Nadezhda Sementsova

This article is about the wrestler; for the Soviet actress, see Nadezhda Mefodijewna Semenzowa .

Nadezhda Semenzowa (born November 2, 1985 ) is an Azerbaijani wrestler of Ukrainian origin. In 2010 and 2011 she became European champion in the weight class up to 67 kg.

Career

Nadezhda Semenzowa came as a teenager in the Ukraine for rings. She also played her first international championships for this country. The blonde athlete took 5th place in the 2001 European Junior Championship (age group Cadets = up to the age of 16) in the weight class up to 65 kg. A year later, in 2002, she became vice European champion in the juniors (cadets) in the same weight class and in 2005 she came in 5th place in the junior European championships in Wrocław in the weight class up to 67 kg.

After that, she did not make the leap into the first set of women wrestlers in the Ukraine and so did not make any appearances in the international championships. She therefore changed her nationality in 2008 and has since started for Azerbaijan . In addition, she became a member of Atasport Baku . Your coach has been Sergei Latyshev since then. But she still lives and trains in Ukraine.

In 2010, Nadezhda Semenzowa competed in the first international competition for Azerbaijan and was European champion in the weight class up to 67 kg in Baku. She won over Ashlea McManus, Great Britain , Sandra Mäkelä, Sweden , Irina Zirkewitsch , Belarus and Kateryna Burmistrowa , Ukraine. At this year's World Cup in Moscow , she defeated Badrachyn Odontschimeg from Mongolia , then lost to Jelena Shalygina from Kazakhstan , defeated Burcu Orskaya , Turkey , but then lost the battle for a bronze medal against Alla Cherkassova from Ukraine and therefore only came up 5th place.

In 2011 Nadezhda Semenzow managed to defend her title in the weight category up to 67 kg at the European Championships in Dortmund. Three victories over Burcu Orskaya, Hanna Savenia, Belarus and Alina Stadnik-Machina , Ukraine were enough for her . At the 2011 World Cup in Istanbul , she first defeated the Russian champion Natalja Kuksina , but then lost to the Japanese Yoshiko Inoue , with which she was eliminated and only came in 9th place.

At the European Championships in Belgrade in 2012 , Nadezhda Semenzowa came third in the weight class up to 67 kg behind Henna Johansson from Sweden and Alla Cherkassova and thus won a bronze medal .

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class	Results
2001	5.	Junior European Championship (Cadets)	up to 65 kg	behind Malgorzata Kalska, Poland , Sandra Stahl, Sweden , Julija Bartnowskaja , Russia and Monika Szerencse, Hungary
2002	2.	Junior European Championship (Cadets)	up to 65 kg	behind Anna Nikitinskaya, Russia, in front of Sandra Stahl and Maria Müller , Germany
2005	5.	Junior European Championship in Wrocław	up to 67 kg	behind Laura Skujina, Latvia , Irina Zirkewitsch , Belarus , Paulina Grabowska, Poland and Lusine Arustamjan, Russia
2010	1.	EM in Baku	up to 67 kg	after victories over Ashlea McManus, Great Britain , Sandra Mäkelä, Sweden, Irina Zirkewitsch and Kateryna Burmistrowa , Ukraine
2010	9.	Golden Grand Prix in Baku	up to 63 kg	Winner: Monika Ewa Michalik , Poland, followed by Otschirbatyn Nasanburmaa , Mongolia and Elena Piroschkowa , USA
2010	5.	World Cup in Moscow	up to 67 kg	after defeating Badrachyn Odontschimeg , Mongolia, losing to Jelena Shalygina , Kazakhstan , defeating Burcu Orskaya , Turkey and losing to Alla Cherkassova , Ukraine
2011	1.	"Yasar Dogu" Memorial in Istanbul	up to 67 kg	before Burcu Orskaya and Kiymet Kocygit, both Turkey
2011	1.	Klippan Lady Open	up to 67 kg	in front of Jenny Aardalen , Norway , Bandsagtschiin Ojuunsüren , Mongolia and Monika Szerencse
2011	1.	EM in Dortmund	up to 67 kg	after victories over Burcu Orskaya, Hanna Savenia, Belarus and Alina Stadnyk-Machynja , Ukraine
2011	3.	Austrian Lady Open in Götzis	up to 72 kg	behind Jenny Fransson , Sweden and Marina Gastl , Austria
2011	8th.	Golden Grand Prix in Baku	up to 72 kg	after a loss to Jenny Fransson
2011	9.	World Cup in Istanbul	up to 67 kg	after a victory over Natalja Kuksina , Russia and a defeat against Yoshiko Inoue , Japan
2012	1.	Intern. Ukrainian Tournament in Kiev	up to 67 kg	before Swetlana Babuschkina and Julija Bartnowskaja , both Russia and Aline Focken , Germany
2012	3.	EM in Belgrade	up to 67 kg	behind Henna Johansson , Sweden, Alla Tscherkassowa, together with Dschanan Manolowa , Bulgaria

Explanations

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

swell

• Trade journal Der Ringer
• Foeldeak Wrestling Database website