Bilyana Dudova

Bilyana Zhivkova Dudova (Bulgarian: Биляна Живкова Дудова, born 1 August 1997) is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway.[1][2] She also won silver at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships and she is a five-time medalist, including four golds, at the European Wrestling Championships.

Bilyana Dudova
Bilyana Dudova at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Native nameБиляна Живкова Дудова
Full nameBilyana Zhivkova Dudova
Born (1997-08-01) 1 August 1997
Height161 cm (5.28 ft; 63 in)
Sport
CountryBulgaria
SportAmateur wrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Bulgaria
World Championships
2021 Oslo 59 kg
2018 Budapest 57 kg
European Championships
2017 Novi Sad 55 kg
2018 Kaspiysk 57 kg
2019 Bucharest 59 kg
2021 Warsaw 59 kg
2020 Rome 59 kg
European U23 Championship
2018 Istanbul 59 kg

Career

In 2016, she competed in the 53 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Riga, Latvia. She also competed at the European Olympic Qualification Tournament hoping to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

In 2017, she won the gold medal in the 55 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia.[3][4] She repeated this in 2018 in the 57 kg event and in 2019 in the 59 kg event.[5][6][7] In 2020, she won the silver medal in the women's 59 kg event.[8][9] In the final, she lost against Anastasia Nichita of Moldova.[8][9]

At the 2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship in Istanbul, Turkey, she won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event.[10][11] In that same year, she won the silver medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[12] In the final, she lost against Rong Ningning of China.[12]

In 2021, she won the gold medal in the 59 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.[13][14] She defeated Veronika Chumikova of Russia in the final.[13]

She won the gold medal in the 62 kg event at the 2022 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.[15] She also competed at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[16]

Major results
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2017 European Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 1st Freestyle 55 kg
2018 European Championships Kaspiysk, Russia 1st Freestyle 57 kg
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd Freestyle 57 kg
2019 European Championships Bucharest, Romania 1st Freestyle 59 kg
2020 European Championships Rome, Italy 2nd Freestyle 59 kg
2021 European Championships Warsaw, Poland 1st Freestyle 59 kg
World Championships Oslo, Norway 1st Freestyle 59 kg

References
  1. Burke, Patrick (7 October 2021). "Helen Louise Maroulis wins third title at Wrestling World Championships in Oslo". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 October 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. Etchells, Daniel (4 May 2017). "Khinchegashvili shows resilience to claim third European Wrestling Championships crown". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 January 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "2017 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  5. Rowbottom, Mike (4 May 2018). "Bulgaria take two gold medals in concluding women's finals at European Wrestling Chamionships [sic] in Russia". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 January 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "2019 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. "Bulgarian Bilyana Dudova Became European Wrestling Champion in Bucharest". Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  8. "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  9. Etchells, Daniel (13 February 2020). "Bukina ends Adar's reign as Russia shine in women's events at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 February 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. Pavitt, Michael (7 June 2018). "Tosun delivers home gold at UWW Under-23 European Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 January 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. "2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  12. "2018 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  13. Berkeley, Geoff (22 April 2021). "Stadnik wins eighth European Wrestling Championships gold with success in Warsaw". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  14. "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  15. "2022 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  16. "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
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