Irina Zaretska

Irina Zaretska (born 4 March 1996) is a Ukrainian (until 2014) and Azerbaijani (since 2015) karateka. She is the 2018 world champion in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2018 World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[1][2] In 2014, she won one of the bronze medals in this event.[3]

Irina Zaretska
Zaretska in 2018
Personal information
Born (1996-03-04) 4 March 1996
Sport
Country
  • Azerbaijan (since 2015)
  • Ukraine (until 2014)
SportKarate
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Ukraine
World Championships
2014 BremenKumite 68 kg
European Championships
2014 TampereTeam kumite
Representing  Azerbaijan
World Championships
2018 MadridKumite 68 kg
European Games
2015 Baku Kumite 68 kg
2019 Minsk Kumite 68 kg
European Championships
2016 MontpellierTeam kumite
2018 Novi SadKumite 68 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
2017 Baku Kumite 68 kg

Career

At the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan, she won the gold medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event.

At the 2018 European Karate Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia, she won the silver medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event.[4] In the final, she lost against Elena Quirici of Switzerland.[4]

In 2019, she won the silver medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.[5][6] Four years earlier, she won the gold medal in this event at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[7]

She is scheduled to represent Azerbaijan in karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[8][9]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2014 World Championships Bremen, Germany 3rd Kumite 68 kg
2015 European Games Baku, Azerbaijan 1st Kumite 68 kg
2018 World Championships Madrid, Spain 1st Kumite 68 kg
2019 European Games Minsk, Belarus 2nd Kumite 68 kg

References
  1. "2018 World Karate Championships". SportData. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. "Results Book" (PDF). 2018 World Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  3. Goddard, Emily (8 November 2014). "France and Egypt lead medals table at Karate World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. "2018 European Karate Championships" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  5. Rowbottom, Mike (29 June 2019). "Spain take three golds on opening day of karate competition at Minsk 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  6. "Karate Medalists" (PDF). 2019 European Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  7. Etchells, Daniel (14 June 2015). "Azerbaijan top Baku 2015 karate medal standings after two more golds". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  8. "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". WKF.net. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  9. Shefferd, Neil (18 March 2020). "World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

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