Evelina Georgieva Nikolova (Bulgarian: Евелина Георгиева Николова; born 18 January 1993, Petrich) is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[1] She won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships held in Las Vegas, United States.[2] Nikolova is also a five-time medalist at the European Wrestling Championships and a bronze medalist at the European Games.
.JPG) Evelina Nikolova at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Native name | Евелина Георгиева Николова | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Evelina Georgieva Nikolova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 January 1993 Petrich, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5.48 ft; 66 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 55–57 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editNikolova represented Bulgaria at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan and she won one of the bronze medals in the 55 kg event.[3][4] In that same year, she also won a bronze medal in the 55 kg event at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships held in Las Vegas, United States.[2] In her bronze medal match she defeated Pang Qianyu of China.[2]
At the 2019 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania, she won the silver medal in the 55 kg event.[5][6] In the final, she lost against Iryna Husyak of Ukraine.[6] In 2020, Nikolova competed in the 55 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships where she was eliminated from the competition by Sofia Mattsson in her first match.[7] Mattsson went on to win one of the bronze medals.[7]
In March 2021, Nikolova qualified at the European Qualification Tournament to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[8][9] A month later, she won one of the bronze medals in the 57 kg event at the 2021 European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.[10][11] At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Nikolova won her first match, against Jowita Wrzesień of Poland, in the women's 57 kg event and she also won her next match against Anastasia Nichita of Moldova.[1] She then lost in the semi-finals against Iryna Kurachkina of Belarus.[1] In her bronze medal match she defeated Valeria Koblova representing the Russian Olympic Committee.[1] In October 2021, Nikolova was eliminated in her second match in the women's 57 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway.[12]
In February 2022, Nikolova won the gold medal in the 57 kg event at the Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.[13] In that same month, she won the gold medal in her event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[14] In April 2022, she won the silver medal in the 57 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[15][16] She competed in the 57 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[17]
On 28 October 2022, at a solemn meeting of the Municipal Council - Petrich, Evelina Nikolova, along with six other prominent citizens of Petrich, was awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of Petrich.[18]
Nikolova won the bronze medal in her event at the 2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[19] She won one of the bronze medals in the 57 kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.[20][21] She defeated Mathilde Rivière of France in her bronze medal match.[20][21]
Nikolova won the silver medal in the 57 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[22][23] Nikolova competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[24] She was eliminated in her second match and she did not qualify for the Olympics.[24]
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2015 | European Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 3rd | Freestyle 55 kg |
| World Championships | Las Vegas, United States | 3rd | Freestyle 55 kg | |
| 2019 | European Championships | Bucharest, Romania | 2nd | Freestyle 55 kg |
| 2021 | European Championships | Warsaw, Poland | 3rd | Freestyle 57 kg |
| Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | Freestyle 57 kg | |
| 2022 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | Freestyle 57 kg |
| 2023 | European Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 3rd | Freestyle 57 kg |
| 2024 | European Championships | Bucharest, Romania | 2nd | Freestyle 57 kg |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ a b c "2015 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "2015 European Games Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (15 June 2015). "Azerbaijan celebrate Baku 2015 gold medal as women's wrestling events begin". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (11 April 2019). "Ukraine top team standings after first day of women's finals at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ a b "2019 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ a b "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (19 March 2021). "Twelve more wrestlers secure Tokyo 2020 places as women's action takes centre stage at European Olympic qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (23 April 2021). "Ukraine bag brace of women's wrestling golds at European Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Lloyd, Owen (1 April 2022). "Ukraine record golden double at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ На празнична сесия: 7 видни петричани получиха званието „Почетен гражданин“.
- ^ "2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ a b Lloyd, Owen (21 April 2023). "Ukraine take golden double at European Wrestling Championships after day four disappointment". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ a b "2023 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ Khalatyan, Rafael (17 February 2024). "Bucharest 2024 Day 5: Ukraine wins team title in women's wrestling". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
External links
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- Evelina Nikolova at the International Wrestling Database
- Evelina Nikolova at Olympedia
