Iryna Bondar

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Iryna Bondar
Personal information
Native name
Ірина Юріївна Бондар
NationalityUkrainian
Born (2004-03-16) March 16, 2004 (age 21)
Ternopil, Ukraine
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st)
Sport
Country Ukraine
SportWomen's freestyle wrestling
Weight class62 kg
Event
Freestyle
ClubKolos
Coached byOleg Pesterov
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Ukraine
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Bratislava62 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2022 CoralvilleTeam
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2024 Budapest65 kg
Gold medal – first place2024 Porec62 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Tirana62 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 Pontevedra62 kg
Silver medal – second place2023 Tirana62 kg
Silver medal – second place2025 Novi Sad62 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Bucharest62 kg
Gold medal – first place2024 Baku62 kg
Gold medal – first place2025 Tirana62 kg
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Pontevedra62 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Sofia62 kg
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Santiago62 kg
Gold medal – first place2024 Novi Sad62 kg
European Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Samokov61 kg

Iryna Bondar (Ukrainian: Ірина Юріївна Бондар, born 16 March 2004) is a Ukrainian freestyle wrestler competing in the 62 kg weight class. She is the 2025 European Wrestling Champion, 2024 U23 World and European Champion, and the 2023 U23 World silver medalist.[1]

Career

Bondar was born in Ternopil, Ukraine. She began wrestling at a young age and trained at the Kolos sports club under the guidance of coach Oleg Pesterov.

In October 2023, she competed at the 2023 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Tirana, Albania. In the women's freestyle 62 kg final, Bondar faced Japan’s Yuzuka Inagaki and earned a silver medal after a competitive match.[2]

In March 2024, Bondar won the 2024 European U23 Wrestling Championships in Bucharest, Romania, where she defeated Amina Tandelova in the final.[3]

Later that year, in October 2024, she claimed the gold medal at the 2024 U23 World Wrestling Championships held again in Tirana. In the final, she overcame India's Antim Panghal, who was a two-time U20 world champion.[4]

In April 2025, Bondar made her senior-level breakthrough by winning the gold medal at the 2025 European Wrestling Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. She defeated Maria Kuznetsova (AIN) in the semifinal and bested Moldova’s Mariana Cherdivara in the final to become European Champion in the 62 kg category.[5]

References

  1. "Iryna Bondar profile page". uww.org.
  2. "2023 U23 World Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  3. "2024 U23 European Wrestling Championships – Final results". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  4. "Bondar defeats Panghal to win U23 world title". United World Wrestling. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  5. "2025 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.