Irina Zaretska
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Irina Zaretska (born 4 March 1996)[1] 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.[2] She is a two-time gold medalist in the women's 68 kg event at the World Karate Championships (2018 and 2021) and the Islamic Solidarity Games (2017 and 2022). She also won the gold medal in this event at the 2015 European 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.[3][4]
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.[5] In the final, she lost against Elena Quirici of Switzerland.[5] She also became world champion in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[6][7]
In 2019, she won the silver medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.[8][9] Four years earlier, she won the gold medal in this event at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[10]
She represented Azerbaijan in karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[11][12] She won the silver medal in the women's +61 kg event.[2] 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.[13][14]
She competed in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2022 European Karate Championships held in Gaziantep, Turkey.[15] She also competed in the women's team kumite event.[15] She lost her bronze medal match in the women's 68 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[16] She won the gold medal in the women's 68 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[17][18]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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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 | |
2022 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | 1st | Kumite 68 kg |
References
- ^ "Entry List by Country" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2014 World Karate Championships Results" (PDF). sportdata.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ a b "2018 European Karate Championships" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "2018 World Karate Championships". SportData. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2018 World Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (29 June 2019). "Spain take three golds on opening day of karate competition at Minsk 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Karate Medalists" (PDF). 2019 European Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (14 June 2015). "Azerbaijan top Baku 2015 karate medal standings after two more golds". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". WKF.net. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Shefferd, Neil (18 March 2020). "World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Morgan, Liam (20 November 2021). "Kiyuna makes history as Olympic gold medallists retain titles at Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ a b "2022 European Karate Championships Results Book". ucarecdn.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (18 August 2022). "Chusovitina, 47, rolls back years with vault gold on final day of Islamic Solidarity Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Karate Results Book". 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games – sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
External links
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- Iryna Zaretska at KarateRec.com
- Iryna Zaretska at Olympedia
- Iryna Zaretska at the International World Games Association
- Irina Zaretska – World Karate Federation ranking
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Odesa
- Azerbaijani female karateka
- Ukrainian female karateka
- Karateka at the 2015 European Games
- Karateka at the 2019 European Games
- European Games medalists in karate
- European Games gold medalists for Azerbaijan
- European Games silver medalists for Azerbaijan
- Ukrainian emigrants to Azerbaijan
- Naturalized citizens of Azerbaijan
- Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in karate
- Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Azerbaijan
- Karateka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic karateka of Azerbaijan
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in karate
- Olympic silver medalists for Azerbaijan
- Competitors at the 2022 World Games
- 20th-century Ukrainian women
- 21st-century Ukrainian women
- 21st-century Azerbaijani women