Irina Kaydashova
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Irina Kaydashova |
| Nationality |  Uzbekistan |
| Born | 2 April 1985 |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Taekwondo |
Event | 57 kg |
Irina Kaydashova (Uzbek: Ирина Кайдашова; born April 2, 1985, in Tashkent) is an Uzbek taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the women's featherweight category.[1] She became one of the first taekwondo fighters in history to represent Uzbekistan at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and later attained a quarterfinal finish in the 53-kg division at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.[2][3]
Kaydashova qualified for an all-female Uzbek taekwondo squad in the women's featherweight class (57 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing second behind Thailand's Nootcharin Sukkhongdumnoen and granting a berth from the Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand.[4] Kaydashova moved directly into the quarterfinals with a first round bye in a provisional seeding draw, but she crashed out early to Mexico's Iridia Salazar on the referee's decision after their match ended in a 7–7 tie.[2] With Salazar losing the semifinal bout to South Korea's Jang Ji-won, Kaydashova denied her chance to compete for the Olympic bronze medal in the repechage.[5][6]
