Sofiya Georgieva
Bulgarian freestyle wrestler
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Sofiya Hristova Georgieva (born 20 September 1995) is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. She is a bronze medalist at the European Games.
Sofiya Georgieva at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Native name | София Христова Георгиева | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Sofiya Hristova Georgieva | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 September 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 163 cm (5.35 ft; 64 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 68 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CSKA Sofia | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
At the 2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Istanbul, Turkey, she won the silver medal in the 65 kg event.[1][2] In 2019, she represented Bulgaria at the European Games in Minsk, Belarus and she won one of the bronze medals in the 68 kg event.[3]
In March 2021, Georgieva won one of the bronze medals in the 68 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy.[4] In April 2021, she was eliminated in her second match in the 65 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships in Warsaw, Poland.[5] In October 2021, she was eliminated in her first match in the 72 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[6]
In 2022, Georgieva won one of the bronze medals in the 65 kg event at the Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.[7] She also competed at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[8] In April 2022, she lost her bronze medal match in the 65 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[9] She competed in the 68 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[10]
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2019 | European Games | Minsk, Belarus | 3rd | Freestyle 68 kg |
