Moldovan freestyle wrestler
Irina Rîngaci
Personal information Born (2001-08-23 ) 23 August 2001 (age 24) Height 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) (2024) Weight 68 kg (150 lb) (2024) Sport Country Moldova Sport Amateur wrestling Weight class Rank International master of sports infreestyle wrestling Event
Women's freestyle Coached by Petru Chiperi, Andrei Chiperi
Irina Rîngaci (born 23 August 2001) is aMoldovan freestyle wrestler . She won the gold medal in the women's 65 kg event at the2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway.[ 1] She is the first female wrestler representing Moldova towin a gold medal at the World Wrestling Championships. Rîngaci is also a five-time medalist, including two gold medals, at theEuropean Wrestling Championships . She represented Moldova at the2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[ 2]
Rîngaci finished in 4th place in thegirls' 57 kg event at the2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 2019, she won one of the bronze medals in the 62 kg event at theWorld U23 Wrestling Championship held in Budapest, Hungary.[ 3]
Rîngaci won the silver medal in thewomen's 65 kg event at the2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[ 4] [ 5] In March 2021, she competed at theEuropean Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[ 6] In April 2021, Rîngaci won the gold medal in her event at the2021 European Wrestling Championships in Warsaw, Poland.[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] In May 2021, Rîngaci failed to qualify for the Olympics at theWorld Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[ 10] Later that month, she won the gold medal in her event at theEuropean U23 Wrestling Championship held in Skopje, North Macedonia.[ 11] At the2021 World Junior Wrestling Championships held in Ufa, Russia, she also won the gold medal in her event.[ 12] [ 13]
In 2022, Rîngaci won the gold medal in the women's 68 kg event at theDan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.[ 14] She also won the gold medal in the 68 kg event at the2022 European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.[ 15] In that same month, Rîngaci won the gold medal in the68 kg event at theEuropean Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[ 16] [ 17] She defeatedPauline Lecarpentier of France in her gold medal match. A few months later, she won the silver medal in her event at theMatteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy.[ 18]
In September 2022, Rîngaci won one of the bronze medals in the68 kg event at the2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[ 19] [ 20] A month later, she also won one of the bronze medals inher event at the2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Pontevedra, Spain.[ 21]
Rîngaci won one of the bronze medals in the women's 68 kg event at the2023 Grand Prix Zagreb Open held in Zagreb, Croatia. She also won one of the bronze medals in her event at the2023 European U23 Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[ 22] She won the silver medal in the65 kg event at the2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.[ 23] [ 24] In June 2023, Rîngaci lost to Russia'sKhanum Velieva at Poddubny wrestling league 5 held inVladikavkaz ,Russia .[ 25]
Rîngaci won one of the bronze medals in thewomen's 68 kg event at the2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[ 26] As a result, she earned a quota place for Moldova for the2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[ 27] She defeatedAmi Ishii of Japan in her bronze medal match.[ 26]
Rîngaci won one of the bronze medals in the65 kg event at the2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[ 28] [ 29] She defeatedKadriye Aksoy of Turkey in her bronze medal match.[ 29] At the 2024 Summer Olympics, she competed in thewomen's 68 kg event.[ 30] She was eliminated in her first match by Pak Sol-gum of North Korea.[ 30]
In 2025, Rîngaci won the silver medal in the65 kg event at theEuropean Wrestling Championships held in Bratislava, Slovakia.[ 31] [ 32]
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65 kg : 1988-199665 kg : 2018-present
70 kg : 1987-199668 kg : 1997-200167 kg : 2002-201369 kg : 2014-201768 kg : 2018-present