Iryna Kurachkina
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 June 1994 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Sport | Amateur wrestling |
| Event | Freestyle |
Medal record | |
Iryna Kurachkina (born 17 June 1994) is a Belarusian freestyle wrestler.
Career
At the 2017 World U23 Wrestling Championship she won the silver medal in the women's freestyle 55 kg event.[1] She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's freestyle 55 kg event at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships held in Paris, France.
In 2018, she won the gold medal in the women's freestyle 55 kg event at the 2018 European Wrestling Championships held in Kaspiysk, Dagestan, Russia.
At the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan she won one of the bronze medals in the women's freestyle 57 kg event.[2][3]
At the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus she won the gold medal in the women's freestyle 57 kg event.[4][5] In the final she defeated Mimi Hristova of Bulgaria.[4]
She has qualified to represent Belarus at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6]
References
- ^ Giles, Thomas (23 November 2017). "Victories all round for Japanese wrestlers in women's event at Under-23 World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Rowbottom, Mike (19 September 2019). "Gray edges Minagawa to earn fifth women's title at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ a b "2019 European Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Gillen, Nancy (28 June 2019). "Italian Olympic champions claim mixed team shotgun skeet silver and gold at Minsk 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Iryna Kurachkina wins bronze, Olympic berth at 2019 World Wrestling Championships". eng.belta.by. 2019-09-19. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
External links
- Iryna Kurachkina at the International Wrestling Database
- Iryna Kurachkina at Olympics.com
- Iryna Kurachkina at Olympedia
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