Irina Kaydashova
Personal information
Full nameIrina Kaydashova
Nationality Uzbekistan
Born (1985-04-02) 2 April 1985
Tashkent, Uzbek SSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Event57 kg

Irina Kaydashova (Uzbek: Ирина Кайдашова; born April 2, 1985, in Tashkent) is an Uzbek taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the women's featherweight category.[1] She became one of the first taekwondo fighters in history to represent Uzbekistan at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and later attained a quarterfinal finish in the 53-kg division at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.[2][3]

Kaydashova qualified for an all-female Uzbek taekwondo squad in the women's featherweight class (57 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing second behind Thailand's Nootcharin Sukkhongdumnoen and granting a berth from the Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand.[4] Kaydashova moved directly into the quarterfinals with a first round bye in a provisional seeding draw, but she crashed out early to Mexico's Iridia Salazar on the referee's decision after their match ended in a 7–7 tie.[2] With Salazar losing the semifinal bout to South Korea's Jang Ji-won, Kaydashova denied her chance to compete for the Olympic bronze medal in the repechage.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Irina Kaydashova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 Bach, Nenad (25 August 2004). "Natasa Vezmar into the quarterfinals". Croatian World Network. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Các đoàn Đông Nam Á lần lượt giành vàng" [Southeast Asians won gold respectively] (in Vietnamese). Báo Đà Nẵng. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Athens 2004: Taekwondo – Women's Entry List by NOC" (PDF). Athens 2004. LA84 Foundation. pp. 5–7. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Taekwondo – Women's Featherweight (57kg/126lbs) Quarterfinals". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Iridia Salazar buscará la medalla de bronce" [Iridia Salazar seeks for the bronze medal] (in Spanish). La Crónica de Hoy. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 13 January 2015.


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