Jonna Malmgren (born 21 June 2001) is a Swedish freestyle wrestler competing in the 53 kg division. She won the gold medal in the 2022 and 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.[1]
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| Full name | Emma Jonna Denise Malmgren | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 June 2001 Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb; 8.3 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Women's freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 53 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editMalmgren won the gold medal by defeating her Greek rival Maria Prevolaraki 3–2 in the women's freestyle 53 kg final at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary.[2][3]
In 2023, Malmgren won the gold medal in the women's freestyle 53 kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia. She defeated Zeynep Yetgil of Turkey 11–6 in the quarterfinals, Turkan Nasirova of Azerbaijan 4–2 in the semifinals and Stalvira Orshush of Hungary 9–3 in the final to win the gold medal.[4][5]
She won the silver medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[6] In August 2024, Malmgren competed in the women's 53 kg event at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[7] She was eliminated in her second match by Pang Qianyu of China.[7] Pang Qianyu went on to win one of the bronze medals in the event.[7]
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2022 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | Freestyle 53 kg |
| 2023 | European Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 1st | Freestyle 53 kg |
| 2024 | European Championships | Bucharest, Romania | 2nd | Freestyle 53 kg |
References
edit- ^ "MALMGREN Emma Jonna Denise profile page". uww.org.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "European Championships". United World Wrestling.
- ^ Lloyd, Owen (21 April 2023). "Ukraine take golden double at European Wrestling Championships after day four disappointment". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "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 c "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
External links
edit- Emma Jonna Denise Malmgren at the International Wrestling Database
- Emma Jonna Denise Malmgren at United World Wrestling