Evelina Nikolova

Evelina Georgieva Nikolova (born 18 January 1993) is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. She won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships held in Las Vegas, United States.[1]

Evelina Nikolova
Personal information
Full nameEvelina Georgieva Nikolova
Born (1993-01-18) 18 January 1993
Height167 cm (5.48 ft; 66 in)
Sport
CountryBulgaria
SportAmateur wrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Bulgaria
European Games
2015 Baku 55 kg
World Championships
2015 Las Vegas 55 kg
European Championships
2019 Bucharest 55 kg

Career

In 2015, she represented Bulgaria at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan and she won one of the bronze medals in the 55 kg event.[2][3] In 2015 she also won a bronze medal in the 55 kg event at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships held in Las Vegas, United States.[1]

At the 2019 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania she won the silver medal in the 55 kg event.[4][5] In the final she lost against Iryna Husyak of Ukraine.[5] In 2020 she competed in the 55 kg event at the 2020 European Wrestling Championships where she was eliminated from the competition by Sofia Mattsson in her first match.[6] Mattsson went on to win one of the bronze medals.[6]

Major results
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2015 European Games Baku, Azerbaijan 3rd Freestyle 55 kg
World Championships Las Vegas, United States 3rd Freestyle 55 kg
2019 European Championships Bucharest, Romania 2nd Freestyle 55 kg

References
  1. "2015 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. "2015 European Games Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  3. Pavitt, Michael (15 June 2015). "Azerbaijan celebrate Baku 2015 gold medal as women's wrestling events begin". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  4. Etchells, Daniel (11 April 2019). "Ukraine top team standings after first day of women's finals at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  5. "2019 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.


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