Mathilde Rivière
French freestyle wrestler
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Mathilde Helène Rivière (born 18 December 1989) is a French freestyle wrestler. She is a bronze medalist at the European Wrestling Championships. Rivière represented France at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[1] She also represented France at the European Games in 2015 and in 2019.
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| Full name | Mathilde Helène Rivière | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 December 1989 Dreux, France | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||
Weight class | 55–57 kg (121–126 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
At the 2017 European Wrestling Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia, Rivière won one of the bronze medals in the women's 55 kg event.[2]
In 2019, Rivière competed in the 57 kg event at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus where she lost her first match against Iryna Chykhradze of Ukraine.[3] In May 2021, she qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4] She competed in the women's 57 kg event.[5]
Rivière competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[6] She was eliminated in her first match and she did not qualify for the Olympics.[6] Rivière also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.[7]
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2017 | European Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 3rd | Freestyle 55 kg |
