Nataliya Synyshyn

Nataliya Synyshyn

Synyshyn at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name Nataliya Ihorivna Synyshyn
Nationality  Ukraine (until 2013)
 Azerbaijan (since 2014)
Born (1985-07-03) 3 July 1985
Sosnivka, Lviv Oblast,
Ukrainian SSR
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country Ukraine (until 2013)
Azerbaijan (since 2014)
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) Freestyle
Club Dynamo Lviv (UKR)

Nataliya Ihorivna Synyshyn (Ukrainian: Наталя Ігорівна Синишин; born July 3, 1985 in Sosnivka, Lviv Oblast) is an amateur Ukrainian (until 2013) and Azerbaijani (since 2014) freestyle wrestler, who played for the lightweight division.[1] She is a two-time bronze medalist at the World Championships, and three-time at the European Championships.

Career

Synyshyn competed for Ukraine in the women's 55-kg class in freestyle wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In the first preliminary round, she was defeated by Marcie Van Dusen of the United States, after being taken off the mat by her opponent in the final period, with a three-set score (0–4, 1–1, 7–0), and a classification point score of 1–3.[2] [3]

On 11 March 2016, she won European Wrestling Championships for Azerbaijan.

References

  1. "Nataliya Synyshyn". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  2. Abbott, Gary (16 August 2008). "U.S. women's wrestling match summaries for Saturday, August 16". The Mat. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  3. "Women's Freestyle 55kg (121 lbs) Round of 16 Official". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
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