Vanesa Valerieuna Kaladzinskaya (Belarusian: Ванэса Валер'еўна Каладзінская; born 27 December 1992, in Babruysk) is a Belarusian freestyle wrestler.[1] She competed in the freestyle 48 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; after defeating Zhuldyz Eshimova in the 1/8 finals, she was eliminated by Carol Huynh in the quarterfinals.[2]

Vanesa Kaladzinskaya
Kaladzinskaya in 2021
Personal information
Native nameВанеса Каладзінская
Nationality Belarus
Born (1992-12-27) 27 December 1992 (age 31)
Babruysk, Belarus
Height161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
Country Belarus
SportWrestling
Weight class53 kg
EventFreestyle
Coached bySergey Smal
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing Individual Neutral Athletes
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Belgrade 53 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Bucharest 53 kg
Representing  Belarus
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 53 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Strathcona County 48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Paris 53 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Novi Sad 53 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Rome 53 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Kaspiysk 53 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Bucharest 53 kg

In March 2021, she qualified at the European Qualification Tournament to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3][4] She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 53 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[5]

She won the gold medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[6] In the final, she defeated Jonna Malmgren of Sweden.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Vanesa Kaladzinskaya". London 2012. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Vanesa Kaladzinskaya - Events and results". London 2012. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  3. ^ Shefferd, Neil (19 March 2021). "Twelve more wrestlers secure Tokyo 2020 places as women's action takes centre stage at European Olympic qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
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