Tetiana Rizhko (Ukrainian: Тетяна Ріжко) is a Ukrainian freestyle wrestler. She is a four-time medalist, including gold, at the European Wrestling Championships.[2] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia. Rizhko represented Ukraine at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
 Tetiana Rizhko at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Native name | Тетяна Ріжко | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 14, 1998[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editRizhko competed in the women's freestyle event of the 2019 Wrestling World Cup.
In 2020, Rizhko won the gold medal in the women's 65 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[3][4] In the final, she defeated Irina Rîngaci of Moldova.[4]
In April 2021, Rizhko won the silver medal in the 65 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.[5][6] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Skopje, North Macedonia.[7] In October 2021, Rizhko competed in the women's 65 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway where she was eliminated in her first match by Koumba Larroque of France.[8]
In 2022, Rizhko won the gold medal in the 65 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[9] In the final, she defeated Elis Manolova of Azerbaijan.[9][10] A few months later, she won the gold medal in her event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy.[11] She competed in the 65 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia where she was eliminated in her second match.[12]
Rizhko won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament held in Alexandria, Egypt.[13] She won one of the bronze medals in the 65 kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.[14][15] She defeated Kendra Dacher of France in her bronze medal match.[15] In September 2023, Rizhko competed in the women's 68 kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[16] She was eliminated in her second match by Meerim Zhumanazarova of Kyrgyzstan.[16]
Rizhko won the silver medal in the 68 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[17] In the final, she lost against Buse Tosun Çavuşoğlu of Turkey.[17] Rizhko competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan and she earned a quota place for Ukraine for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[18] She competed in the women's 68 kg event at the Olympics.[19] She was eliminated in her first match by Nisha Dahiya of India.[19]
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2021 | European Championships | Warsaw, Poland | 2nd | Freestyle 65 kg |
| 2022 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | Freestyle 65 kg |
| 2023 | European Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 3rd | Freestyle 65 kg |
| 2024 | European Championships | Bucharest, Romania | 2nd | Freestyle 68 kg |
References
edit- ^ https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/tetiana-sova-rizhko_1897025 [bare URL]
- ^ Dubas, Matthew (13 May 2021). "Sports Shorts". The Ukrainian Weekly. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (23 April 2021). "Ukraine bag brace of women's wrestling golds at European Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "2021 European U23 Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ a b Lloyd, Owen (1 April 2022). "Ukraine record golden double at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ Lloyd, Owen (21 April 2023). "Ukraine take golden double at European Wrestling Championships after day four disappointment". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ a b "2023 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
External links
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- Tetiana Rizhko at the International Wrestling Database
