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Iryna Oleksiyivna Merleni (Ukrainian: Ірина Олексіївна Мерлені), née Melnyk (Мельник), married name Mykulchyn (Микульчин) (born 8 February 1982) is a Ukrainian wrestler, who competed in the – 48 kg weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics and claimed the gold medal. In the same event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal.[1] She is a three-time world champion, and won the European championship once.

Iryna Merleni

Merleni in 2014
Personal information
Native name	Ірина Олексіївна Мельник / Мерлені / Микульчин
Full name	Iryna Oleksiyivna Melnyk / Merleni / Mykulchyn
Born	(1982-02-08) 8 February 1982 (age 40) Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Medal record Women's wrestling Representing  Ukraine Olympic Games 2004 Athens Freestyle – 48 kg 2008 Beijing Freestyle – 48 kg World Championships 2000 Sofia 46 kg 2001 Sofia 46 kg 2003 New York 48 kg 2005 Budapest 48 kg 2007 Baku 48 kg Summer Universiade 2005 İzmir 51 kg

Merleni was born in Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi Oblast. In February 2006, she married Andriy Mykulchyn, with whom she has two sons – Artur and Adam. She was inducteed into the Women’s Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2023.[2]

References

External links

• Iryna Merleni at International Wrestling Database
• Iryna Merleni at Olympics.com
• Iryna Merleni at Olympedia

На других языках

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- [en] Iryna Merleni

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[it] Iryna Merleni

Iryna Oleksiïvna Merleni, nata Mel'nyk (Мельник) (in ucraino: Ірина Олексіївна Мерлені?; 8 febbraio 1982), è una lottatrice ucraina, specializzata nella lotta libera.

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[ru] Мерлени, Ирина Алексеевна

Ири́на Алексее́вна Мерле́ни (укр. Ірина Олексіївна Мерлені; также: Ирини Мерлени, Мельник-Мерлени, Микульчин-Мерлени; урожденная Мельник; родилась 8 февраля 1982, в городе Каменец-Подольский, Хмельницкая область, УССР, СССР) — украинская спортсменка, выступающая в вольной борьбе; заслуженный мастер спорта. Весовая категория — до 48 кг.

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