Evelina Nikolova

Evelina Georgieva Nikolova (Bulgarian: Евелина Георгиева Николова; born 18 January 1993, Petrich) is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.^[1] She won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships held in Las Vegas, United States.^[2] Nikolova is also a four-time medalist at the European Wrestling Championships and a bronze medalist at the European Games.

Evelina Nikolova

Evelina Nikolova at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Native name	Евелина Георгиева Николова
Birth name	Evelina Georgieva Nikolova
Nationality	Bulgaria
Born	(1993-01-18) 18 January 1993 (age 30) Petrich, Bulgaria
Height	167 cm (5.48 ft; 66 in)
Sport
Country	Bulgaria
Sport	Amateur wrestling
Weight class	55–57 kg
Event(s)	Freestyle
Medal record Women's freestyle wrestling Representing  Bulgaria Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo 57 kg World Championships 2015 Las Vegas 55 kg European Games 2015 Baku 55 kg European Championships 2019 Bucharest 55 kg 2022 Budapest 57 kg 2021 Warsaw 57 kg 2023 Zagreb 57 kg Yasar Dogu Tournament 2022 Istanbul 57 kg 2021 Istanbul 59 kg Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament 2022 Veliko Tarnovo 57 kg 2014 Sofia 55 kg 2023 Sofia 57 kg

Career

Nikolova represented Bulgaria at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan and she won one of the bronze medals in the 55 kg event.^[3][4] In that same year, she also won a bronze medal in the 55 kg event at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships held in Las Vegas, United States.^[2] In her bronze medal match she defeated Pang Qianyu of China.^[2]

At the 2019 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania, she won the silver medal in the 55 kg event.^[5][6] In the final, she lost against Iryna Husyak of Ukraine.^[6] In 2020, Nikolova competed in the 55 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships where she was eliminated from the competition by Sofia Mattsson in her first match.^[7] Mattsson went on to win one of the bronze medals.^[7]

In March 2021, Nikolova qualified at the European Qualification Tournament to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[8][9] A month later, she won one of the bronze medals in the 57 kg event at the 2021 European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.^[10][11] At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Nikolova won her first match, against Jowita Wrzesień of Poland, in the women's 57 kg event and she also won her next match against Anastasia Nichita of Moldova.^[1] She then lost in the semi-finals against Iryna Kurachkina of Belarus.^[1] In her bronze medal match she defeated Valeria Koblova representing the Russian Olympic Committee.^[1] In October 2021, she was eliminated in her second match in the women's 57 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway.^[12]

In February 2022, Nikolova won the gold medal in the 57 kg event at the Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.^[13] In that same month, she won the gold medal in her event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.^[14] In April 2022, she won the silver medal in the 57 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.^[15][16] She competed in the 57 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.^[17]

On October 28, 2022, at a solemn meeting of the Municipal Council - Petrich, Evelina Nikolova, along with six other prominent citizens of Petrich, was awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of Petrich.^[18]

Nikolova won the bronze medal in her event at the 2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.^[19] She won one of the bronze medals in the 57 kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.^[20][21] She defeated Mathilde Rivière of France in her bronze medal match.^[20][21]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Location	Result	Event
2015	European Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	3rd	Freestyle 55 kg
	World Championships	Las Vegas, United States	3rd	Freestyle 55 kg
2019	European Championships	Bucharest, Romania	2nd	Freestyle 55 kg
2021	European Championships	Warsaw, Poland	3rd	Freestyle 57 kg
	Summer Olympics	Tokyo, Japan	3rd	Freestyle 57 kg
2022	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	Freestyle 57 kg
2023	European Championships	Zagreb, Croatia	3rd	Freestyle 57 kg

References

1. "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
2. "2015 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
3. "2015 European Games Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
4. Pavitt, Michael (15 June 2015). "Azerbaijan celebrate Baku 2015 gold medal as women's wrestling events begin". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 February 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
5. Etchells, Daniel (11 April 2019). "Ukraine top team standings after first day of women's finals at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 April 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
6. "2019 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
7. "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
8. Shefferd, Neil (19 March 2021). "Twelve more wrestlers secure Tokyo 2020 places as women's action takes centre stage at European Olympic qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 March 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
9. "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
10. Berkeley, Geoff (23 April 2021). "Ukraine bag brace of women's wrestling golds at European Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
11. "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
12. "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
13. (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
14. "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
15. Lloyd, Owen (1 April 2022). "Ukraine record golden double at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
16. (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
17. (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
18. На празнична сесия: 7 видни петричани получиха званието „Почетен гражданин“.
19. "2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
20. Lloyd, Owen (21 April 2023). "Ukraine take golden double at European Wrestling Championships after day four disappointment". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
21. (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.

External links

 

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