Irina Kaydashova

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]

Irina Kaydashova
Personal information
Full nameIrina Kaydashova
Nationality Uzbekistan
Born (1985-04-02) 2 April 1985
Tashkent, Uzbek SSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)57 kg

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]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Irina Kaydashova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  2. Bach, Nenad (25 August 2004). "Natasa Vezmar into the quarterfinals". Croatian World Network. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  3. "Các đoàn Đông Nam Á lần lượt giành vàng" [Southeast Asians won gold respectively] (in Vietnamese). Báo Đà Nẵng. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  4. "Athens 2004: Taekwondo – Women's Entry List by NOC" (PDF). Athens 2004. LA84 Foundation. pp. 5–7. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  5. "Taekwondo – Women's Featherweight (57kg/126lbs) Quarterfinals". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  6. "Iridia Salazar buscará la medalla de bronce" [Iridia Salazar seeks for the bronze medal] (in Spanish). La Crónica de Hoy. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 13 January 2015.


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