Inga Alexejewna Karamtschakowa

Inga Alexejewna Karamtschakowa ( Russian Инга Алексеевна Карамчакова ; born April 29, 1978 in Ust-Taschtyp, Khakassia ) is a Russian wrestler . She was four times European champion in the weight class up to 46 and 48 kg body weight.

Career

Inga Karamtschakowa comes from the Asian part of Russia and comes from a family in which several members practiced this sport. Her father Alexei was a wrestler and also became her first coach when she started wrestling in 1993. Her older sister Lidia was also a world class wrestler. The 1.57 meter tall athlete always started her career in the lowest weight class in women's wrestling. Until 2001 it was the weight class up to 46 kg and since 2002 it has been the weight class up to 48 kg body weight.

In 1997 she started at an international championship for the first time. She took second place behind the German Annette Kamke at the Junior World Championships in Hradec Králové in the weight class up to 46 kg. In May 1998 it was used for the first time at an international championship for women. She became European champion in Bratislava ahead of Mette Barlie from Norway and Farah Touchi from France . In the same year she was also Junior World Champion in Fredrikstad / Norway ahead of Tomoe Oda from Japan . At the 1998 World Championships in Poznań , she lost her first fight against Mette Barlie and then achieved third place with five wins in a row, thus winning a bronze medal at the World Championships .

In 1999 Inga Karamtschakowa was able to successfully defend her European title in Götzis in the weight class up to 46 kg. In the decisive fights she defeated Mette Barlie and Julia Woitowa from Ukraine . At the World Championships this year in Hildursborg / Sweden, she lost to Tricia Saunders from the United States after winning three fights , then secured a World Championship bronze medal again with a victory over Shoko Yoshimura from Japan.

In 2000 she only competed at the World Championships in Sofia , but was only able to place in 9th place. For this she won the title again in 2001 at the European Championships in Budapest . In the final, she defeated Irina Melnik-Merleni from Ukraine. Against this wrestler she then suffered a defeat at the 2001 World Cup in Sofia in her second fight, so eliminated and only reached 10th place.

In 2001 she continued her streak of success at the European Championships. In Seinäjoki / Finland she won her fourth European title in the weight class up to 48 kg. In the decisive battles she defeated Iwona Matkowska from Poland and Brigitte Wagner from Germany. At the world championship this year in Chalkida / Greece it looked like she could become world champion for the first time. There she defeated Iwona Matkowska, Park Jin-young from South Korea , Mayelis Caripa Castillo from Venezuela and Ida Hellström from Sweden. So she was in the final against Brigitte Wagner, whom she had defeated at the European Championship. Brigitte Wagner was able to defeat Inga Karamtschakowa with 4: 3 points, who had to make do with the World Cup silver medal .

In 2003 Inga Karamtschakowa was still in action at the World Cup in New York . There she defeated Gudrun Annette Høie from Norway and Ida Hellström, but then lost to Li Hui from China , with which she only reached 8th place.

In 2004 competitions in four weight classes for women were announced at the Olympic Games in Athens , including the weight class up to 48 kg body weight. Inga Karamtschakowa did not succeed in qualifying. Lorissa Oorschak got the starting place there . She was not used in any international championships after that either and ended her career in 2006.

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class	Results
1997	2.	Junior European Championship in Hradec Králové	up to 46 kg	behind Annette Kamke, Germany , in front of Sylwia Kila, Poland
1998	1.	EM in Bratislava	up to 46 kg	ahead of Mette Barlie , Norway and Farah Touchi, France
1998	1.	Junior World Championships in Fredrikstad / Norway	up to 46 kg	before Tomoe Oda, Japan and Marta Wojtanowska, Poland
1998	3.	World Cup in Poznań	up to 46 kg	after a defeat against Metta Barlie and victories over Tanja Mair, Canada , Farah Touchi, Lilja Ristevska, Australia , Zhong Xieu, China , and Julia Woitowa , Ukraine
1999	1.	EM in Götzis	up to 46 kg	after victories over Alicia Abuja, Spain and Myrsini Koloni, Greece , Mette Barlie and Julia Woitowa
1999	3.	World Cup in Hildursborg / Sweden	up to 46 kg	after victories over Farah Touchi, Shoko Yoshimura , Japan and Lilja Ristevska, Australia, a defeat against Tricia Saunders , USA and another victory over Shoko Yoshimura
2000	9.	World Cup in Sofia	up to 46 kg	Winner: Irina Melnik-Merleni , Ukraine ahead of Carol Huynh , Canada and Farah Touchi
2001	1.	EM in Budapest	up to 46 kg	before Irina Melnik-Merleni, Kamelia Tschekowa, Bulgaria and Brigitte Wagner , Germany
2001	3.	World Cup in Levallois	up to 46 kg	behind Cui Ying, China , and Misato Shimizu, Japan
2001	10.	World Cup in Sofia	up to 46 kg	after a win over Cui Ying and a loss to Irina Melnik-Merleni
2002	1.	"Ivan Yarigin" Memorial in Krasnoyarsk	up to 48 kg	before Lilija Kaskarakowa , Natalja Iljina and Natalja Guschtschina, all Russia
2002	1.	EM in Seinäjoki / Finland	up to 48 kg	after victories over Alicia Abuja, Hajar Ashtiani, Finland, Iwona Matkowska , Poland and Brigitte Wagner
2002	2.	World Cup in Chalkida / Greece	up to 48 kg	after victories over Iwona Matkowska, Park Ju-young, South Korea , Mayelis Caripa Castillo , Venezuela and Ida Hellström , Sweden and a defeat against Brigitte Wagner
2003	8th.	World Cup in New York	up to 48 kg	after victories over Gudrun Annette Høie , Norway and Ida Hellström and a defeat against Li Hui , China
2004	2.	Klippan Lady Open	up to 48 kg	behind Patricia Miranda , USA, in front of Fani Psatha , Greece
2006	3.	Klippan Lady Open	up to 51 kg	behind Jennifer Wong , USA and Vanessa Boubryemm , France, together with Oleksandra Kohut , Ukraine
2006	4th	World Cup in Nagoya	up to 48 kg	behind Chiharu Ichō , Japan, Carol Huynh and Stephanie Murata , USA

Explanations

• all free style competitions
• WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship

swell

• Trade journal Der Ringer
• Foeldeak Wrestling Database website
• Website "www.wrestrus.ru"