Sofiya Georgieva

Sofiya Hristova Georgieva (born 20 September 1995) is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. She is a bronze medalist at the European Games.

Sofiya Georgieva
Sofiya Georgieva at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Native nameСофия Христова Георгиева
Full nameSofiya Hristova Georgieva
Born (1995-09-20) 20 September 1995
Height163 cm (5.35 ft; 64 in)
Sport
CountryBulgaria
SportAmateur wrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
Club CSKA Sofia
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Bulgaria
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk 68 kg
European U23 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2018 Istanbul 65 kg

Career

At the 2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Istanbul, Turkey, she won the silver medal in the 65 kg event.[1][2] In 2019, she represented Bulgaria at the European Games in Minsk, Belarus and she won one of the bronze medals in the 68 kg event.[3]

In March 2021, Georgieva won one of the bronze medals in the 68 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy.[4] In April 2021, she was eliminated in her second match in the 65 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships in Warsaw, Poland.[5] In October 2021, she was eliminated in her first match in the 72 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[6]

In 2022, Georgieva won one of the bronze medals in the 65 kg event at the Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.[7] She also competed at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[8] In April 2022, she lost her bronze medal match in the 65 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[9] She competed in the 68 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[10]

Achievements
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2019 European Games Minsk, Belarus 3rd Freestyle 68 kg

References
  1. Palmer, Dan (8 June 2018). "Russia win women's team title at European Under-23 Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  2. "2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. "2019 European Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  4. "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  5. "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  6. "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  10. "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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