Jowita Wrzesień (born 8 December 1993) is a Polish freestyle wrestler. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 59 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[1][2] She won the silver medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[3]

Jowita Wrzesień
Personal information
Born (1993-12-08) 8 December 1993 (age 30)
Będzin, Poland
Sport
CountryPoland
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class
  • 57 kg
  • 59 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Poland
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Belgrade 59 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Budapest 59 kg

Career

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At the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, she lost her bronze medal match against Iryna Kurachkina of Belarus in the women's freestyle 57 kg event.[4][5]

In March 2021, Wrzesień competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary and qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6] Three months later, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 Poland Open held in Warsaw, Poland.[7][8]

Wrzesień represented Poland at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's 57 kg event where she was eliminated in her first match by Evelina Nikolova of Bulgaria.[9] Two months later, she was eliminated in her first match in the women's 59 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[10]

In February 2022, Wrzesień won one of the bronze medals in the women's 59 kg event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[11] In March 2022, she won the silver medal in the 59 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[3][12] In the final, she lost against Anastasia Nichita of Moldova.[3] A few months later, she won the silver medal in her event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy.[13] She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 59 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[1][2]

Wrzesień competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[14] She was eliminated in her first match and she did not qualify for the Olympics.[14]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2022 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd Freestyle 59 kg
World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd Freestyle 59 kg

References

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  1. ^ a b Brennan, Eliott (15 September 2022). "Olympic champion Stock-Mensah resumes title success at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Lloyd, Owen (31 March 2022). "Two golds apiece for Moldova and Turkey at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  4. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (19 September 2019). "Gray edges Minagawa to earn fifth women's title at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  5. ^ "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (11 June 2021). "Adekuoroye scatters Rio 2016 medallists en route to gold at UWW Poland Open". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  8. ^ "2021 Poland Open Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  10. ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  11. ^ "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  12. ^ "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  13. ^ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  14. ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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