Nataliya Synyshyn
Natalya Ihorivna Synyshyn (Ukrainian: Наталя Ігорівна Синишин; born 3 July 1985) is an amateur Ukrainian (until 2013) and Azerbaijani (since 2014) freestyle wrestler, who played for the lightweight division.[1] She is a two-time bronze medalist at the World Championships, and three-time at the European Championships.
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| Full name | Natalya Ihorivna Synyshyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 July 1985 Sosnivka, Lviv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Ukraine (until 2013) Azerbaijan (since 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Lviv (UKR) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Synyshyn competed for Ukraine in the women's 55-kg class in freestyle wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In the first preliminary round, she was defeated by Marcie Van Dusen of the United States, after being taken off the mat by her opponent in the final period, with a three-set score (0–4, 1–1, 7–0), and a classification point score of 1–3.[2] [3]
On 11 March 2016, she won European Wrestling Championships for Azerbaijan. She won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nataliya Synyshyn". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- Abbott, Gary (16 August 2008). "U.S. women's wrestling match summaries for Saturday, August 16". The Mat. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- "Women's Freestyle 55kg (121 lbs) Round of 16 Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
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