Tetiana Rizhko

Tetiana Rizhko (Ukrainian: Тетяна Ріжко) is a Ukrainian freestyle wrestler. She is a two-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
2022 Budapest 65 kg
2021 Warsaw 65 kg
Individual World Cup
2020 Belgrade 65 kg
European U23 Championships
2021 Skopje 62 kg

Career

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

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

In 2021, she 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, she 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, she 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]

Major results
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2021 European Championships Warsaw, Poland 2nd Freestyle 65 kg
2022 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st 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.
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