Lyubov Ovcharova

Lyubov Mikhailovna Ovcharova (Russian: Любовь Михайловна Овчарова; born 23 October 1995) is a Russian freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.[1]

Lyubov Ovcharova
Personal information
Native nameЛюбовь Михайловна Овчарова
Full nameLyubov Mikhailovna Ovcharova
Born (1995-10-23) 23 October 1995
Belorechensk, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Sport
CountryRussia
SportAmateur wrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Russia
World Championships
2019 Nur-Sultan 59 kg
Individual World Cup
2020 Belgrade 62 kg
European Championships
2017 Novi Sad 60 kg
2020 Rome 59 kg

Career

In 2017, at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia, she won the gold medal in the women's 60 kg event.[2][3] In the final, she defeated Anastasija Grigorjeva of Latvia. In that same year, she also competed in the women's freestyle 60 kg event at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships held in Paris, France.

In 2020, at the 2020 European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 59 kg event.[4][5] In her bronze medal match she defeated Elif Yanık of Turkey. In the same year, she also won one of the bronze medals in the women's 62 kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[6]

Major results
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2017 European Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 1st Freestyle 60 kg
2019 World Championships Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 2nd Freestyle 59 kg
2020 European Championships Rome, Italy 3rd Freestyle 59 kg

References
  1. "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. Etchells, Daniel (3 May 2017). "Russia's Boltukaev suffers gold medal match heartache at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  3. "2017 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  4. "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. Etchells, Daniel (13 February 2020). "Bukina ends Adar's reign as Russia shine in women's events at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  6. "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.


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