2022 Veterans World Wrestling Championships | |
---|---|
Host city | Bulgaria, Plovdiv |
Dates | 4–9 October |
The 2022 Veterans World Wrestling Championships was held from 4 to 9 October 2022 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. [1] [2] [3]
The competition was held in the following age categories: [4]
The weight categories are as follows:
* Host nation (Bulgaria)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 11 | 11 | 14 | 36 |
2 | Turkey | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
3 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
4 | Sweden | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
5 | Germany | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 |
6 | Egypt | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
7 | Romania | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
8 | Jordan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
9 | Bulgaria * | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
10 | France | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
11 | Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
12 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
13 | Georgia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Moldova | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
Slovakia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
16 | Estonia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
17 | Poland | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
18 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
19 | Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
20 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
21 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
22 | Serbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
24 | Mongolia | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
25 | Latvia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
26 | India | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
27 | Greece | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
28 | Armenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Tajikistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
32 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
33 | Albania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (39 entries) | 60 | 59 | 97 | 216 |
Taybe Mustafa Yusein is a Bulgarian wrestler. She competes in 59 kg division and has won a total of six World championship medals and eight European championship medals.
Odunayo Folasade Adekuoroye is a Nigerian freestyle wrestler. She competed in the women's freestyle 53 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal and at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships where she won a bronze medal. She won the silver medal at the women's freestyle 55 kilograms 2017 World Wrestling Championships.
Bediha Gün is a Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 55 kg division. She is a member of Ankara Aski Sport Club. She is a student at Kırkpınar Physical Education and Sports College of Trakya University.
Nina Hemmer is a German freestyle wrestler. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the women's freestyle 53 kg division. She finished in 14th place after losing to Zhong Xuechun of China in the first round. In 2021, she won the silver medal in the women's 55 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.
Luisa Helga Gerda Niemesch is a German freestyle wrestler. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she competed in the women's freestyle 58 kg division. She finished in 20th place after losing to Orkhon Purevdorj of Mongolia in the repechage.
Alyona Kolesnik is a Ukrainian-Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler. She is a three-time bronze medalist at the European Wrestling Championships. She is also a two-time silver medalist at the Islamic Solidarity Games. She won bronze in her event at the 2019 European Games.
Anastasia Nichita is a Moldovan freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the 59 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. She is a two-time gold medalist in the 59 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships. She also represented Moldova at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Bilyana Zhivkova Dudova is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway. She also won silver at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships and she is a five-time medalist, including four golds, at the European Wrestling Championships.
Luisa Elizabeth Valverde Melendres is an Ecuadorian freestyle wrestler. She is a two-time gold medalist at the South American Games. She also won medals at the Pan American Wrestling Championships. She represented Ecuador at the Pan American Games in 2011, 2015 and 2019. She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games.
Evelina Georgieva Nikolova 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. She won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships held in Las Vegas, United States. She is also a three-time medalist at the European Wrestling Championships and a bronze medalist at the European Games.
Andreea Beatrice Ana is a Romanian freestyle wrestler. She is a three-time medalist, including gold, at the European Wrestling Championships. She is the first female wrestler representing Romania to win a gold medal at the European Wrestling Championships. In 2021, she became under-23 world champion in the 55 kg event at the U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. She also represented Romania at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Irina Rîngaci is a Moldovan freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 65 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway. She is the first female wrestler representing Moldova to win a gold medal at the World Wrestling Championships. She is also a two-time gold medalist at the European Wrestling Championships.
Zeynep Yetgil is a Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 53 kg division. She is a member of Istanbul BB SK.
Oleksandra Khomenets is a Ukrainian freestyle wrestler. She is a two-time medalist in the women's 55 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships. She is also a silver medalist at the European Wrestling Championships.
The 2021 Veterans World Wrestling Championships was held from 19 to 24 April 2021 in Loutraki, Greece.
The 2019 Veterans World Wrestling Championships was held from 8 to 13 October 2019 in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Elvira Kamaloğlu is a Ukrainian-born Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 57 kg division. She is a member of Erzincan G.S.K.
Pauline Denise Lecarpentier is a French freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal in the women's 68 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.
Feyzullah Aktürk is a Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 92 kg division. He is a member of Balıkesir BB.
Esther Omolayo Kolawole is a Nigerian wrestler. She represents Nigeria at international competitions. In August 2022, she won bronze in the women's 62 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.