Iryna Volodymyrivna Koliadenko (Ukrainian: Ірина Володимирівна Коляденко, born 28 August 1998) is a Ukrainian freestyle wrestler. She is a two-time Olympic medallist and won the silver medal in the women's freestyle 62 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics and one of the bronze medals in the women's freestyle 62 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2][3] Koliadenko is also a World Championships silver and bronze medallist, and a three-time European champion.[4][5][6][7]
.jpg) Koliadenko in 2021 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Ірина Коляденко |
| Born | 28 August 1998 Radomyshl, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Sport | Amateur wrestling |
| Weight class |
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| Event | Freestyle |
Medal record | |
Career
editIn 2018 and 2019, Koliadenko won the bronze medal in the women's freestyle 65 kg event both at the 2018 World U23 Wrestling Championship and 2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship, held in Bucharest, Romania and Budapest, Hungary, respectively.[8][9] She won the silver medal in the women's freestyle 65 kg event at the 2019 World Championships.
In 2020, Koliadenko won one of the bronze medals in the 65 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.[10][11] In her bronze medal match she defeated Kriszta Incze of Romania. In March 2021, she qualified at the European Qualification Tournament to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[12][13] A month later, Koliadenko won the gold medal in the 62 kg event at the 2021 European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.[6][14] She defeated Marianna Sastin of Hungary in the final.[6]
Koliadenko won one of the bronze medals in the women's freestyle 62 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2] She defeated Anastasija Grigorjeva of Latvia in her bronze medal match.[2]
In 2022, Koliadenko won the gold medal in her event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy.[15] She won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament held in Alexandria, Egypt.[16]
Koliadenko won the gold medal in the 62 kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.[17][18] She defeated Grace Bullen of Norway in her gold medal match.[17][18] Koliadenko won one of the bronze medals in the 62 kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[19] As a result, she earned a quota place for Ukraine for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[20]
Koliadenko won the gold medal in the 65 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[21][22] She defeated Kateryna Zelenykh of Romania in her gold medal match.[21][22]
Koliadenko won the silver medal in the women's 62 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[23][24] She lost against Sakura Motoki of Japan in the final.[23][24]
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | World Championships | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | 2nd | Freestyle 65 kg |
| 2020 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 3rd | Freestyle 65 kg |
| 2021 | European Championships | Warsaw, Poland | 1st | Freestyle 62 kg |
| Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | Freestyle 62 kg | |
| 2023 | European Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 1st | Freestyle 62 kg |
| World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | Freestyle 62 kg | |
| 2024 | European Championships | Bucharest, Romania | 1st | Freestyle 65 kg |
| Summer Olympics | Paris, France | 2nd | Freestyle 62 kg |
References
edit- ^ "Ірина Коляденко: «Я не обирала вільну боротьбу, вона сама обрала мене»" (in Ukrainian). 1 September 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Pavitt, Michael (4 August 2021). "Kawai succeeds sister as Olympic champion with women's 62kg wrestling triumph". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (19 September 2019). "Gray edges Minagawa to earn fifth women's title at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ a b c Berkeley, Geoff (23 April 2021). "Ukraine bag brace of women's wrestling golds at European Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Dubas, Matthew (13 May 2021). "Sports Shorts". The Ukrainian Weekly. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (1 November 2019). "Cuban strikes gold as women's action concludes at UWW Under-23 World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (14 February 2020). "Hristova beats last year's gold medallist Manolova at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 February 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.
- ^ "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 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.
- ^ "2023 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Paris 2024 – Wrestling" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ a b Khalatyan, Rafael (17 February 2024). "Bucharest 2024 Day 5: Ukraine wins team title in women's wrestling". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ a b "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 Khalatyan, Rafael (10 August 2024). "Wrestling: Petriashvili finally gets his hands on gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
External links
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- Iryna Koliadenko at United World Wrestling
- Iryna Koliadenko at the International Wrestling Database
- Iryna Koliadenko at Olympics.com
- Iryna Koliadenko at Olympedia
