Valentina Islamova (born 18 March 1992) is an ethnic Russian freestyle wrestler representing Kazakhstan. She is a bronze medalist at the World Wrestling Championships and a three-time medalist, including the gold medal in 2021, at the Asian Wrestling Championships. She represented Kazakhstan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
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| Nationality | Russian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 March 1992 Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 159 cm (5.22 ft; 63 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 50 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 2015, at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, she won the gold medal in the women's 48 kg event.[1] In the same year, she represented Russia at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan and she won one of the bronze medals in the 48 kg event.[2][3]
In 2019, Islamova won one of the bronze medals in the 50 kg event at the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Xi'an, China.[4][5] She also won one of the bronze medals in the 50 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.[6][7] In 2020, she repeated this result at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India.[8][9] In 2021, Islamova secured the gold medal in her event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[10][11] A few months later, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 Poland Open held in Warsaw, Poland.[12][13]
Islamova competed in the women's 50 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan where she was eliminated in her first match by Lucía Yépez of Ecuador.[14]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Russia
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| 2015 | European Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 3rd | Freestyle 48 kg | |
Representing  Kazakhstan
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| 2019 | World Championships | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | 3rd | Freestyle 50 kg | |
| Asian Championships | Xi'an, China | 3rd | Freestyle 50 kg | ||
| 2020 | Asian Championships | New Delhi, India | 3rd | Freestyle 50 kg | |
| 2021 | Asian Championships | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 1st | Freestyle 50 kg | |
References
edit- ^ "Results Book" (PDF). Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "2015 European Games Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (15 June 2015). "Azerbaijan celebrate Baku 2015 gold medal as women's wrestling events begin". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (25 April 2019). "Three gold medals for Japan as women's action begins at Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "2019 Asian Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2020.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (18 September 2019). "Japan lead women's rankings but miss gold at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Palmer, Dan (20 February 2020). "Hosts India celebrate three women's golds at Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "2020 Asian Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (15 April 2021). "China follows Japan in withdrawing women from UWW Asian Championships over COVID concerns". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "2021 Asian Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (10 June 2021). "Stadnik unstoppable on day one of women's wrestling at Poland Open". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "2021 Poland Open Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
External links
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- Valentina Islamova-Brik at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
- Valentina Ivanovna Islamova Brik at United World Wrestling
- Valentina Ivanovna Islamova-Brik at Olympics.com
- Valentina Islamova at Olympedia