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Irina Zaretska

Irina Zaretska (born 4 March 1996)[1] is a Ukrainian (until 2014) and Azerbaijani (since 2015) karateka. She won the silver medal in the women's +61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2] She is a three-time gold medalist in the women's 68 kg event at the World Karate Championships (2018, 2021 and 2023). Zaretska is also a two-time gold medalist in this event at the Islamic Solidarity Games (2017 and 2022) and the European Games (2015 and 2023).

Irina Zaretska
Zaretska in 2018
Personal information
Born (1996-03-04) 4 March 1996 (age 28)
Odesa, Ukraine
Sport
Country
  • Azerbaijan (since 2015)
  • Ukraine (until 2014)
SportKarate
Weight class
  • 68 kg
  • +61 kg (Olympic Games)
Events
Coached byDenys Morozov
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Ukraine
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Bremen Kumite 68 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tampere Team kumite
Representing  Azerbaijan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Kumite +61 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Madrid Kumite 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Dubai Kumite 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Budapest Kumite 68 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Kumite 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska Kumite 68 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Kumite 68 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Montpellier Team kumite
Gold medal – first place 2021 Poreč Kumite 68 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Novi Sad Kumite 68 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Guadalajara Kumite 68 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku Kumite 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Konya Kumite 68 kg

Career

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Zaretska won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2014 World Karate Championships held in Bremen, Germany.[3][4] At the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan, she won the gold medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event.

At the 2018 European Karate Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia, Zaretska won the silver medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event.[5] In the final, she lost against Elena Quirici of Switzerland.[5] She also became world champion in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[6][7]

In 2019, Zaretska won the silver medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.[8][9] Four years earlier, she won the gold medal in this event at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[10]

Zaretska represented Azerbaijan in karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[11][12] She won the silver medal in the women's +61 kg event.[2] In November 2021, she won the gold medal in the women's 68 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[13][14]

She competed in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2022 European Karate Championships held in Gaziantep, Turkey.[15] She also competed in the women's team kumite event.[15] She lost her bronze medal match in the women's 68 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[16] She won the gold medal in the women's 68 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[17][18]

Zaretska won the silver medal in the women's 68 kg event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. A few months later, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.[19][20] She also won the gold medal in the women's 68 kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[21][22]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2014 European Championships Tampere, Finland 3rd Team kumite
World Championships Bremen, Germany 3rd Kumite 68 kg
2015 European Games Baku, Azerbaijan 1st Kumite 68 kg
2016 European Championships Montpellier, France 1st Team kumite
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 1st Kumite 68 kg
2018 European Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 2nd Kumite 68 kg
World Championships Madrid, Spain 1st Kumite 68 kg
2019 European Games Minsk, Belarus 2nd Kumite 68 kg
2021 European Championships Poreč, Croatia 1st Kumite 68 kg
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 2nd Kumite +61 kg
World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1st Kumite 68 kg
2022 Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 1st Kumite 68 kg
2023 European Championships Guadalajara, Spain 2nd Kumite 68 kg
European Games Kraków and Małopolska, Poland 1st Kumite 68 kg
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st Kumite 68 kg

References

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  2. ^ a b "Karate Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. ^ Goddard, Emily (8 November 2014). "France and Egypt lead medals table at Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. ^ "2014 World Karate Championships Results" (PDF). sportdata.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  5. ^ a b "2018 European Karate Championships" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  6. ^ "2018 World Karate Championships". SportData. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2018 World Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  8. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (29 June 2019). "Spain take three golds on opening day of karate competition at Minsk 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Karate Medalists" (PDF). 2019 European Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  10. ^ Etchells, Daniel (14 June 2015). "Azerbaijan top Baku 2015 karate medal standings after two more golds". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  11. ^ "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". WKF.net. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  12. ^ Shefferd, Neil (18 March 2020). "World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  13. ^ Morgan, Liam (20 November 2021). "Kiyuna makes history as Olympic gold medallists retain titles at Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  14. ^ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  15. ^ a b "2022 European Karate Championships Results Book". ucarecdn.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  17. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (18 August 2022). "Chusovitina, 47, rolls back years with vault gold on final day of Islamic Solidarity Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  18. ^ "Karate Results Book". 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games – sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  19. ^ Burke, Patrick (23 June 2023). "Spain strike with treble taekwondo triumph at Kraków-Małopolska 2023 European Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  20. ^ "Celebration of values of Karate on final day of European Games". European Karate Federation. 23 June 2023. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  21. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (28 October 2023). "Hárspataki loses dramatic final as Ukrainian shuns Russian on podium at Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  22. ^ "2023 World Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
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