Elena Pirozhkova

Elena Pirozhkova (Russian: Елена Пирожкова, born October 13, 1986 in Novokuznetsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is an American wrestler. It was 2010 Vice World Champion and 2012 World Champion, both in the weight category up to 63 kg

Career

Elena Pirozhkova came at the age of three years, together with her parents from Siberia to the United States. The family was based in Greenfield ( Massachusetts). Elena Pirozhkova has seven siblings. Some of her brothers soon began with the rings and started home the little Elena playfully struggling with these brothers and struggle. In high school in Greenfield, they then began to exercise regularly rings and also participated in competitions soon. In 2006, she received the U.S. citizenship. In 2008, she moved to Colorado Springs to train at the training center of the American Association Ringer can. Your coach is there Vladislav ( Izzy ) Izboinikow, who is also Russian immigrants to the United States. You also part of the Gator Wrestling Club.

Your first good results Elena Pirozhkova has made as a high school or Studentenringerin. So she took at the U.S. Championships in 2003 and 2004 students each third-place finishes and won in 2005 this item. In 2004, she also took on the U.S. Junior Championship 4th Place and in 2005 at the same championship 3rd place. These results were obtained in weight classes to 63 or 67 kg.

In 2006 Elena Pirozhkova first participated in well-staffed international tournaments in the United States, Canada, and even in Europe. When Sunkist Kids International Open in Tempe ( Arizona) she succeeded then the first sensational success when they, tournament winner was in the weight class up to 67 kg with a win in the final over Randi Miller, United States. In 2007, she took first at the U.S. Championships and finished it in the weight class up to 67 kg behind Catherine Downing 2nd place. At the same wrestler she failed later in the World Cup elimination ( Trials ) of the American Association Ringer. It was used in 2007 but at the Pan American Championships in San Salvador and arrived there in the weight class up to 67 kg behind the Canadian Martine Dugrenier to 2nd place.

In 2008, huddled at the U.S. Championships many wrestlers in the weight class up to 63 kg, because this weight class as opposed to the was to 67 kg olympic. Elena Pirozhkova also started in this class, but came behind Randi Miller, Sara McMann and Alaina Berube only on the 4th Place. At the U.S. Olympic Trials, they failed in the first round of Tori Adams. In July 2008, she succeeded then but a remarkable success. It was in Thessaloniki universities world champion in the weight class up to 67 kg, beating in the final battle, the Russian Spitzenringerin Natalja Kuksina. Since the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing only four weight classes were among the women on the program, found in October 2008 in Tokyo nor specifically World Championships in women's wrestling instead. Elena Pirozhkova able to qualify by beating Adeline Gray at the U.S. World Championship Trials for it. At the World Championships in Tokyo itself, they came to a victory over Monika Ewa Michalik of Poland, but was defeated in her next fight against Kateryna Burmistrowa from Ukraine, finishing in 8th place.

2009 Elena Pirozhkova first time U.S. champion in the weight class up to 63 kg. She sat down even at the U.S. World Championship Trials with wins over Vanessa Oswalt by. Before the World Cup started still at the Pan American Championships in Maracaibo, where she won in the same weight class before Katherina Vidiaux Lopez from Cuba and Stacie Anaka from Canada. At the World Championships this year in Herning / Denmark, she came to victories over Aysel Can from Turkey and Hang Jin -young of South Korea. Then she lost against Lyubov Wolossowa from Russia and also lost their first consolation round fight against Justine Bouchard of Canada and thus finished 7th.

In 2010, Elena Pirozhkova U.S. champion was in the weight class up to 63 kg again, beating in the final the Olympic silver medalist Sara McMann 2004. Another great success she succeeded in July 2007 at the Canada Cup in Guelph, where up to 67 kg, the reigning world champion Martine Dugrenier defeated in the final of the weight class. At the World Championships in September 2010 in Moscow, she started back in the weight class up to 63 and stood there in excellent form. She won there over Tatyana Zakharova from Kazakhstan, Maria Ter Mendez from Spain, Katherina Vidiaux and Lyubov Wolossowa and was thus in the final of the double Olympic champion and six-time world champion Kaori Icho opposite. In the first round she could make this fight openly and lost this round with a 1-1 score only by the final score of the Japanese. In the second round Kaori Icho, however, was successful with a leg attack, Elena Pirozhkova turned by three times and had so won this round with 6-0 points. For Elena Pirozhkova but stay the Vice World Champion title. A month later, she managed three wins again to be universities world champion in the weight class up to 67 at the Universities World Championship in Turin.

The year 2011 has so far recorded the new title of Elena Pirozhkova in the United States Championship. She beat fight for victory, the former world champion Kristie Davis ( Kristie Marano ) safe by points ( weight category up to 63 kg). At the World Championships this year in Istanbul, she gave an excellent figure. She won her first four fights, but then lost to Kaori Icho and Jing Ruixue what brought them to 5th place. A little disappointing for them but then ran the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, because they lost there something surprising in the final battle against Katherine Vidiaux Lopez from Cuba. At the Olympic Games in London, she lost like their first fight against the Latvian Anastasija Grigorieva. Since these did not reach the final battle, she left and came only to 14th place. One consolation and although a fairly large there was to be at the 2012 World Championships in Canada Stathcona County. She defeated there in succession Hou Min Wen from Taiwan, Kyoko Kudo from Japan, Shelok Dolma from China and Taibe Yusein from Bulgaria and thus became world champion.

International success

USA Championships

Notes

  • All competitions in free style
  • OS = The Olympic Games, WM = World Cup

Swell

  • Database of the Institute for Applied Training Science at the University of Leipzig
  • Journal The Ringer
  • Website of the American Association Ringer
  • Website of the Canadian Association Ringer
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