Roksana Zasina
Birth date21 August 1988 (age 38)
Birth placeŁódź, Poland
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb; 8.7 st)
CountryPoland
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class55 kg
EventFreestyle
ClubZTA Zgierz

Roksana Zasina (born 21 August 1988) is a Polish freestyle wrestler. She is a five-time medalist, including gold, at the European Wrestling Championships.[1] She is also a bronze medalist at the World Wrestling Championships and a silver medalist at the European Games.

Career

Zasina competed in the women's freestyle 51 kg event at the 2010 World Wrestling Championships held in Moscow, Russia. She lost her bronze medal match against Sofia Mattsson of Sweden.

In 2015, Zasina represented Poland at the European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan and she won the silver medal in the 53 kg event.[2]

At the 2017 World Wrestling Championships held in Paris, France, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's freestyle 53 kg event.[3] In 2020, she won the silver medal in the women's 53 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[4][5] Zasina represented Poland at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6]

In 2021, Zasina competed in the 55 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[7] She also competed in the 55 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[8]

She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 55 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[9]

Achievements

YearTournamentLocationResultEvent
2013European ChampionshipsTbilisi, Georgia1stFreestyle 51 kg
2016European ChampionshipsRiga, Latvia3rdFreestyle 55 kg
2015European GamesBaku, Azerbaijan2ndFreestyle 53 kg
2017World ChampionshipsParis, France3rdFreestyle 53 kg
2018European ChampionshipsKaspiysk, Russia2ndFreestyle 55 kg
2021European ChampionshipsWarsaw, Poland2ndFreestyle 55 kg
2024European ChampionshipsBucharest, Romania3rdFreestyle 55 kg

References

  1. ^ "Roksana Zasina profile page". uww.org
  2. ^ "2015 European Games Results". United World Wrestling. Archived 15 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  3. ^ "2017 World Wrestling Championships". United World Wrestling. Archived 1 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  4. ^ Iveson, Ali (16 December 2020). "All-conquering Tynybekova wins 62kg gold at UWW Individual World Cup". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived 16 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book". United World Wrestling. Archived 18 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Wrestling Results Book". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book". United World Wrestling. Archived 16 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  8. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book". United World Wrestling. Archived 18 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  9. ^ "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book". United World Wrestling. Archived 19 February 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 February 2024.