Veranika Ivanova

Veranika Petrovna Ivanova (Belarusian: Вераніка Пятроўна Іванова; born 24 September 1996) is a Belarusian freestyle wrestler. She is a two-time bronze medalist at the European Wrestling Championships. She is also a bronze medalist at the European Games.

Veranika Ivanova
Veranika Ivanova at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Born (1996-09-24) 24 September 1996
Height163 cm (5.35 ft; 64 in)
Sport
CountryBelarus
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class62 kg
Event(s)Freestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Belarus
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku 60 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Kaspiysk 62 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Warsaw 62 kg

Career

Ivanova represented Belarus at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan and she won one of the bronze medals in the women's freestyle 60 kg event.[1] She also competed in the women's freestyle 62 kg event at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus without winning a medal.[2] She was eliminated in her first match by Johanna Mattsson of Sweden.[2]

In 2016, Ivanova won one of the bronze medals in the women's 63 kg event at the World University Wrestling Championships held in Çorum, Turkey.[3]

In 2017, Ivanova competed in the women's freestyle 63 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia.[4] She was eliminated in her first match by Yuliya Tkach of Ukraine.[4] In 2018, at the European Wrestling Championships held in Kaspiysk, Dagestan, Russia, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's freestyle 62 kg event.[5][6] Ivanova also won one of the bronze medals in the same event at the 2021 European Wrestling Championships in Warsaw, Poland.[7][8] Two weeks later, she failed to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[9] In October 2021, Ivanova competed in the 62 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[10]

In 2022, Ivanova lost her bronze medal match in her event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[11]

Achievements
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2015 European Games Baku, Azerbaijan 3rd Freestyle 60 kg
2018 European Championships Kaspiysk, Russia 3rd Freestyle 62 kg
2021 European Championships Warsaw, Poland 3rd Freestyle 62 kg

References
  1. "2015 European Games Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. "2019 European Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  3. "Women's Freestyle Results" (PDF). 2016 World University Wrestling Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  4. "2017 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  5. "2018 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. Rowbottom, Mike (4 May 2018). "Bulgaria take two gold medals in concluding women's finals at European Wrestling Chamionships [sic] in Russia". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  7. Berkeley, Geoff (23 April 2021). "Ukraine bag brace of women's wrestling golds at European Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  8. "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  9. "2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  10. "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  11. "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.
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