Lyubov Ovcharova
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Native name | Любовь Михайловна Овчарова | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Lyubov Mikhailovna Ovcharova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Belorechensk, Krasnodar Krai, Russia | 23 October 1995||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lyubov Mikhailovna Ovcharova (Russian: Любовь Михайловна Овчарова; born 23 October 1995) is a Russian freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.[1] In 2021, she competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2]
Career[]
At the 2017 European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Szombathely, Hungary, she won the gold medal in the women's 60 kg event.[3] At the 2017 European Wrestling Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia, she also won the gold medal in the women's 60 kg event.[4][5] In the final, she defeated Anastasija Grigorjeva of Latvia. In that same year, she also competed in the women's freestyle 60 kg event at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships held in Paris, France.[6]
At the 2020 European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 59 kg event.[7][8] In her bronze medal match she defeated Elif Yanık of Turkey. In the same year, she also won one of the bronze medals in the women's 62 kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[9]
In March 2021, she competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[10] She was eliminated in her first match by Kriszta Incze of Romania.[10] In April 2021, she competed in the 65 kg event at the 2021 European Wrestling Championships in Warsaw, Poland.[11] In May 2021, she qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2][12][13] A month later, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 Poland Open held in Warsaw, Poland.[14][15]
In August 2021, she lost her bronze medal match against Taybe Yusein of Bulgaria in the women's 62 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[16]
Major results[]
Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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2017 | European Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 1st | Freestyle 60 kg |
2019 | World Championships | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | 2nd | Freestyle 59 kg |
2020 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 3rd | Freestyle 59 kg |
References[]
- ^ "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ a b Shefferd, Neil (7 May 2021). "Chumikova secures emotional win at UWW World Olympic Games qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Winters, Max (30 March 2017). "Larroque claims gold on opening day of women's action at European Under-23 Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (3 May 2017). "Russia's Boltukaev suffers gold medal match heartache at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "2017 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "2017 World Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (13 February 2020). "Bukina ends Adar's reign as Russia shine in women's events at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (8 May 2021). "Armenia and Romania book multiple Tokyo 2020 places at UWW World Olympic Games qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 May 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.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (10 June 2021). "Stadnik unstoppable on day one of women's wrestling at Poland Open". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "2021 Poland Open Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
External links[]
- Liubov Ovcharova at United World Wrestling
- Liubov Ovcharova at Olympedia
- Living people
- 1995 births
- Russian female sport wrestlers
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
- European Wrestling Championships medalists
- Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic wrestlers of Russia