Veranika Ivanova
 Veranika Ivanova at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 24 September 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 163 cm (5.35 ft; 64 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Belarus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 62 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Veranika Petrovna Ivanova (Belarusian: Вераніка Пятроўна Іванова; born 24 September 1996) is a Belarusian freestyle wrestler. She is a three-time bronze medalist at the European Wrestling Championships. She is also a bronze medalist at the European Games.
Career[edit]
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] Ivanova 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] She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 62 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[12] Ivanova competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[13] She was eliminated in her second match and she did not qualify for the Olympics.[13]
Achievements[edit]
| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 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 |
| 2024 | European Championships | Bucharest, Romania | 3rd | Freestyle 62 kg |
References[edit]
- ^ "2015 European Games Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ a b "2019 European Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Women's Freestyle Results" (PDF). 2016 World University Wrestling Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ a b "2017 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "2018 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (23 April 2021). "Ukraine bag brace of women's wrestling golds at European Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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 "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
External links[edit]
- Veranika Ivanova at the International Wrestling Database
