Irina Rîngaci

Irina Rîngaci (born 23 August 2001) is a Moldovan freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 65 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway.[1] She is the first female wrestler representing Moldova to win a gold medal at the World Wrestling Championships. She is also a three-time medalist, including two gold medals, at the European Wrestling Championships.

Irina Rîngaci
Irina Rîngaci at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
National team Moldova
Born (2001-08-23) 23 August 2001
Leova, Moldova
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
CountryMoldova
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class
  • 65 kg
  • 68 kg
RankInternational master of sports in freestyle wrestling
Event(s)Women's freestyle
Coached byPetru Chiperi, Andrei Chiperi
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Moldova
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Oslo 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Belgrade 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Belgrade 68 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Warsaw 65 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest 68 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Zagreb 65 kg
Individual World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2020 Belgrade 65 kg
World U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Budapest 62 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Pontevedra 68 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Skopje65 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Plovdiv68 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Bucharest68 kg
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Ufa 65 kg
Junior European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Pontevedra 62 kg
Cadet World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Zagreb57 kg
Cadet European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Skopje57 kg

Career

Rîngaci finished in 4th place in the girls' 57 kg event at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 2019, she won one of the bronze medals in the 62 kg event at the World U23 Wrestling Championship held in Budapest, Hungary.[2]

Rîngaci won the silver medal in the women's 65 kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[3][4] In March 2021, she competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5] In April 2021, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 European Wrestling Championships in Warsaw, Poland.[6][7][8] In May 2021, Rîngaci failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[9] Later that month, she won the gold medal in her event at the European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Skopje, North Macedonia.[10] At the 2021 World Junior Wrestling Championships held in Ufa, Russia, she also won the gold medal in her event.[11][12]

In 2022, Rîngaci won the gold medal in the women's 68 kg event at the Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.[13] She also won the gold medal in the 68 kg event at the 2022 European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.[14] In that same month, Rîngaci won the gold medal in the 68 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[15][16] She defeated Pauline Lecarpentier of France in her gold medal match. A few months later, she won the silver medal in her event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy.[17]

In September 2022, Rîngaci won one of the bronze medals in the 68 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[18][19] A month later, she also won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Pontevedra, Spain.[20]

Rîngaci won one of the bronze medals in the women's 68 kg event at the 2023 Grand Prix Zagreb Open held in Zagreb, Croatia. She also won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2023 European U23 Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[21] She won the silver medal in the 65 kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.[22][23] In June 2023, Rîngaci lost to Russia's Khanum Velieva at Poddubny wrestling league 5 held in Vladikavkaz, Russia.[24]

Rîngaci won one of the bronze medals in the women's 68 kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. She defeated Ami Ishii of Japan in her bronze medal match.

Achievements
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2021 European Championships Warsaw, Poland 1st Freestyle 65 kg
World Championships Oslo, Norway 1st Freestyle 65 kg
2022 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st Freestyle 68 kg
World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd Freestyle 68 kg
2023 European Championships Zagreb, Croatia 2nd Freestyle 65 kg
World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd Freestyle 68 kg

References
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