Georgina Nelthorpe
 Nelthorpe at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Georgina Olwen Nelthorpe | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 January 1997 Guildford,[1] England | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 76 kg | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Georgina Olwen Nelthorpe (born 20 January 1997)[1] is a British freestyle wrestler. She is a two-time bronze medalist at the Commonwealth Games. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 76 kg event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Nelthorpe won one of the bronze medals in the women's freestyle 76 kg event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia.[1][4]
In 2019, Nelthorpe competed in the women's freestyle 76 kg event at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. She was eliminated in her second match by Sabira Aliyeva of Azerbaijan.
In March 2021, Nelthorpe competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5] She was eliminated in her second match by Mariya Oryashkova of Bulgaria.[5] In May 2021, she failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[6] She was eliminated in her second match by María Acosta of Venezuela.[6] In October 2021, she competed in the women's 76 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway where she was eliminated in her first match by Marina Surovtseva of Russia.[7]
Nelthorpe won one of the bronze medals in the women's 76 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.[2][3]
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 3rd | Freestyle 76 kg |
| 2022 | Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, England | 3rd | Freestyle 76 kg |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Georgina Nelthorpe". 2018 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ a b Berkeley, Geoff (6 August 2022). "Phogat completes Commonwealth Games hat-trick with another wrestling gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Wrestling Competition Summary" (PDF). 2022 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Georgina Nelthorpe". Team England. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
External links
[edit]- Georgina Olwen Nelthorpe at United World Wrestling (archived)
- Georgina Olwen Nelthorpe at the International Wrestling Database
- Georgina Nelthorpe at Team England
- Georgina Nelthorpe at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Georgina Nelthorpe at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- 1997 births
- Living people
- British female sport wrestlers
- European Games competitors for Great Britain
- Wrestlers at the 2019 European Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Wrestlers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Wrestlers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century English sportswomen