Yulia Ratkevich

Julija Ratkewitsch (red)

Julija Ratkevich ( Belarusian Юлія Раткевіч , Azerbaijani Yuliya Ratkeviç ; born July 16, 1985 in Minsk , Belarusian SSR , Soviet Union ) is a Belarusian or Azerbaijani wrestler . In 2009 she was world champion and in 2005 European champion in the weight class up to 59 kg and 55 kg body weight.

Career

Yulia Ratkevich started wrestling in 1999 in Belarus. Since 2000 she was trained there by Vasily Kreso and later by Mikhail Schabetow. At international championships she competed for Belarus from 2002 to 2007. In 2009 she moved to Azerbaijan. There she became a member of Dinamo Baku . Your trainers there were or are Oktey Husseinow and Sultan Alikisowitsch. She started her career in the weight class up to 59 kg body weight. Since this weight class is not Olympic, she has been training in the Olympic weight class up to 55 kg since 2010. As a profession, she says wrestler.

Julija Ratkewitsch made her first start at an international championship at the European Junior Championship 2002 (cadet age group) in Albena / Bulgaria . There she took 9th place in the weight class up to 60 kg body weight. At the European Junior Championships in 2003 in Istanbul , she came in 5th place in the weight class up to 59 kg. Then she won the silver medal three times at junior championships . In 2004 at the Junior European Championships in Sofia behind Emilia Drzewinska from Poland , in 2005 at the Junior World Championships in Vilnius behind Kei Yamana from Japan and also in 2005 at the Junior European Championships in Wroclaw behind Natalja Sinischin from Ukraine . She started in the weight class up to 59 kg. In 2005 she won a medal at the European Women's Championship. In Varna , she defeated Evangelia Chryssi from Greece , lost to Audrey Prieto from France and defeated Desislawa Lyubenowa from Bulgaria in the battle for a bronze medal . At the 2005 World Cup in Budapest , she did not get into the medal ranks and ended up in 7th place after defeats against Ayako Shōda from Japan and Alka Tomar from India .

Julija Ratkewitsch had her last assignment for Belarus at the 2007 World Cup in Baku. After winning two fights, she lost there in the quarterfinals against Olga Smirnowa from Kazakhstan . Since this did not reach the final, she was eliminated and only came in 8th place.

After moving to Azerbaijan , she caused a bang at her first start for this country, the 2009 World Cup in Herning / Denmark . She became world champion in the weight class up to 59 kg in Herning. In the decisive battles she defeated Marianna Sastin from Hungary and Agata Pietrzyk from Poland. In 2010 Julija Ratkewitsch tested whether she could cope with training in the weight class up to 55 kg. Since the weight class up to 59 kg was not Olympic, she had to switch to this weight class with a view to a future start at the Olympic Games. At this year's World Cup in Moscow she got along well with it and won victories against Sian Law from New Zealand , Ajym Äbdildina from Kazakhstan and Anna Gomis from France . In the final battle she lost against Saori Yoshida from Japan, who was perhaps the best wrestler in the world in those years. She became runner-up world champion.

In 2011 she started again in the weight class up to 59 kg at the European Championships in Dortmund , where she won the European Championship for the first time with four wins. in the final battle she defeated Georgiana Narcisa Paic from Romania. At the World Championships in Istanbul she then went back to the weight class up to 55 kg. You defeated there u. a. the strong Anastasija Grigorjeva from Latvia , but lost in the quarter-finals against Tonya Verbeek from Canada and in the consolation round against Maria Gurowa from Russia, which she only came in 7th place and missed the qualification for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

In 2012 she came in at the European Championships in Belgrade in the weight class up to 55 kg only on the 14th place. In April 2012, however, she managed to win the Olympic qualification tournament in Sofia ahead of Maria Prevolaraki , Greece, Ludmila Cristea from Moldova and Anna Gomis, thus gaining the right to start in London. In the Olympic tournament she first won over Maria Prevolaraki, but was then defeated by the exceptional wrestler Saori Yoshida , Japan and finally secured an Olympic bronze medal in the weight class up to 55 kg body weight with victories over Kelsey Campbell , United States and Valerija Scholobowa , Russia. In September 2012 she also competed at the World Championships in Strathcoon County / Canada, but again in the weight class up to 59 kg. She won there over Elif Yale Yesilirmak, Turkey, but then lost to Olga Butkewitsch, Great Britain and only reached 7th place.

At the 2013 World Cup in Budapest she was more successful again. She defeated Geeta Geeta , India, Pham Thi Loan, Vietnam and Joice de Souza, Brazil, in the weight class up to 59 kg , lost to Taybe Yusein from Bulgaria and defeated Tatiana Lavrentschuk from Ukraine in the battle for a bronze medal at the World Cup.

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class	Results
2002	9.	Junior European Championship (Cadets) in Albena / Bulgaria	up to 60 kg	Winner: Helena Allandi , Sweden ahead of Olga Butkewitsch, Ukraine
2003	5.	Junior World Championships in Istanbul	up to 59 kg	after victories over Sekhawat Manju, India and Swetanka Aleksowa, Bulgaria and a defeat against Maria Smoljankowa, Russia
2004	6th	EM 2004 in Haparanda	up to 59 kg	Winner: Helena Allandi ahead of Sabrina Esposito, Italy and Lyubow Michailowna Wolossowa , Russia
2004	2.	Junior European Championship in Sofia	up to 63 kg	behind Emilia Drzewinska, Poland , in front of Maria Müller , Germany and Mihaela Panait, Romania
2005	3.	EM in Varna	up to 59 kg	after defeating Evangelia Chryssi, Greece, defeating Audrey Prieto , France and defeating Desislawa Lyubenowa, Bulgaria
2005	2.	Junior World Championships in Vilnius	up to 59 kg	after victories over Birgit Maria Stern, Austria , Suekoiyla Shelly, USA a . Larissa Kanajewa, Russia and a loss to Kei Yamana , Japan
2005	2.	Junior European Championship in Wroclaw	up to 59 kg	behind Natalja Smirnowa , Ukraine, in front of Larissa Kanajewa and Anna Swirydowskaja, Poland
2005	7th	World Cup in Budapest	up to 59 kg	after a win over Samio Bejaoui, Tunisia , a loss to Ayako Shōda , Japan and a loss to Alka Tomar, India
2007	8th.	World Cup in Baku	up to 59 kg	after victories over Dinara Mirzajewa, Uzbekistan and Nadine Tokar, Switzerland and a defeat against Olga Smirnowa , Kazakhstan
2009	2.	Golden Grand Prix in Baku	up to 55 kg	behind Chikako Matsukawa , Japan, ahead of Sona Ahmadli , Azerbaijan and Ana Maria Pavăl , Romania
2009	1.	World Cup in Herning / Denmark	up to 59 kg	after victories over Joece Souza da Silva, Brazil , Deanna Rix, USA , Marianna Sastin , Hungary and Agata Pietrzyk , Poland
2010	6th	World Cup in Nanjing	up to 55 kg	Winner: Chikako Matsukawa ahead of Tatjana Padilla , USA
2010	5.	Golden Grand Prix in Baku	up to 55 kg	behind Natalja Sinischin , Ukraine, Ajym Äbdildina , Kazakhstan, Chikako Matsukawa and Jekaterina Sergejewna Krasnowa , Russia
2010	2.	World Cup in Moscow	up to 55 kg	after victories over Sian Law, New Zealand , Ajym Äbdildina and Anna Gomis , France and a defeat against Saori Yoshida , Japan
2011	3.	"Yasar Dogu" Memorial in Istanbul	up to 59 kg	behind Anastasija Grigorjeva , Latvia and Hatun Mucu, Turkey
2011	1.	Golden Grand Prix in Klippan	up to 59 kg	before Gariella Sleisz, Hungary, Jenna Burkert, USA and Anastasija Grigorjeva
2011	1.	EM in Dortmund	up to 59 kg	after victories over Simone Corbari, Italy, Gariella Sleisz, Olga Butkewitsch, Great Britain and Georgiana Narcisa Paic , Romania
2011	3.	Golden Grand Prix in Baku	up to 55 kg	behind Ida-Theres Nerell , Sweden and Kanako Murata, Japan
2011	7th	World Cup in Istanbul	up to 55 kg	after victories over Salamat Kuchimowa, Uzbekistan and Anastasija Grigorjeva and defeats against Tonya Verbeek , Canada and Maria Gurowa , Russia
2011	3.	FILA test tournament in London	up to 55 kg	behind Sofia Mattsson , Sweden and Olga Butkewitsch, together with Um Ji-eum, South Korea
2012	7th	Intern. Ukrainian Tournament in Kiev	up to 59 kg	Winner: Jekaterina Melnikowa, Russia, ahead of Jalia Malik, Ukraine
2012	14th	EM in Belgrade	up to 55 kg	Winner: Natalja Sinischin ahead of Sofia Mattsson and Maria Gurowa
2012	1.	Olympic qualification tournament in Sofia	up to 55 kg	before Maria Prevolaraki , Greece, Ludmila Cristea , Moldova and Anna Gomis
2012	1.	German Grand Prix in Dormagen	up to 59 kg	in front of Nadeschda Michalkowa, Belarus, Natalja Maslopuskaya, Belarus and Agnieszka Krol, Poland
2012	bronze	OS in London	up to 55 kg	after a victory over Maria Prevolaraki, a defeat against Saori Yoshida and victories over Kelsey Campbell, USA and Valerija Scholobowa, Russia
2012	7th	World Cup in Strathcoona County / Canada	up to 59 kg	after defeating Elif Yale Yesilirmak, Turkey and losing to Olga Butkewitsch, Great Britain
2013	1.	"Alexander Medved" Prize in Minsk	up to 59 kg	in front of Irina Netreba, Azerbaijan, Nile bank Gadajewa, Uzbekistan and Tatiana Lavrentschuk, Ukraine
2013	1.	Austrian Lady Open in Götzis	up to 59 kg	before Michelle Fazzari, Canada, Irina Netrebo and Petra Olli, Finland
2013	3.	Universiade in Kazan	up to 59 kg	behind Julija Satimbekowa, Kazakhstan and Shargalma Zyrenowa , Russia, together with Tungalagiin Mönchtujaa , Mongolia
2013	3.	"Wacław-Ziółkowski" Memorial in Spała	up to 59 kg	behind Marianna Sastin , Hungary and Taybe Yusein, Bulgaria
2013	3.	World Cup in Budapest	up to 59 kg	after victories over Geeta Kumari, India, Pham Thi Loan, Vietnam and Joice Souza da Silva, Brazil, a defeat against Taybe Yusein and a victory over Tatjana Lavrentschuk
2013	1.	Golden Grand Prix in Baku	up to 59 kg	before Tungalagiin Mönchtujaa , Mongolia, Kazuki Sakagami, Japan and Anna Wassilenko, Ukraine

Explanations

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

literature

• Trade journal Der Ringer

Web links

• Profile of Julija Ratkewitsch at the Institute for Applied Training Science