Miglena Selishka

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In this Eastern Slavic naming convention, the patronymic is Georgieva and the family name is Selishka.
Miglena Selishka
Personal information
Native nameМиглена Селишка
Full nameMiglena Georgieva Selishka
Born (1996-02-13) 13 February 1996 (age 25)
Dupnitsa, Bulgaria
Height155 cm (5.09 ft; 61 in)
Sport
CountryBulgaria
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class50 kg
Event(s)Freestyle
Medal record
Representing  Bulgaria
Women's freestyle wrestling
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Rome 50 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Bucharest 50 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Warsaw 50 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk 50 kg
Individual World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Belgrade 50 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Krasnoyarsk 48 kg
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Skopje 44 kg
Gold medal – first place 44 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Istanbul 44 kg
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Zagreb 44 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Mâcon 48 kg
Women's beach wrestling
World Beach Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Doha 50 kg

Miglena Georgieva Selishka (Bulgarian: Миглена Георгиева Селишка; born 13 February 1996) is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. At the 2020 European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy, she won the gold medal in the women's 50 kg event.[1][2] She also won the silver medal in this event in 2019 and in 2021.[3] She also competed in the women's 50 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[4]

Career[]

She won the gold medal in the 44 kg event at the 2013 European Juniors Wrestling Championships held in Skopje, North Macedonia. She repeated this a year later at the held in Warsaw, Poland. She also won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2014 World Junior Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia. In 2015, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2015 European Juniors Wrestling Championships held in Istanbul, Turkey. In 2016, she won one of the bronze medals in the 48 kg event at the 2016 World Junior Wrestling Championships held in Mâcon, France.

In 2017, she won one of the bronze medals in the 48 kg event at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2017 held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. In that same year, she also competed in the 48 kg event at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia where she was eliminated in her first match by Milana Dadasheva.[5] Later that year, she competed in the 48 kg event at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships without winning a medal.[6] She was eliminated in her second match by Jasmine Mian of Canada.[6]

She won the silver medal in the women's 50 kg at the 2019 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[7] In that same year, she represented Bulgaria at the 2019 World Beach Games in Doha, Qatar and she won the bronze medal in the women's 50 kg event.[8][9] In 2020, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 50 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[10]

In March 2021, she won the silver medal in the 50 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy.[11] In the same month, she also qualified at the European Qualification Tournament to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[12][13] In April 2021, she won the silver medal in the 50 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.[3][14] In October 2021, she competed in the women's 50 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[15]

Major results[]

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2019 European Championships Bucharest, Romania 2nd Freestyle 50 kg
European Games Minsk, Belarus 3rd Freestyle 50 kg
World Beach Games Doha, Qatar 3rd Beach wrestling 50 kg
2020 European Championships Rome, Italy 1st Freestyle 50 kg
2021 European Championships Warsaw, Poland 2nd Freestyle 50 kg

References[]

  1. ^ "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. ^ 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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b Berkeley, Geoff (22 April 2021). "Stadnik wins eighth European Wrestling Championships gold with success in Warsaw". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  5. ^ "2017 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b "2017 World Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  7. ^ "2019 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  8. ^ Pavitt, Michael (14 October 2019). "Inam succeeds in solo mission for Pakistan in ANOC World Beach Games wrestling event". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 February 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Beach Wrestling Medalists" (PDF). 2019 World Beach Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  10. ^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  12. ^ 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)
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  15. ^ "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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