Evelina Nikolova

Evelina Georgieva Nikolova (born 18 January 1993, Petrich) 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 name	Evelina Georgieva Nikolova
Born	18 January 1993
Height	167 cm (5.48 ft; 66 in)
Sport
Country	Bulgaria
Sport	Amateur 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 that same year, she also won a bronze medal in the 55 kg event at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships held in Las Vegas, United States.[1] In her bronze medal match she defeated Pang Qianyu of China.[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.

External links

• Evelina Nikolova at United World Wrestling