Monika Michalik

Monika Ewa Michalik (Polish pronunciation: [mɔˈnika ˈɛva miˈxalik]; born 2 May 1980 in Międzyrzecz) is a freestyle wrestler from Poland. She participated in Women's freestyle 63 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. In the last 16, she beat Volha Khilko from Belarus. In the quarter-finals Michalik lost to the French wrestler Lise Golliot-Legrand.

Monika Michalik
Personal information
Full nameMonika Ewa Michalik
NationalityPolish
Born (1980-05-02) 2 May 1980
Międzyrzecz, Poland
Sport
CountryPoland
SportFreestyle wrestling
Medal record
Women's Freestyle Wrestling
Representing  Poland
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
World Championships 0 0 3
European Championships 3 4 2
Total 3 4 6
Summer Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 63 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2000 Nantes - Junior63 kg
Bronze medal – third place2006 Guangzhou63 kg
Bronze medal – third place2007 Baku63 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2003 Ryga59 kg
Gold medal – first place2005 Varna63 kg
Gold medal – first place2009 Vilnius63 kg
Gold medal – first place2017 Novi Sad63 kg
Silver medal – second place2000 Sofia - Junior55 kg
Silver medal – second place2002 Seinäjoki59 kg
Silver medal – second place2006 Moscow63 kg
Silver medal – second place2013 Tbilisi63 kg
Bronze medal – third place2007 Sofia63 kg
Bronze medal – third place2008 Tampere63 kg
Golden Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place2006 Baku63 kg
Bronze medal – third place2009 Baku63 kg
Gold medal – first place2010 Baku63 kg
Poland Wrestling Championships
Gold medal – first place1999 - Junior56 kg
Gold medal – first place2000 - Junior56 kg
Gold medal – first place200155 kg
Gold medal – first place200259 kg
Gold medal – first place2005 Lodz63 kg
Gold medal – first place2006 Zary63 kg
Gold medal – first place2007 Zgierz67 kg
Gold medal – first place2008 Trzciel67 kg
Gold medal – first place2009 Siedlce72 kg
Gold medal – first place2010 Trzciel63 kg

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Michalik once again reached the quarter-finals, losing to eventual silver medallist Jing Ruixue of China.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she won the bronze medal defeating Inna Trazhukova of Russia.

Her brother Tadeusz is also a wrestler. He won a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

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