Tetiana Rizhko

Tetiana Rizhko (Ukrainian: Тетяна Ріжко) is a Ukrainian freestyle wrestler. She is a three-time medalist, including gold, at the European Wrestling Championships.[1]

Tetiana Rizhko
Tetiana Rizhko at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Native nameТетяна Ріжко
Sport
CountryUkraine
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class65 kg
Event(s)Freestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Ukraine
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest 65 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Warsaw 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Zagreb 65 kg
Individual World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2020 Belgrade 65 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Skopje 62 kg

Career

Rizhko competed in the women's freestyle event of the 2019 Wrestling World Cup.

In 2020, Rizhko won the gold medal in the women's 65 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[2][3] In the final, she defeated Irina Rîngaci of Moldova.[3]

In April 2021, Rizhko won the silver medal in the 65 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.[4][5] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Skopje, North Macedonia.[6] In October 2021, Rizhko competed in the women's 65 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway where she was eliminated in her first match by Koumba Larroque of France.[7]

In 2022, Rizhko won the gold medal in the 65 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[8] In the final, she defeated Elis Manolova of Azerbaijan.[8][9] A few months later, she won the gold medal in her event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy.[10] She competed in the 65 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia where she was eliminated in her second match.[11]

Rizhko won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament held in Alexandria, Egypt.[12] She won one of the bronze medals in the 65 kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.[13][14] She defeated Kendra Dacher of France in her bronze medal match.[14]

Achievements
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2021 European Championships Warsaw, Poland 2nd Freestyle 65 kg
2022 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st Freestyle 65 kg
2023 European Championships Zagreb, Croatia 3rd Freestyle 65 kg

References
  1. Dubas, Matthew (13 May 2021). "Sports Shorts". The Ukrainian Weekly. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. Shefferd, Neil (16 December 2020). "Russia claim team title on final day of women's action at UWW Individual World Cup". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  3. "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  4. Berkeley, Geoff (23 April 2021). "Ukraine bag brace of women's wrestling golds at European Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 April 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 European U23 Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  7. "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  8. Lloyd, Owen (1 April 2022). "Ukraine record golden double at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 April 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. "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  11. "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  12. "2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  13. Lloyd, Owen (21 April 2023). "Ukraine take golden double at European Wrestling Championships after day four disappointment". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  14. "2023 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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