Irina Zaretska

Irina Zaretska (born 4 March 1996) is a Ukrainian (until 2014) and Azerbaijani (since 2015) karateka. She is the 2018 world champion in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[1]

Irina Zaretska
Zaretska in 2018
Personal information
Born (1996-03-04) 4 March 1996
Sport
Country
  • Azerbaijan (since 2015)
  • Ukraine (until 2014)
SportKarate
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Ukraine
World Championships
2014 Bremen Kumite 68 kg
Representing  Azerbaijan
World Championships
2018 Madrid Kumite 68 kg
European Championships
2018 Novi Sad Kumite 68 kg
European Games
2015 Baku Kumite 68 kg
2019 Minsk Kumite 68 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
2017 Baku Kumite 68 kg

Career

She is scheduled to represent Azerbaijan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in karate.[2][3]

In 2019 she won the silver medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.[4] Four years earlier she won the gold medal in this event at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[5]

At the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan she won the gold medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event.

At the 2018 European Karate Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia she won the silver medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event.[6]

References
  1. "2018 World Karate Championships". SportData. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". WKF.net. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  3. Shefferd, Neil (18 March 2020). "World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. Rowbottom, Mike (29 June 2019). "Spain take three golds on opening day of karate competition at Minsk 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. Etchells, Daniel (14 June 2015). "Azerbaijan top Baku 2015 karate medal standings after two more golds". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  6. "2018 European Karate Championships" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

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