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Irina Rîngaci

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Irina Rîngaci
Rîngaci at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo
Personal information
National team Moldova
Born (2001-08-23) 23 August 2001 (age 23)
Leova, Moldova
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
CountryMoldova
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class
  • 65 kg
  • 68 kg
RankInternational master of sports in freestyle wrestling
EventWomen's freestyle
Coached byPetru Chiperi, Andrei Chiperi
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Moldova
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Oslo 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Belgrade 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Belgrade 68 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Warsaw 65 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest 68 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Zagreb 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Bucharest 65 kg
Individual World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2020 Belgrade 65 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Tirana 65 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Tirana 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Budapest 62 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Pontevedra 68 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Skopje 65 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Plovdiv 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Baku 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Bucharest 68 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Ufa 65 kg
European Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Pontevedra 62 kg
World Cadets Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Zagreb 57 kg
European Cadets Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Skopje 57 kg

Irina Rîngaci (born 23 August 2001) is a Moldovan freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 65 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway.[1] She is the first female wrestler representing Moldova to win a gold medal at the World Wrestling Championships. Rîngaci is also a four-time medalist, including two gold medals, at the European Wrestling Championships. She represented Moldova at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Career

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Rîngaci finished in 4th place in the girls' 57 kg event at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 2019, she won one of the bronze medals in the 62 kg event at the World U23 Wrestling Championship held in Budapest, Hungary.[2]

Rîngaci won the silver medal in the women's 65 kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[3][4] In March 2021, she competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5] In April 2021, Rîngaci won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 European Wrestling Championships in Warsaw, Poland.[6][7][8] In May 2021, Rîngaci failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[9] Later that month, she won the gold medal in her event at the European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Skopje, North Macedonia.[10] At the 2021 World Junior Wrestling Championships held in Ufa, Russia, she also won the gold medal in her event.[11][12]

In 2022, Rîngaci won the gold medal in the women's 68 kg event at the Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.[13] She also won the gold medal in the 68 kg event at the 2022 European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.[14] In that same month, Rîngaci won the gold medal in the 68 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[15][16] She defeated Pauline Lecarpentier of France in her gold medal match. A few months later, she won the silver medal in her event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy.[17]

In September 2022, Rîngaci won one of the bronze medals in the 68 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[18][19] A month later, she also won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Pontevedra, Spain.[20]

Rîngaci won one of the bronze medals in the women's 68 kg event at the 2023 Grand Prix Zagreb Open held in Zagreb, Croatia. She also won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2023 European U23 Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[21] She won the silver medal in the 65 kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.[22][23] In June 2023, Rîngaci lost to Russia's Khanum Velieva at Poddubny wrestling league 5 held in Vladikavkaz, Russia.[24]

Rîngaci won one of the bronze medals in the women's 68 kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[25] As a result, she earned a quota place for Moldova for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[26] She defeated Ami Ishii of Japan in her bronze medal match.[25]

Rîngaci won one of the bronze medals in the 65 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[27][28] She defeated Kadriye Aksoy of Turkey in her bronze medal match.[28] At the 2024 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's 68 kg event.[29] She was eliminated in her first match by Pak Sol-gum of North Korea.[29]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2021 European Championships Warsaw, Poland 1st Freestyle 65 kg
World Championships Oslo, Norway 1st Freestyle 65 kg
2022 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st Freestyle 68 kg
World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd Freestyle 68 kg
2023 European Championships Zagreb, Croatia 2nd Freestyle 65 kg
World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd Freestyle 68 kg
2024 European Championships Bucharest, Romania 3rd Freestyle 65 kg

References

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  2. ^ "2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. ^ Shefferd, Neil (16 December 2020). "Russia claim team title on final day of women's action at UWW Individual World Cup". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Burke, Patrick (6 October 2021). "Adelaine Maria Gray wins sixth title at Wrestling World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  7. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (23 April 2021). "Ukraine bag brace of women's wrestling golds at European Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  8. ^ "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "2021 European U23 Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  11. ^ Iveson, Ali (20 August 2021). "Blades' sharp win earns US women's team title at UWW Junior World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  12. ^ "2021 World Junior Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  13. ^ "2022 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  14. ^ "2022 European U23 Wrestling Championship Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  15. ^ Lloyd, Owen (31 March 2022). "Two golds apiece for Moldova and Turkey at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  16. ^ "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  17. ^ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  18. ^ Brennan, Eliott (15 September 2022). "Olympic champion Stock-Mensah resumes title success at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  19. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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  21. ^ "2023 European U23 Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. 20 March 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  22. ^ Lloyd, Owen (21 April 2023). "Ukraine take golden double at European Wrestling Championships after day four disappointment". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  23. ^ "2023 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  24. ^ "15 россиян победили на PWL-5 WS". wrestliga.com. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  25. ^ a b "2023 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  26. ^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Paris 2024 – Wrestling" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  27. ^ Khalatyan, Rafael (17 February 2024). "Bucharest 2024 Day 5: Ukraine wins team title in women's wrestling". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  28. ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  29. ^ a b "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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