Veronika Vilk

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Veronika Vilk
Personal information
NationalityCroatian
Born (2006-06-10) 10 June 2006 (age 19)
Slatina, Croatia
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Weight class72 kg
Event
 Freestyle
ClubPodravka
Coached byIvan Lončarić, Mario Petrak
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
World U23 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Novi Sad 72 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Tirana 72 kg
World U17 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Istanbul 69 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Rome 69 kg
European U17 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Tirana 69 kg

Veronika Vilk (born 10 June 2006) is a Croatian freestyle wrestler. She won bronze medals at the 2025 European U23 Wrestling Championships and the 2025 U23 World Wrestling Championships. She was also the U17 World and European U17 champion, becoming the first Croatian female wrestler to win world and European titles. [1] [2]

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Career

Vilk first appeared internationally at the 2021 European U15 Wrestling Championships in Sofia, where she placed fifth after winning two matches. [3]

At the 2022 U17 World Wrestling Championships in Rome, she won bronze in the 69 kg category, marking the first world-level medal for Croatian women’s wrestling. [4]

In June 2023, she won gold at the 2023 European U17 Wrestling Championships in Tirana, defeating opponents from Lithuania, Hungary, Serbia, and Turkey—all by fall. [5] Two months later, she claimed the 2023 U17 World Wrestling Championships title in Istanbul, pinning Indian wrestler Srishti in just 55 seconds of the final match. [6]

In 2025, Vilk moved up to the U23 category and won bronze medals at both the European U23 Wrestling Championships in Tirana and the World U23 Wrestling Championships in Novi Sad. [7]

Personal life

Vilk began wrestling in her hometown of Slatina under coach Mario Petrak. She currently trains at the club Podravka under coach Ivan Lončarić, with Nenad Žugaj serving as national team coach. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Vilk vaults into history, becomes Croatia's first world champion". United World Wrestling. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "Young Croatian wrestler Veronika Vilk wins European gold". HRT (in Croatian). 17 June 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "EPU15 Sofia 2021 results". Croatian Wrestling Federation Facebook. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Vilk vaults into history, becomes Croatia's first world champion". UWW.org. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Veronika Vilk becomes European champion". HRT. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Veronika Vilk brings Croatia its first-ever world wrestling gold". Hrvatski olimpijski odbor (in Croatian). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Veronika Vilk – Athlete Results". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Veronika Vilk – the schoolgirl who made Croatian wrestling history". Večernji list (in Croatian). 5 August 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
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