Veronika Chumikova
 Veronika Chumikova at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Native name | Вероника Геннадьевна Чумикова | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Veronika Gennadievna Chumikova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 July 1994 Shikhazan village, Kanashsky District, Chuvashia, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) 59 kg (130 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Olga Smirnova, Nikolay Belov, Vladimir Bogolubov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Veronika Gennadievna Chumikova (Russian: Верони́ка Генна́дьевна Чу́микова, born 4 July 1994)[1] is a Russian freestyle wrestler of Chuvash heritage. She is a silver medalist at the European Wrestling Championships.[2] She also won a medal at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia on six occasions (in 2014, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2024).
Career
[edit]Chumikova won the gold medal in the women's 58 kg event at the 2016 World University Wrestling Championships held in Çorum, Turkey.[3] In 2018, she competed at the Klippan Lady Open in Klippan, Sweden without winning a medal.[4] Later that year, Chumikova won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2018 Russian National Women's Freestyle Wrestling Championships held in Smolensk, Russia.
In 2020, Chumikova won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[5][6] In March 2021, she competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to earn a place for a competitor at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[7] She lost her first match against Evelina Nikolova of Bulgaria which meant that she could no longer earn a spot for the Olympics in this tournament.[7] A month later, she won the silver medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2021 European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.[2][8] In May 2021, Chumikova earned an Olympic spot in the women's 57 kg event for the ROC at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament.[9][10][11] Valeria Koblova competed in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[12]
In October 2021, Chumikova lost her bronze medal match in the women's 57 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway.[13][14] In January 2022, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.[15] In February 2022, she also won one of the bronze medals in the 57 kg event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[16]
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2021 | European Championships | Warsaw, Poland | 2nd | Freestyle 59 kg |
References
[edit]- ^ "Чумикова, Вероника Геннадьевна". wrestling.ncp.ru. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ a b "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Women's Freestyle Results" (PDF). 2016 World University Wrestling Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Klippan Lady Open. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (16 December 2020). "Russia claim team title on final day of women's action at UWW Individual World Cup". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (22 April 2021). "Stadnik wins eighth European Wrestling Championships gold with success in Warsaw". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (7 May 2021). "Chumikova secures emotional win at UWW World Olympic Games qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (8 May 2021). "Armenia and Romania book multiple Tokyo 2020 places at UWW World Olympic Games qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (7 October 2021). "Helen Louise Maroulis wins third title at Wrestling World Championships in Oslo". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2022 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "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.
External links
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- Veronika Chumikova at the International Wrestling Database