Evelina Nikolova

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Evelina Nikolova
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Evelina Nikolova at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Native nameЕвелина Георгиева Николова
Birth nameEvelina Georgieva Nikolova
Nationality Bulgaria
Born (1993-01-18) 18 January 1993 (age 29)
Petrich, Bulgaria
Height167 cm (5.48 ft; 66 in)
Sport
Country Bulgaria
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class55–57 kg
Event(s)Freestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Bulgaria
Olympic Games
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Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 57 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Las Vegas 55 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku 55 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Bucharest 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Warsaw 57 kg

Evelina Georgieva Nikolova (Bulgarian: Евелина Георгиева Николова; born 18 January 1993, Petrich) is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[1] She won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships held in Las Vegas, United States.[2]

Career[]

She represented Bulgaria at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan and she won one of the bronze medals in the 55 kg event.[3][4] In that same year, she also won a bronze medal in the 55 kg event at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships held in Las Vegas, United States.[2] In her bronze medal match she defeated Pang Qianyu of China.[2]

At the 2019 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania, she won the silver medal in the 55 kg event.[5][6] In the final, she lost against Iryna Husyak of Ukraine.[6] In 2020, she competed in the 55 kg event at the 2020 European Wrestling Championships where she was eliminated from the competition by Sofia Mattsson in her first match.[7] Mattsson went on to win one of the bronze medals.[7]

In March 2021, she qualified at the European Qualification Tournament to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[8][9] A month later, she won one of the bronze medals in the 57 kg event at the 2021 European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.[10][11] At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won her first match, against Jowita Wrzesień of Poland, in the women's 57 kg event and she also won her next match against Anastasia Nichita of Moldova.[1] She then lost in the semi-finals against Iryna Kurachkina of Belarus.[1] In her bronze medal match she defeated Valeria Koblova representing the Russian Olympic Committee.[1] In October 2021, she was eliminated in her second match in the women's 57 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway.[12]

Major results[]

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2015 European Games Baku, Azerbaijan 3rd Freestyle 55 kg
World Championships Las Vegas, United States 3rd Freestyle 55 kg
2019 European Championships Bucharest, Romania 2nd Freestyle 55 kg
2021 European Championships Warsaw, Poland 3rd Freestyle 57 kg
Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 3rd Freestyle 57 kg

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "2015 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. ^ "2015 European Games Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  4. ^ Pavitt, Michael (15 June 2015). "Azerbaijan celebrate Baku 2015 gold medal as women's wrestling events begin". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 February 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Etchells, Daniel (11 April 2019). "Ukraine top team standings after first day of women's finals at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 April 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ a b "2019 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. ^ a b "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  8. ^ Shefferd, Neil (19 March 2021). "Twelve more wrestlers secure Tokyo 2020 places as women's action takes centre stage at European Olympic qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 March 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  10. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (23 April 2021). "Ukraine bag brace of women's wrestling golds at European Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  11. ^ "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  12. ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.

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