Iwona Matkowska
Iwona Nina Matkowska (born May 28, 1982 in Żary ) is a Polish wrestler . In 2012 she became European champion in the weight class up to 51 kg.
Career
Iwona Matkowska started wrestling as a teenager in 1993 at the Agra Żary Sports Club , to which she still belongs. Since then, Ryszard Dynowski has also been her trainer. Jan Grudlewski joined the team as a further trainer. She studied sport, but has been a member of the Polish armed forces for several years.
Iwona Matkowska has taken part in 27 World or European Championships in her long career (in the junior women, in the women, in the University World Championships and the Military World Championships). For the first time she started in 1998 at an international championship and was Junior Vice World Champion (Cadets) in Manchester in the weight class up to 52 kg. She also became vice world champion in 2000 in Nantes for the juniors in the weight class up to 50 kg. She was only defeated in the final by the Japanese Chiharu Icho .
In 2002 she started at the European Women's Championships in Seinäjoki / Finland , where she just missed a medal with a 4th place in the weight class up to 48 kg, in which she was to compete until 2012. In the same year she also started for the first time at a world championship for women. In Chalkida / Greece she had to be content with 19th place after a defeat against Inga Karamtschakowa from Russia.
The first medal at a championship for women, she won in 2005 at the European championship in Varna . You defeated there u. a. Anne Catherine Deluntsch from France and Sigrun Dobner from Germany and only lost in the final battle against Lorissa Oorsak from Russia. A year later, in 2006, she won her first medal at a world championship in Guangzhou / China . She took 3rd place there and received a World Cup bronze medal .
In 2008 she fought for a bronze medal at the European Championships in Tampere , which after a defeat against Vanessa Boubryemm from France secured victories over Natalja Budu from Moldova and Burcu Kebic from Turkey . Subsequently, she did not succeed in the Olympic qualifying tournaments in Edmonton , as she finished 21st place and in Haparanda , where she finished 5th, to qualify for the Olympic Games in Beijing .
She then won more bronze medals at the European Championships in Baku in 2010 and in Dortmund in 2011 . In Baku she lost to Lorissa Oorsak in the semifinals and won the battle for the bronze medal over Lenka Matwejewa from Slovakia and in Dortmund she managed a victory over Lorissa Oorsak, but then lost in the semifinals to the Ukrainian Maria Stadnik, who started for Azerbaijan . She then secured the bronze medal with a victory over Maria Stadnik's sister, Jana Stadnik , who competed for Great Britain .
In 2012 Iwona Matkowska finally managed to win the first title at an international championship at the European championship in Belgrade, apart from her victory at the 2010 military world championship in Lahti . Iwona Matkowska started in Belgrade for the first time in many years in the weight class up to 51 kg and defeated Karolina Tjapko from Latvia , Burcu Kebis, Katja Krasnowa from Russia and Oleksandra Kohut from Ukraine on the way to her success .
Iwona Matkowska is also a thirteen-time Polish champion (including junior title). However , she has not yet qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games in London , as she only finished 30th at the 2011 World Cup in Istanbul after a defeat in the first round against Clarissa Chun from the United States . But she achieved this qualification with a victory at the qualification tournament in Sofia. She won there ahead of Alexandra Engelhardt from Germany. In London she won over Patricia Bermudez from Argentina and Dawaasüchiin Otgontsetseg from Mongolia. In her third fight, however, she was defeated by former world champion Clarissa Chun from the United States. Since she did not reach the final, she was eliminated and finished in 7th place.
In 2013 Iwona Matkowska took a break, but returned successfully in the summer of 2014 and won a. a. at two very well-filled international tournaments in Madrid and Dabrowa / Poland.
International success
| year | space | competition | Weight class | Results |
| 1998 | 2. | Junior World Championships (Cadets) in Manchester | up to 52 kg | behind Saori Yoshida , Japan in front of Ida-Theres Nerell , Sweden |
| 1999 | 11. | Junior World Championships (Cadets) | up to 56 kg | behind Saori Yoshida and Zsuszanna Bejczi, Hungary |
| 2000 | 3. | Junior European Championship in Sofia | up to 50 kg | behind Ida-Theres Nerell and Natalja Guschina, Russia |
| 2000 | 2. | Junior World Championships in Nantes | up to 50 kg | behind Chiharu Ichō , Japan, in front of Natalja Guschina and Ida-Theres-Nerell |
| 2001 | 4th | Junior World Championships in Martigny / Switzerland | up to 50 kg | behind Chiharu Icho, Natalja Guschina and Lindsay Rushton Prikett, Canada |
| 2002 | 1. | Klippan Lady Open | up to 48 kg | before Sigrun Dobner , Germany and Myrini Koloni, Greece |
| 2002 | 4th | EM in Seinäjoki / Finland | up to 48 kg | after victories over Wolha Prjadnikowa, Belarus , Camelia Tzekowa, Bulgaria and Julia Woitowa, Ukraine and defeats against Inga Karamtschakowa , Russia and Angélique Berthenet-Hidalgo , France |
| 2002 | 4th | Junior eM in Tirana | up to 50 kg | behind Brigitte Wagner , Germany, Wiktoria Brandusch, Ukraine and Natalja Guschina |
| 2002 | 19th | World Cup in Chalkida / Greece | up to 48 kg | after losing to Inga Karanmchakova and defeating Park Ji-yung, South Korea |
| 2003 | 8th. | EM in Riga | up to 48 kg | after a loss to Lilja Kaskarakowa , Russia and a win over Julia Woitowa |
| 2003 | 2. | Austrian Lady Open in Götzis | up to 48 kg | behind Lyndsey Belisle , Canada, in front of Carol Huynh , Canada |
| 2003 | 19th | World Cup in New York | up to 48 kg | after a win over Flor Quispe Cordova, Peru and a loss to Angélique Berthenet-Hidalgo |
| 2004 | 10. | FILA test tournament in Athens | up to 48 kg | after losing to Lorissa Oorsak , Russia and defeating Katerina Pompouridou , Greece |
| 2004 | 2. | Universities World Cup in Lodz | up to 48 kg | behind Momoko Sera, Japan, in front of Fani Psatha, Greece |
| 2005 | 2. | EM in Varna | up to 48 kg | after victories over Hahar Ashtiani, Finland, Anne Catherine Deluntsch and Sigrun Dobner and a defeat against Lorissa Oorsak |
| 2005 | 12. | World Cup in Budapest | up to 48 kg | after a win over Cristina Croitoru, Romania and a loss to Lilja Kaskarakowa |
| 2006 | 9. | EM in Moscow | up to 48 kg | after a loss to Marjana Markevich, Belarus |
| 2006 | 3. | Universities World Cup in Ulaanbaatar | up to 48 kg | behind Tsogtbadsaryn Enchjargal , Mongolia and Alana King, Canada |
| 2006 | 3. | World Cup in Guangzhou | up to 48 kg | after victories over Wu Li-Chuan, Taiwan and Sunisa Klahan, Thailand and a loss to Ren Xuecheng , China |
| 2007 | 2. | Klippan Lady Open | up to 48 kg | behind Anne Catherine Deluntsch, in front of Sofia Mattsson , Sweden |
| 2007 | 5. | EM in Sofia | up to 48 kg | after a loss to Francine de Paolo-Martinez , Italy , a win over Fani Psatha and a loss to Brigitte Wagner |
| 2007 | 34. | World Cup in Baku | up to 48 kg | after losing to Mayelis Caripa Castillo , Venezuela |
| 2008 | 3. | EM in Tampere | up to 48 kg | after a victory over Julia Starowoitowa, Belarus, a defeat against Vanessa Boubryemm , France and victories over Natalja Budu, Moldova and Burcu Kebic, Turkey |
| 2008 | 3. | Austrian Lady Open in Götzis | up to 48 kg | behind Anna Lukasiak, Poland and Alexandra Engelhardt , Germany |
| 2008 | 21st | Olympic Qualification Tournament in Edmonton | up to 48 kg | Winner: Elsa Tazetdimowa , Russia ahead of Kim Hyung-joo , South Korea and Alexandra Engelhardt |
| 2008 | 5. | Olympic qualification tournament in Haparanda | up to 48 kg | behind Tatjana Bakatschuk, Kazakhstan, Estera Dobre, Romania, Fani Psatha and Alexandra Engelhardt |
| 2008 | 12. | World Cup in Tokyo | up to 48 kg | after beating Guadeloupe Perez Tiscareno, Mexico and losing to Tsogtbadsaryn Enkhjargal |
| 2009 | 1. | Klippan Lady Open | up to 48 kg | before Lilja Kaskarakowa and Annika Hofmann, Germany |
| 2009 | 5. | EM in Vilnius | up to 48 kg | after victories over Liliana Santos, Portugal and Annika Hofmann and defeats against Maria Stadnik , Azerbaijan and Liljana Kaskarakowa |
| 2010 | 1. | Golden Grand Prix in Klippan | up to 48 kg | before Crystal C. Weber, USA and Angelika Sylwia Glab, Poland |
| 2010 | 3. | EM in Baku | up to 48 kg | after victories over Tatjana Gurnowitsch, Belarus and Christina Croitoru, a defeat against Lorissa Oorsak and a victory over Lenka Matejewa, Slovakia |
| 2010 | 1. | Austrian Lady Open in Götzis | up to 48 kg | in front of Lenka Matejewa and Vania Gomes Guerreiro, Portugal |
| 2010 | 6th | Golden Grand Prix in Baku | up to 48 kg | Winner: Yildiz Eschimowa, Kazakhstan ahead of Ayano Suzuki , Japan |
| 2010 | 1. | Military World Cup in Lahti | up to 48 kg | before Liao Rong, China and Jaqueline Schellin , Germany |
| 2010 | 5. | World Cup in Moscow | up to 48 kg | after victories over Alyssa Lampe , USA, Cristina Croitoru and Jana Stadnik , Great Britain and defeats against Hitomi Obara Sakamoto , Japan and Carol Huynh |
| 2011 | 1. | Dave Schultz Memorial Intern. in Colorado Springs | up to 48 kg | before Carol Huynh and Sara Fulp-Allen, USA |
| 2011 | 1. | French Grand Prix in Tourcoing | up to 48 kg | before Clarissa Chun, USA and Li Xiaomei, China |
| 2011 | 2. | Golden Grand Prix in Klippan | up to 48 kg | behind Yuku Irie , Japan, in front of Patimat Bagomedowa, Azerbaijan |
| 2011 | 3. | EM in Dortmund | up to 48 kg | after victories over Fani Psatha and Lorissa Oorsak, a defeat against Maria Stadnik and a victory over Jana Stadnik |
| 2011 | 1. | German Grand Prix in Dormagen | up to 48 kg | before Aurelia Bassot, France, Jasmine Mion and Carol Huynh, both Canada |
| 2011 | 1. | Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid | up to 48 kg | before Jaqueline Schellin, Julita Omilusik, Poland and Patricia Bermudez, Argentina |
| 2011 | 30th | World Cup in Istanbul | up to 48 kg | after a loss to Clarissa Chun |
| 2012 | 1. | Golden Grand Prix in Klippan | up to 48 kg | in front of Marina Wilmowa and Lyubow Salnikowa, both Russia and Mercedes Denes, Hungary |
| 2012 | 1. | EM in Belgrade | up to 51 kg | after victories over Karolina Tjakpo, Latvia , Burcu Kebic, Katja Krasnowa, Russia and Oleksandra Kohut , Ukraine |
| 2012 | 1. | Olympic qualification tournament in Sofia | up to 48 kg | in front of Alexandra Engelhardt , Germany, Nadeschda Fedorowa, Russlan and Liliana Costa Dos Santos, Portugal |
| 2012 | 1. | Poland Open in Racibórz | up to 48 kg | before Carolina Castillo Hidalgo, Colombia and Tatjana Amanchol-Bakatschuk, Kazakhstan |
| 2012 | 7th | OS in London | up to 48 kg | after winning over Patricia Bermudez, Argentina and Dawaasüchiin Otgontsetseg , Mongolia and a loss to Clarissa Chun, USA |
| 2012 | 13. | Golden Grand Prix in Baku | up to 48 kg | Winner: Anna Iwamura, Japan ahead of Natalja Pulkowska, Ukraine |
| 2014 | 21st | German Grand Prix in Dormagen | up to 48 kg | Winner: Maria Stadnik , Azerbaijan ahead of Katharina Baumgartner and Jane Schmiedel, both Germany and Jessica MacDonald , Canada |
| 2014 | 1. | Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid | up to 48 kg | in front of Victoria Anthony, USA, Alyssa Lampe , USA and Valerija Tschepsarakowa , Russia |
| 2014 | 1. | Poland Open in Dabrowa / Poland | up to 48 kg | before Alina Morewa, Russia, Nadeschad Fedorowa and Anna Lukasiak, Poland |
- Explanations
- all free style competitions
- OS = Olympic Summer Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship
literature
- Trade journal Der Ringer
Web links
- Profile of Iwona Matkowska at the Institute for Applied Training Science
- Website "www.almanach-sportu.pl"
- Fight of Iwona Matkowska (red) against Alyssia Lampe at the 2010 World Championship
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Matkowska, Iwona |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Matkowska, Iwona Nina (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish wrestler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 28, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Żary |