Ilona Prokopevniuk
Personal information
Native nameІлона Прокопевнюк
Nationality Ukraine
Born (1997-10-29) 29 October 1997
Velyka Oleksandrivka, Ukraine
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Country Ukraine
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class62 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's wrestling
Representing  Ukraine
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Belgrade 62 kg
Individual World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Belgrade 62 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 Kaspiysk62 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Budapest62 kg
World U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 Budapest 62 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 Bucharest 62 kg
Silver medal – second place2017 Bydgoszcz60 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Istanbul62 kg

Ilona Prokopevniuk (Ukrainian: Ілона Прокопевнюк) is a Ukrainian freestyle wrestler. She won one of the bronze medals in the 62 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[1][2] She is a two-time bronze medalist at the European Wrestling Championships.

Career

Prokopevniuk became silver medalist at the inaugural World U23 Championships in 2017. Next year she achieved her first podium rank at the senior competition becoming third at the 2018 European Championships.[3]

In 2020, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 62 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[4] In June 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 Poland Open held in Warsaw, Poland.[5][6] In October 2021, she lost her bronze medal match in the 62 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[7]

In April 2022, she won one of the bronze medals in the 62 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[8] A few months later, she won the silver medal in her event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy.[9]

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2018 European Championships Kaspiysk, Russia 3rd Freestyle 62 kg
2022 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd Freestyle 62 kg
World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd Freestyle 62 kg

References

  1. ↑ Brennan, Eliott (13 September 2022). "Olympic medallist Kayaalp returns to champion status at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  3. ↑ European Wrestling Championships: Ilona Prokopevniuk brings first medal for Ukraine
  4. ↑ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  5. ↑ Rowbottom, Mike (10 June 2021). "Stadnik unstoppable on day one of women's wrestling at Poland Open". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "2021 Poland Open Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
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