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Evelina Nikolova
Personal information
Full nameEvelina Georgieva Nikolova
Born (1993-01-18) 18 January 1993 (age 31)
Height167 cm (5.48 ft; 66 in)
Sport
CountryBulgaria
SportAmateur wrestling
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Bulgaria
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku 55 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Las Vegas 55 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Bucharest 55 kg

Evelina Georgieva Nikolova (born 18 January 1993, Petrich) is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. She won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships held in Las Vegas, United States.[1]

Career

In 2015, she represented Bulgaria at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan and she won one of the bronze medals in the 55 kg event.[2][3] In that same year, she also won a bronze medal in the 55 kg event at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships held in Las Vegas, United States.[1] In her bronze medal match she defeated Pang Qianyu of China.[1]

At the 2019 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania, she won the silver medal in the 55 kg event.[4][5] In the final, she lost against Iryna Husyak of Ukraine.[5] In 2020, she competed in the 55 kg event at the 2020 European Wrestling Championships where she was eliminated from the competition by Sofia Mattsson in her first match.[6] Mattsson went on to win one of the bronze medals.[6]

Major results

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2015 European Games Baku, Azerbaijan 3rd Freestyle 55 kg
World Championships Las Vegas, United States 3rd Freestyle 55 kg
2019 European Championships Bucharest, Romania 2nd Freestyle 55 kg

References

  1. ^ a b c "2015 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. ^ "2015 European Games Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  3. ^ Pavitt, Michael (15 June 2015). "Azerbaijan celebrate Baku 2015 gold medal as women's wrestling events begin". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 February 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Etchells, Daniel (11 April 2019). "Ukraine top team standings after first day of women's finals at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 April 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ a b "2019 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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