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Iryna Merleni

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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. She is first female olympic champion in women`s wrestling. In the same event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal. She is a three-time world champion, and has also won the European Championships once. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Iryna Merleni is the 616th most popular wrestler (down from 460th in 2024), the 1,169th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 1,135th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Ukrainian Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Iryna Merleni ranks 613 out of 1,027. Before her are Däulet Turlyhanov, Hesham Mesbah, and Epico Colón. After her are Sharif Sharifov, Rosey, Kenny Omega, Filiberto Azcuy, Li Zhongyun, Tong Wen, Amarilis Savón, Lasha Bekauri, and Farid Mansurov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Iryna Merleni ranks 564. Before her are Keri Hilson, Pekka Rinne, Hisato Satō, Masaki Aiba, Álvaro Saborío, and Epico Colón. After her are Tyron Woodley, Cristian Daniel Ledesma, Marco Wölfli, Richarlyson, Dario Knežević, and Susan Francia.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Iryna Merleni ranks 1,167 out of 1,365. Before her are Natalia Korolevska (1975), Natalia Mohylevska (1975), Victoria Spartz (1978), and Snejana Onopka (1986). After her are Kira Rudik (1985), Alexandra Shevchenko (1988), Tetiana Ostashchenko (1974), Illya Zabarnyi (2002), Oleh Shelayev (1976), Volodymir Gustov (1977), Maksim Romaschenko (1976), and Joshua Green (null).

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Among WRESTLERS In Ukraine

Among wrestlers born in Ukraine, Iryna Merleni ranks 11. Before her are Mikhail Mamiashvili (1963), Mariya Stadnik (1988), Andriy Kalashnikov (1964), Daria Bilodid (2000), Zhan Beleniuk (1991), and Ilya Mate (1956). After her are Vyacheslav Oliynyk (1966), Oleg Kutscherenko (1968), Andriy Stadnik (1982), Vasyl Fedoryshyn (1981), Taras Danko (1980), and Nataliya Synyshyn (1985).

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