Mathilde Rivière

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Mathilde Rivière (born 18 December 1989) is a French freestyle wrestler. She is a bronze medalist at the European Wrestling Championships. Rivière represented France at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[1] She also represented France at the European Games in 2015 and in 2019.

Mathilde Rivière
Personal information
Born (1989-12-18) 18 December 1989 (age 34)
Dreux, France
Sport
CountryFrance
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class
  • 55 kg
  • 57 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  France
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Novi Sad 55 kg

Career

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At the 2017 European Wrestling Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia, Rivière won one of the bronze medals in the women's 55 kg event.[2]

In 2019, Rivière competed in the 57 kg event at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus where she lost her first match against Iryna Chykhradze of Ukraine.[3] In May 2021, she qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4] She competed in the women's 57 kg event.[5]

Rivière competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[6] She was eliminated in her first match and she did not qualify for the Olympics.[6] Rivière also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.[7]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2017 European Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 3rd Freestyle 55 kg

References

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  1. ^ Shefferd, Neil (7 May 2021). "Chumikova secures emotional win at UWW World Olympic Games qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  2. ^ "2017 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  3. ^ "2019 European Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
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