Iryna Aliyeva,[1] née Iryna Kindzerska (born 13 June 1991), is a Ukrainian-born Azerbaijani judoka.[2][3] In 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's +78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[4] She is also a two-time medalist at the European Judo Championships and a bronze medalist at the 2017 World Judo Championships and the 2019 European Games.

Iryna Kindzerska
Personal information
Born (1991-06-13) 13 June 1991 (age 33)
Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country Ukraine (2009–17)
 Azerbaijan (2017–present)
SportJudo
Weight class+78 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (2020)
World Champ.Bronze (2017)
European Champ.Silver (2020)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Ukraine
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Budapest +78 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Paris +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tokyo +78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2017 Düsseldorf +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Astana +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Tashkent +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Baku +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Abu Dhabi +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Jeju +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Jeju +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Budapest +78 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Paris +78 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Yerevan +78 kg
European Cadet Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Valletta +70 kg
Representing  Azerbaijan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo +78 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Budapest +78 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk +78 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Prague +78 kg
World Masters
Silver medal – second place 2019 Qingdao +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Doha +78 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place 2017 Abu Dhabi +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Paris +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Düsseldorf +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Paris +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Düsseldorf +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Abu Dhabi +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Düsseldorf +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Baku +78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tashkent +78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tel Aviv +78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Antalya +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Zagreb +78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF1154, 39329
JudoInside.com37262
Updated on 5 September 2022

Career

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She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the +78 kg event, for Ukraine.[5]

Some references point to the fact that Kindzerska was born in Bakota, Ukraine. The little town of Bakota has officially disappeared in 1981 as it was submerged by waters of the Dniester Reservoir. In 2016, Kindzerska married an Azerbaijani athlete. They moved to Azerbaijan a year later and she has since represented this country.[1] In 2017, she won a bronze medal at the World Championship, defeating Tessie Savelkouls in the bronze medal match.[6]

She won bronze at the 2019 European Games.[7]

In 2021, she won the silver medal in her event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ruslan Mezhensky. Почему дзюдоистка Киндзерская променяла Украину на Азербайджан. Newsone. 4 May 2017.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Iryna Kindzerska". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Украинская дзюдоистка Киндзерская сменила гражданство, чтобы "немного заработать денег" - Новости спорта - Бывшая украинка будет выступать за сборную Азербайджана | СЕГОДНЯ". Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. ^ "London 2012 profile". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Yu Song retains heavyweight gold for China". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Maryna Slutskaya gives judo in Belarus value with European gold". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  8. ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  9. ^ Gillen, Nancy (13 January 2021). "Riner brings IJF World Judo Masters to conclusion with heavyweight gold medal". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
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