Irina Zaretska

Irina Zaretska
Zaretska in 2018
Personal information
Born (1996-03-04) 4 March 1996
Odesa, Ukraine
Sport
Country
  • Azerbaijan (since 2015)
  • Ukraine (until 2014)
SportKarate
Weight class
  • 68 kg
  • +61 kg (Olympic Games)
Events
Coached byDenys Morozov
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Ukraine
World Championships
2014 BremenKumite 68 kg
European Championships
2014 TampereTeam kumite
Representing  Azerbaijan
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoKumite +61 kg
World Championships
2018 MadridKumite 68 kg
2021 DubaiKumite 68 kg
2023 BudapestKumite 68 kg
European Games
2015 BakuKumite 68 kg
2023 Kraków-MałopolskaKumite 68 kg
2019 MinskKumite 68 kg
European Championships
2016 MontpellierTeam kumite
2021 PorečKumite 68 kg
2018 Novi SadKumite 68 kg
2023 GuadalajaraKumite 68 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
2017 BakuKumite 68 kg
2021 KonyaKumite 68 kg

Irina Zaretska (born 4 March 1996) is a Ukrainian (until 2014) and Azerbaijani (since 2015) karateka. She won the silver medal in the women's +61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She is a three-time gold medalist in the women's 68 kg event at the World Karate Championships (2018, 2021 and 2023). Zaretska is also a two-time gold medalist in this event at the Islamic Solidarity Games (2017 and 2022) and the European Games (2015 and 2023).