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Russian freestyle wrestler

Olga Khoroshavtseva
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Native name Ольга Николаевна Хорошавцева
Full name Olga Nikolayevna Khoroshavtseva
Nickname(s) Achinsk Express
Nationality Russia Russian
Born (1994-08-24) 24 August 1994 (age 28)
Achinsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
Height 158 cm (5.18 ft; 62 in)
Weight 55 kg (121 lb)
Country Russia Russia
Sport Amateur wrestling
Event(s) Freestyle
Club Mindiashvili wrestling academy
Coached by Ivan Elgin, Alexander Suchkov (formerly)

Olga Nikolayevna Khoroshavtseva (Russian: Ольга Николаевна Хорошавцева; born 24 August 1994) is a Russian freestyle wrestler. She is a two-time gold medalist at the European Wrestling Championships. She also won a bronze medal in the women’s 55 kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.[1][2] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3]

In 2015, at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, she won the gold medal in the women’s 53 kg event.[4] In 2018, she won the gold medal in the women’s 57 kg event at the Russian National Women’s Freestyle Wrestling Championships held in Smolensk, Russia. Later that year, she was eliminated in her first match, by Pooja Dhanda of India, in the women’s 57 kg event at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[5]

At the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2019 held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, she won the silver medal in the women’s 57 kg event. A year later, at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2020, she won the gold medal in the women’s 55 kg event.[6]

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She also competed in the women’s freestyle 57 kg event at the 2019 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[7] At the 2020 European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy, she won the gold medal in the women’s 55 kg event.[8][9] In the final, she defeated Solomiia Vynnyk of Ukraine.[8] In 2020, she also won one of the bronze medals in the women’s 55 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[10]

In 2021, she began competing in the 53 kg weight class and she repeated her previous success at the European Wrestling Championships with a second gold medal. She earned her medal by defeating Maria Prevolaraki of Greece in the women’s 53 kg event at the 2021 European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.[11][12] In May 2021, she qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria to compete in the women’s 53 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3][13][14] A month later, she won the gold medal in the women’s 55 kg event at the 2021 Poland Open held in Warsaw, Poland.[15][16]

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, she was eliminated in her first match in the women’s 53 kg event by Jacarra Winchester of the United States.[17] Two months after the Olympics, she lost her bronze medal match in the women’s 55 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[18]

In January 2022, she won the silver medal in the women’s 57 kg event at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.[19][20] Khoroshavtseva was unable to compete in the final due to illness and forfeited the match to Helen Maroulis of the United States who won the gold medal.[19] In February 2022, she competed in the women’s 57 kg event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[21]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (18 September 2019). “Japan lead women’s rankings but miss gold at World Wrestling Championships”. InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 January 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ “2019 World Wrestling Championships Results” (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b Shefferd, Neil (7 May 2021). “Chumikova secures emotional win at UWW World Olympic Games qualifier”. InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. ^ “Results Book” (PDF). Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  5. ^ “2018 World Wrestling Championships Results” (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  6. ^ “Results Book” (PDF). Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  7. ^ “2019 European Wrestling Championships Results” (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  8. ^ a b “2020 European Wrestling Championships Results” (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  9. ^ Etchells, Daniel (13 February 2020). “Bukina ends Adar’s reign as Russia shine in women’s events at European Wrestling Championships”. InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 February 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ “2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book” (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  11. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (23 April 2021). “Ukraine bag brace of women’s wrestling golds at European Championships”. InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  12. ^ “2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book” (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  13. ^ Shefferd, Neil (8 May 2021). “Armenia and Romania book multiple Tokyo 2020 places at UWW World Olympic Games qualifier”. InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  14. ^ “2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book” (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  15. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (10 June 2021). “Stadnik unstoppable on day one of women’s wrestling at Poland Open”. InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  16. ^ “2021 Poland Open Results Book” (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  17. ^ “Wrestling Results Book” (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  18. ^ Houston, Michael (5 October 2021). “Double Olympic champion Sadulaev wins gold on fourth day of Wrestling World Championships”. InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 October 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ a b Miller-Gregorio, Taylor (29 January 2022). “Maroulis wins gold, Kilty silver, Snyder and Nolf advance to Yariguin finals”. Team USA. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  20. ^ “Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2022 Results Book” (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  21. ^ “2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book” (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.

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