Irina Zaretska

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Irina Zaretska
Irina Zaretska.jpg
Zaretska in 2018
Personal information
Born (1996-03-04) 4 March 1996 (age 25)
Odessa, Ukraine
Sport
Country
  • Azerbaijan (since 2015)
  • Ukraine (until 2014)
SportKarate
Weight class
  • 68 kg
  • +61 kg (Olympic Games)
Event(s)Kumite
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Ukraine
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Bremen Kumite 68 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tampere Team kumite
Representing  Azerbaijan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Kumite +61 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Madrid Kumite 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Dubai Kumite 68 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Kumite 68 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Kumite 68 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Montpellier Team kumite
Gold medal – first place 2021 Poreč Kumite 68 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Novi Sad Kumite 68 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku Kumite 68 kg

Irina Zaretska (born 4 March 1996) is a Ukrainian (until 2014) and Azerbaijani (since 2015) karateka. She won the silver medal in the women's +61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[1] She is a two-time gold medalist in the women's 68 kg event at the World Karate Championships (2018 and 2021). She also won the gold medal in this event at the 2015 European Games, the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games and the 2021 European Karate Championships.

Career[]

She won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2014 World Karate Championships held in Bremen, Germany.[2]

At the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan, she won the gold medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event.

At the 2018 European Karate Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia, she won the silver medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event.[3] In the final, she lost against Elena Quirici of Switzerland.[3] She also became world champion in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[4][5]

In 2019, she won the silver medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.[6][7] Four years earlier, she won the gold medal in this event at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[8]

She represented Azerbaijan in karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[9][10] She won the silver medal in the women's +61 kg event.[1] In November 2021, she won the gold medal in the women's 68 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[11][12]

Achievements[]

Year Competition Venue Rank Event
2014 European Championships Tampere, Finland 3rd Team kumite
World Championships Bremen, Germany 3rd Kumite 68 kg
2015 European Games Baku, Azerbaijan 1st Kumite 68 kg
2016 European Championships Montpellier, France 1st Team kumite
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 1st Kumite 68 kg
2018 European Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 2nd Kumite 68 kg
World Championships Madrid, Spain 1st Kumite 68 kg
2019 European Games Minsk, Belarus 2nd Kumite 68 kg
2021 European Championships Poreč, Croatia 1st Kumite 68 kg
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 2nd Kumite +61 kg
World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1st Kumite 68 kg

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ Goddard, Emily (8 November 2014). "France and Egypt lead medals table at Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b "2018 European Karate Championships" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  4. ^ "2018 World Karate Championships". SportData. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2018 World Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  6. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (29 June 2019). "Spain take three golds on opening day of karate competition at Minsk 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 February 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Karate Medalists" (PDF). 2019 European Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  8. ^ Etchells, Daniel (14 June 2015). "Azerbaijan top Baku 2015 karate medal standings after two more golds". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 May 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". WKF.net. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Shefferd, Neil (18 March 2020). "World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ Morgan, Liam (20 November 2021). "Kiyuna makes history as Olympic gold medallists retain titles at Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 November 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

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