Martina Kuenz
Personal information
Born (1994-11-01) 1 November 1994
Height170 cm (5.6 ft; 67 in)
Sport
CountryAustria
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class76 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Austria
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest 72 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Bucharest 76 kg
Silver medal – second place2023 Zagreb76 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Kaspiysk 68 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Silver medal – second place2022 Istanbul76 kg
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Ruse 69 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Szombathely 69 kg

Martina Kuenz (born 1 November 1994) is an Austrian freestyle wrestler. At the 2018 World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 72 kg event.[1][2] She is also a three-time medalist at the European Wrestling Championships.

Career

In 2010, Kuenz competed in the girls' freestyle 70 kg event at the Summer Youth Olympics held in Singapore.[3] She finished in 5th place.[3] In 2013, she was eliminated in her first match in the 67 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Kuenz represented Austria at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan; she lost her bronze medal match in the 69 kg event. She also represented Austria four years later in the 76 kg event at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus. In this competition she was eliminated by Natalia Vorobieva of Russia in the repechage.

In 2019, Kuenz won the silver medal in the 76 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[4] In the final, she lost against Yasemin Adar of Turkey.

In January 2021, Kuenz won the gold medal in the 76 kg event at the Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2021 held in Nice, France.[5] In March 2021, she competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6] She did not qualify as she lost her match in the semi-finals against Natalia Vorobieva.[6] Kuenz also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[7] She lost her match in the semi-finals against Yasemin Adar of Turkey and she then also lost her bronze medal match against Milaimys Marín of Cuba.[7]

In 2022, Kuenz won the silver medal in the 76 kg event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[8] She competed in the 76 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary where she was eliminated in her first match. A few months later, Kuenz won the bronze medal in her event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy.[9]

Kuenz competed in the 76 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[10] She won her first match against Tatiana Rentería of Colombia and she then lost against eventual silver medalist Samar Amer of Egypt.[10] She was then eliminated in the repechage by Justina Di Stasio of Canada.[10]

Kuenz won the silver medal in the 76 kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.[11][12] In the final, she lost against Yasemin Adar of Turkey.[11][12]

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2018 European Championships Kaspiysk, Russia 3rd Freestyle 68 kg
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd Freestyle 72 kg
2019 European Championships Bucharest, Romania 2nd Freestyle 76 kg
2023 European Championships Zagreb, Croatia 2nd Freestyle 76 kg

References

  1. ↑ "2018 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. ↑ Diamond, James (24 October 2018). "Gray becomes four-time world champion with 76kg triumph at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Girls' freestyle 70 kg" (PDF). 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "2019 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2021 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  6. 1 2 "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.
  7. 1 2 "2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 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.
  10. 1 2 3 "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  11. 1 2 Lloyd, Owen (20 April 2023). "Ukraine subjected to defeat in three finals at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  12. 1 2 "2023 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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