

She won the gold medal in the women's 65 kg event at the Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2023 held in Nice, France.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Taybe Mustafa Yusein". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ "HERACLES Ultimate". fila-official.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  3. ^ a b Rusev, Dimitar (21 July 2021). "Нашите олимпийски борци извън тепиха". bntnews.bg. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (10 June 2021). "Stadnik unstoppable on day one of women's wrestling at Poland Open". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  5. ^ "2021 Poland Open Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  6. ^ Pavitt, Michael (4 August 2021). "Kawai succeeds sister as Olympic champion with women's 62kg wrestling triumph". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  8. ^ "2022 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  9. ^ "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  10. ^ Lloyd, Owen (1 April 2022). "Ukraine record golden double at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  11. ^ "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  12. ^ "Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2023 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
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