Kateryna Zelenykh is a Ukrainian-born Romanian freestyle wrestler.[1][2] She won the silver medal in the 65 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.

Kateryna Zelenykh
Personal information
Native nameКатерина Дмитрівна Зелених
Full nameKateryna Dmitrievna Zelenykh
Born (2001-01-31) January 31, 2001 (age 23)
Artemovsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st)
Sport
Country
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class62 kg
EventWomen's freestyle
ClubSteaua Bucharest
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Romania
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Tirana 65 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Bucharest 65 kg
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2024 Sofia 65 kg
World U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Tirana 65 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Baku 65 kg
Representing  Ukraine
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Coralville Team
Individual World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Belgrade 59 kg
World U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Belgrade 62 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Pontevedra 65 kg
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Skopje 65 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tallinn 59 kg
European Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Dortmund 62 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Pontevedra 62 kg

Career

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She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 59 kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[3][4]

At the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia, she won the silver medal in the 62 kg event.[5][6] She won one of the bronze medals in the 65 kg event at the 2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Pontevedra, Spain.[7] She won the silver medal in the 65 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[8][9]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2024 European Championships Bucharest, Romania 2nd Freestyle 65 kg
World Championships Tirana, Albania 2nd Freestyle 65 kg

References

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  1. ^ "Kateryna Zelenykh profile page". uww.org.
  2. ^ "Зеленых на infosport.ru". infosport.ru. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  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. ^ Dowdeswell, Andrew (5 November 2021). "Yepez Guzman makes history for Ecuador at UWW Under-23 World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  7. ^ "2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Ванесса Колодинская, Ирина Курочкина и Ирина Коляденко — трехкратные чемпионки Европы". wrestrus.ru. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  9. ^ "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
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