Irina Kuznetsova (wrestler)

Irina Kuznetsova
Personal information
Born (2000-12-05) December 5, 2000
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country Kazakhstan
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class62 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Islamic Solidarity Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Konya 62 kg
World Military Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Baku 62 kg
World U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Tirana 62 kg
Asian U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Bishkek 62 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bishkek 62 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Ulaanbaatar 62 kg

Irina Sergeyevna Kuznetsova (Russian: Ирина Сергеевна Кузнецова, born 5 December 2000) is a Kazakh freestyle wrestler. She is a bronze medalist at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games and the 2023 U23 World Wrestling Championships. She also won a silver medal at the 2023 World Military Wrestling Championships.

Career

In 2021, Kuznetsova finished 4th in the 62 kg category at the Asian Wrestling Championships. She represented Kazakhstan at the 2022 Asian Games (held in 2023), placing fifth in her event.

She placed 12th at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade.[1]

She won a silver medal at the 2023 World Military Wrestling Championships in Baku and a bronze medal at the 2023 U23 World Wrestling Championships in Tirana.

At age-level events, Kuznetsova won gold at both the 2022 Asian U23 Wrestling Championships and 2023 Asian U23 Wrestling Championships in Bishkek. She was also a silver medalist at the 2019 Asian U23 Wrestling Championships in Ulaanbaatar. As a junior, she won the Asian title in 2018 and was a bronze medalist in 2019.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Irina Kuznetsova – Athlete Results". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Kuznetsova, Irina". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Results – Irina Kuznetsova". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
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