Roksana Zasina (born 21 August 1988) is a Polish freestyle wrestler. She is a five-time medalist, including gold, at the European Wrestling Championships.[1] She is also a bronze medalist at the World Wrestling Championships and a silver medalist at the European Games.

Roksana Zasina
Roksana Zasina at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Born (1988-08-21) 21 August 1988 (age 36)
Łódź, Poland
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb; 8.7 st)
Sport
CountryPoland
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class55 kg
EventFreestyle
ClubZTA Zgierz
Coached byMarian Filipovicz
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Poland
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Paris 53 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tbilisi 51 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Kaspiysk 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Warsaw 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Riga 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Bucharest 55 kg
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku 53 kg
Individual World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2020 Belgrade 53 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Istanbul 51 kg
Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2018 Sofia 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ruse 53 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Ruse 55 kg
Golden Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Baku 51 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Klippan 55 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2013 Spala 51 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Warsaw 53 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Warsaw 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Madrid 51 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Madrid 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Madrid 53 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Dormagen 53 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Paris 53 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Spala 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Warsaw 53 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kyiv 51 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Warsaw 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Moscow 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Madrid 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Bucharest 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Klippan 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Warsaw 53 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Warsaw 53 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Zagreb 55 kg

Career

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Zasina competed in the women's freestyle 51 kg event at the 2010 World Wrestling Championships held in Moscow, Russia. She lost her bronze medal match against Sofia Mattsson of Sweden.

In 2015, Zasina represented Poland at the European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan and she won the silver medal in the 53 kg event.[2]

At the 2017 World Wrestling Championships held in Paris, France, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's freestyle 53 kg event.[3] In 2020, she won the silver medal in the women's 53 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[4][5] Zasina represented Poland at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6]

In 2021, Zasina competed in the 55 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[7] She also competed in the 55 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[8]

She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 55 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[9]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2013 European Championships Tbilisi, Georgia 1st Freestyle 51 kg
2016 European Championships Riga, Latvia 3rd Freestyle 55 kg
2015 European Games Baku, Azerbaijan 2nd Freestyle 53 kg
2017 World Championships Paris, France 3rd Freestyle 53 kg
2018 European Championships Kaspiysk, Russia 2nd Freestyle 55 kg
2021 European Championships Warsaw, Poland 2nd Freestyle 55 kg
2024 European Championships Bucharest, Romania 3rd Freestyle 55 kg

References

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  1. ^ "Roksana Zasina profile page". uww.org.
  2. ^ "2015 European Games Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  3. ^ "2017 World Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  4. ^ Iveson, Ali (16 December 2020). "All-conquering Tynybekova wins 62kg gold at UWW Individual World Cup". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  8. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  9. ^ "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
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