Tetiana Rizhko

Tetiana Rizhko (Ukrainian: Тетяна Ріжко) is a Ukrainian freestyle wrestler. She is a two-time medalist, including gold, at the European Wrestling Championships.^[1]

Tetiana Rizhko

Tetiana Rizhko at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Native name	Тетяна Ріжко
Sport
Country	Ukraine
Sport	Amateur wrestling
Weight class	65 kg
Event(s)	Freestyle
Medal record Women's freestyle wrestling Representing  Ukraine European Championships 2022 Budapest 65 kg 2021 Warsaw 65 kg Individual World Cup 2020 Belgrade 65 kg European U23 Championships 2021 Skopje 62 kg

Career

She competed in the women's freestyle event of the 2019 Wrestling World Cup.

In 2020, she won the gold medal in the women's 65 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.^[2][3] In the final, she defeated Irina Rîngaci of Moldova.^[3]

In 2021, she won the silver medal in the 65 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.^[4][5] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Skopje, North Macedonia.^[6] In October 2021, she 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.^[7]

In 2022, she won the gold medal in the 65 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.^[8] In the final, she defeated Elis Manolova of Azerbaijan.^[8][9] A few months later, she won the gold medal in her event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy.^[10] She competed in the 65 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.^[11]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Location	Result	Event
2021	European Championships	Warsaw, Poland	2nd	Freestyle 65 kg
2022	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	1st	Freestyle 65 kg

References

1. Dubas, Matthew (13 May 2021). "Sports Shorts". The Ukrainian Weekly. from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
2. Shefferd, Neil (16 December 2020). "Russia claim team title on final day of women's action at UWW Individual World Cup". InsideTheGames.biz. from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
3. "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
4. Berkeley, Geoff (23 April 2021). "Ukraine bag brace of women's wrestling golds at European Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
5. "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
6. "2021 European U23 Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
7. "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
8. Lloyd, Owen (1 April 2022). "Ukraine record golden double at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
9. (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
10. (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
11. (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tetiana Rizhko.

• Tetiana Rizhko at International Wrestling Database