Stanka Slatewa

Stanka Slatewa medal table
Wrestler
Bulgaria
Olympic games
silver	2008 Beijing	up to 72 kg
silver	2012 London	up to 72 kg
World Championship
gold	2006 Guangzhou	up to 72 kg
gold	2007 Baku	up to 72 kg
gold	2008 Tokyo	up to 72 kg
bronze	2009 Herning	up to 72 kg
gold	2010 Moscow	up to 72 kg
gold	2011 Istanbul	up to 72 kg
European Championship
bronze	2005 Varna	up to 72 kg
gold	2006 Moscow	up to 72 kg
gold	2007 Sofia	up to 72 kg
gold	2008 Tampere	up to 72 kg
gold	2009 Vilnius	up to 72 kg
gold	2010 Baku	up to 72 kg
bronze	2011 Dortmund	up to 72 kg
gold	2014 Vantaa	up to 75 kg
Junior World Championship
silver	2003 Istanbul	up to 72 kg Juniors
Junior European Championship
silver	1999 Lodz	up to 65 kg cadets
silver	2000 Bratislava	up to 65 kg cadets
gold	2002 Tirana	up to 68 kg Juniors

Stanka Slatewa Christowa ( Bulgarian Станка Златева Христова , born March 1, 1983 in Kruschare near Sliven ) is a Bulgarian wrestler . During her career she was five times world champion , six times European champion and won a silver medal in the weight class up to 72 kg at the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 and in London in 2012 .

Career

Stanka Slatewa Christowa started wrestling as a teenager in 1997 in the Kyustendil Sport Club . Later moved to the Levski Sofia sports club . Her first coach was Demir Demirew. Other coaches to whom she owes a lot were or were Valery Raitschew, Ognan Raitschew and Simeon Schterew . She is a squat, only 1.63 meters tall wrestler who impresses with her outstanding technique, above all with her strength and speed. She achieved her great successes in the heaviest weight class in women's wrestling, namely up to 72 kg body weight.

She made her first start at an international championship in 1999. She took 7th place at the European Junior Championships in Budapest in the weight class up to 63 kg. The winner of this championship was Anita Schätzle from Germany . Anita Schätzle was then one of the main competitors of Stanka Slatewa Christowa in the international championships in the following years. Until 2005 Stanka Slatewa Christowa failed again and again because of this wrestler, only from 2006 onwards she was able to defeat it.

Stanka Slatewa Christowa won her first medal at an international championship at the Junior European Championship for the cadet age group (up to the age of 16) in Lodz . Here she was second winner in the weight class up to 65 kg behind Jelena Perepelkina from Russia . She won further junior medals in 2000 with a 2nd place at the European Junior Championships (Cadets) in Bratislava , 1st place at the 2002 European Junior Championships in Tirana in the weight class up to 68 kg and 2nd place at the Junior World Championships 2003 in Istanbul in the weight class up to 72 kg body weight, where she lost in the final to the Chinese Yanfang Li.

In 2001, when she was eighteen, she started at an international women's championship for the first time. At the European Championships in Budapest in the weight category up to 68 kg she still had to pay a lot of money, because she lost her two fights against Lise Legrand from France and Lotta Andersson from Sweden and only finished 11th and last place. At this year's World Championships in Sofia, she lost to Anita Schätzle in the same weight class, but then celebrated her first victory in the women's division in the fight against Norie Saito from Japan . It took 7th place.

In the next few years she achieved better and better placements at the international championships. At the European Championships in 2002, she came in the weight class up to 67 kg after a defeat in the semifinals against Anita Schätzle on the 5th place. At the 2003 European Championships in Riga she came in the weight class up to 72 kg, again after a defeat against Anita Schätzle on the 4th place and took the same place at the 2003 World Championships in New York after a defeat against the multiple Japanese World Champion Kyoko Hamaguchi .

In 2004 Stanka Slatewa Christowa reached the 5th place at the European Championships in Haparanda . At the Olympic Games in Athens , however, she lost in the weight class up to 72 kg, in which she wrestled exclusively from then on, against Kyoko Hamaguchi and against Toccara Montgomery from the United States and only came in 12th place.

In 2005 she won her first medal at an international championship for women with a third place at the European championships in Varna . At the World Championships that year in Budapest she came in 5th place. At both championships she lost to Anita Schätzle.

From 2006 onwards, Stanka Slatewa Christowa started a unique winning streak. Between 2006 and 2011, she won a medal at all thirteen international championships she participated in during those years. She was five times world champion and five times European champion and won a silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games . As of 2006, she did not lose a fight against Anita Schätzle either . The number of world class female wrestlers she defeated in those years is legion. The best known among these next Anita Schätzle are: Svetlana Saenko , Jelena Perepelkina , Vasilisa Marsaljuk , Kyoko Hamaguchi , Kristie Marano , Guzel Manyurova , Alena Starodubzewa , Ohenewa Akuffo , Ekaterina Bukina , Jenny Fransson , Ali Sue Bernard , Maja Gunvor Erlandsen and Agnieszka Wieszczek - Cordus. In those years she was only defeated by Wang Jiao from China in the final of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing . A defeat that was particularly painful, of course. Then from another Chinese, namely Xiaoqing Qin in the semifinals of the 2009 World Cup in Herning / Denmark and finally by Kateryna Burmistrowa from Ukraine in the semifinals of the 2011 European Championships in Dortmund . She then suffered another defeat at the 2012 European Championships in Belgrade against the young Russian Natalja Vorobjewa . Since this missed the final, Stanka Slatewa Christowa could not continue in the consolation round and only finished 18th. That was the worst place she ever achieved in an international championship.

At the 2012 Olympic Games in London , she managed to win the silver medal again . There she won over Wassilissa Marsaljuk from Belarus, Laure Annabel Ali from Cameroon and Maider Unda Gonzales de Audicana from Spain, but lost again to the Russian Natalja Vorobjewa in the final .

After a somewhat longer break, Stanka Slatewa made a comeback on an international level in April 2014, which also succeeded, because she won at the European Championships in Vantaa / Finland in the new weight class up to 75 kg body weight with victories over Ileana Denisa Mlacovei, Romania, Katerina Burmistrowa and Wassilissa Marsaljuk their sixth European title. At the 2014 World Cup in Tashkent, she won her first fight against Anshu Tomar from India, but lost her next fight against Ochirbatyn Burmaa just on points. Since this did not reach the final, she was eliminated and only reached 8th place.

She also competed in international tournaments and championships in 2015 and won the "Dan Kolow" & "Nikola Petrow" memorial in Sofia in April 2015. In the final of the weight class up to 75 kg, she won over Yasemin Adar from Turkey. In June 2015 she started at the European Games in Baku and lost there in her first fight against Yasemin Adar. She was eliminated and only finished 12th. After that, she ended her successful career.

In 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010, Stanka Slatewa Christowa was voted Wrestler of the Year by the FILA .

International success

year	space	Competitions	Weight class	Results
1999	7th	Junior European Championship in Budapest	up to 63 kg	Winner: Anita Schätzle , Germany, ahead of Lotta Andersson , Sweden
1999	2.	Junior European Championship (Cadets) in Lodz	up to 65 kg	behind Jelena Perepelkina , Russia , in front of Angelika Karlsson, Sweden
2000	4th	Junior European Championship in Sofia	up to 68 kg	behind Anita Schätzle, Natalja Gawrilowa, Russia and Heidi Josefin Skemark, Sweden
2000	2.	Junior European Championship (Cadets) in Bratislava	up to 65 kg	behind Darija Nasarowa, Russia, in front of Oxana Schalikowa, Ukraine
2001	11.	EM in Budapest	up to 68 kg	after losing to Lise Legrand , France and Lotta Andersson
2001	9.	Junior World Championships in Martigny / Switzerland	up to 68 kg	Winner: Anita Schätzle in front of Toccara Montgomery , USA
2001	7th	World Cup in Sofia	up to 68 kg	after a loss to Anita Schätzle and a win over Norie Saito, Japan
2002	3.	Dave Schultz Memorial Intern. in Colorado Springs	up to 67 kg	behind Toccara Montgomery and Sihag Kiran, India
2002	5.	EM in Seinäjoki / Finland	up to 67 kg	after a victory over Heidi Hannele Martti, Finland, defeats against Anita Schätzle and Lise Legrand and a victory over Nina Nilsen, Norway
2002	1.	Junior European Championship in Tirana	up to 68 kg	before Katarzyna Jaworska, Poland and Julija Bartnowskaja , Russia
2002	8th.	World Cup in Chalkida / Greece	up to 67 kg	after losing to Kristie Marano , USA and Shannon Samler, Canada
2003	4th	EM in Riga	up to 72 kg	after victories over Anna Schamowa, Russia and Kateryna Burmistrowa , Ukraine and defeats against Anita Schätzle and Monika Kowalska, Poland
2003	8th.	Austrian Lady Open in Götzis	up to 72 kg	Winner: Anita Schätzle in front of Nina Englich , both Germany
2003	2.	Junior World Championships in Istanbul	up to 72 kg	after victories over Kaliraman Sonika, India, Yang Shu-Yin, Taipei and Anna Wawrzycka, Poland and a defeat against Li Yanfang, China
2003	4th	World Cup in New York	up to 72 kg	after victories over Swetlana Jarosewitsch, Kazakhstan , Fanny Gai, France and Jana Panowa, Kyrgyzstan and defeats against Kyoko Hamaguchi , Japan and Wang Xu , China
2004	6th	FILA test tournament in Athens	up to 72 kg	after a defeat against Toccara Montgomery, victories over Katarzyna Juszczak, Poland and Li Dan, China and a defeat against Anita Schätzle
2004	5.	EM in Haparanda	up to 72 kg	after a defeat against Güzäl Mannürowa, Russia, victories over Katarzyna Juszczak, Italy, Jenny Fransson, Sweden and Rila Soos, Hungary and a defeat against Anna Wawrzycka, Poland
2004	2.	Austrian Lady Open in Götzis	up to 72 kg	behind Christine Nordhagen , Canada, in front of Anita Schätzle and Ohenewa Akuffo , Canada
2004	12.	OS in Athens	up to 72 kg	after defeats to Kyoko Hamaguchi and Toccara Montgomery
2005	3.	EM in Varna	up to 72 kg	after victories over Marina Gastl , Austria and Agnieszka Wieszczek -Kordus, Poland, a defeat against Anita Schätzle and a win over Swetlana Sajenko , Ukraine
2005	1.	Austrian Lady Open in Götzis	up to 72 kg	in front of Marina Gastl and Rila Soos
2005	5.	World Cup in Budapest	up to 72 kg	after a defeat against Iris Smith , USA, a victory over Agnieszka Wieszczek-Kordus and a defeat against Anita Schätzle
2006	1.	"Dave Schultz Memorial Intern. In Colorado Springs	up to 72 kg	before Pamela Wilson, Canada and Rosangela Conceisao, Brazil
2006	5.	Klippan Lady Open	up to 72 kg	behind Anna Wawrzycka, Anita Schätzle, Swetlana Sajenko and Jenny Fransson
2006	1.	EM in Moscow	up to 72 kg	after victories over Anita Schätzle, Jenny Fransson, Maria Louisa Vryoni, Greece and Swetlana Sajenko
2006	2.	Golden Grand Prix in Baku	up to 72 kg	behind Anita Schätzle, in front of Jenny Fransson
2006	1.	World Cup in Guangzhou	up to 72 kg	after victories over Jelena Perepelkina, Maria Louisa Vryoni, Wassilissa Marsaljuk , Belarus and Kyoko Hamaguchi
2007	1.	EM in Sofia	up to 72 kg	after victories over Anita Schätzle, Jenny Fransson, Güzäl Mänürowa and Swetlana Sajenko
2007	1.	Dan Kolow & Nikola Petrow Memorial in Sofia	up to 72 kg	in front of Otschirbatyn Burmaa , Mongolia and Karine Schadojan, Armenia
2007	1.	World Cup in Baku	up to 72 kg	after victories over Sheharezade Bentorki, France, Kyoko Hamaguchi, Olga Schamibekowa, Kazakhstan, Wang Xu, China and Kristie Marano (Davis), USA
2008	1.	Dave Schultz Memorial Intern. in Colorado Springs	up to 72 kg	before Stephany Lee and Ali Sue Bernard , both USA and Anita Schätzle
2008	1.	Klippan Lady Open	up to 72 kg	before Anna Wawrzycka u. Agnieszka Wieszczek-Kordus
2008	1.	EM in Tampere	up to 72 kg	after victories over Marina Gastl, Maria Louisa Vryoni, Jenny Fransson and Güzäl Mänürowa
2008	silver	OS in Beijing	up to 72 kg	after victories over Ohenewa Akuffo and Agnieszka Wieszczek-Kordus and a defeat against Wang Jiao , China
2008	1.	World Cup in Tokyo	up to 72 kg	after victories over Elena Diana Mudrag, Romania , Ohenewa Akuffo, Alena Starodubzewa , Russia and Yan Hong , China
2009	2.	Golden Grand Prix in Krasnoyarsk	up to 72 kg	behind Alena Starodubzewa, in front of Jelena Perepelkina
2009	1.	Dan Kolow & Nikola Petrow Memorial in Varna	up to 72 kg	before Otschirbatyn Burmaa a. Laure Ali Annabel , Cameroon
2009	1.	EM in Vilnius	up to 72 kg	after victories over Emma Weberg, Sweden, Agnieszka Wieszczek-Kordus and Alena Starodubzewa
2009	1.	Golden Grand Prix in Baku	up to 72 kg	before Jenny Fransson, Güzäl Mänürowa and Ohenewa Akuffo
2009	3.	World Cup in Herning / Denmark	up to 72 kg	after victories over Ali Sue Bernard and Ohenewa Akuffo, a defeat against Xiaoqing Qin , China and victories over Dina Iwanowa, Azerbaijan and Swetlana Sajenko
2010	3.	Golden Grand Prix in Krasnoyarsk	up to 72 kg	behind Jekaterina Bukina , Russia and Laure Ali Annabel
2010	1.	Dan Kolow & Nikola Petrow Memorial in Burgas	up to 72 kg	in front of Otschirbatyn Burmaa and Roxana Camelia Iancolovici, Romania
2010	1.	EM in Baku	up to 72 kg	after victories over Swetlana Sajenko, Emma Weberg and Jekaterina Bukina
2010	1.	Golden Grand Prix in Baku	up to 72 kg	before Güzäl Mänürowa, Kazakhstan, Laure Ali Annabel and Jenny Fransson
2010	1.	World Cup in Moscow	up to 72 kg	after victories over Sheherazade Bentorki, Jekaterina Bukina, Jenny Fransson and Ohenewa Akuffo
2011	1.	"Yasar Dogu" Memorial in Istanbul	up to 72 kg	before Jenny Fransson and Epp Mae, Estonia
2011	1.	Dan Kolow & Nikola Petrow Memorial in Burgas	up to 72 kg	vpr Ana Maria Otovs, Romania and Iris Smith
2011	3.	EM in Dortmund	up to 72 kg	after victories over Jenny Fransson and Jekaterina Bukina, a loss to Kateryna Burmistrowa and a win over Cynthia Vanessa Vescan, France
2011	1.	Intern. Ukr. Tournament in Kiev	up to 72 kg	before Leah Callahan , Canada, Kateryna Burmistrowa and Karine Schadojan , Armenia
2011	1.	Poland Open in Tarnowa Podgorne	up to 72 kg	before Jekaterina Bukina, Ali Sue Bernard and Aline da Silva Ferreira , Brazil
2011	1.	World Cup in Istanbul	up to 72 kg	after victories over Agnieszka Wieszczek-Kordus, Güzäl Mänürowa, Maja Gunvor Erlandsen , Norway, Ali Sue Bernard and Jekaterina Bukina
2011	2.	FILA test tournament in London	up to 72 kg	behind Jelena Bukina, in front of Laure Ali Annabel and Jenny Fransson
2012	1.	Golden Grand Prix in Krasnoyarsk	up to 72 kg	before Otschirbatyn Burmaa, Natalja Vorobjewa u. Alena Starodubzewa, both from Russia
2012	1.	Dan Kolow & Nikola Petrow Memorial in Burgas	up to 72 kg	in front of Jenny Fransson, Marina Gastl and Maider Unda González de Audicana , Spain
2012	1.	"Yasar Dogu" Memorial in Istanbul	up to 72 kg	before Natalja Palmarchuk, Azerbaijan and Yasemin Adan, Turkey
2012	18th	EM in Belgrade	up to 72 kg	after a loss to Natalja Vorobjewa
2012	silver	OS in London	up to 72 kg	after victories over Wassilissa Marsaljuk, Belarus, Laure Ali Annabel and Maider Unda Gonzales de Audicana, Spain and a defeat against Natalja Vorobjewa
2014	1.	EM in Vantaa / Finland	up to 75 kg	after victories over Ileana Denisa Macovei, Romania, Katerina Burmistrowa and Wassilissa Marsaljuk
2014	3.	Golden Grand Prix in Baku	up to 75 kg	behind Hiroe Suzuki, Japan and Adeline Gray , USA
2014	8th.	World Cup in Tashkent	up to 75 kg	after defeating Anshu Tomar, India and losing to Ochirbatyn Burmaa , Mongolia
2015	11.	Klippan Lady Open	up to 75 kg	Winner: Erica Wiebe , Canada ahead of Zhang Fengliu, China
2015	1.	"Dan Kolow" & "Nikola Petrow" Memorial in Sofia	up to 75 kg	in front of Yasemin Adar , Turkey, Nadia Antou, Egypt and Maria Selmaier, Germany |}
2015	12.	European Games in Baku	up to 75 kg	after a loss to Yasemin Adar

Explanations

• all free style competitions
• OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship
• Age group "Cadets" up to 17 years of age, "Juniors" up to 20 years of age

literature

• Trade journal Der Ringer

Web links

• Profile of Stanka Slatewa at the Institute for Applied Training Science
• Stanka Slatewa in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
• Website " http://www.wrestrus.ru "

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20140402003822/http://www.fila-official.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17&Itemid=100203&lang=en