Profile details
- Born
- 8 Feb 1982
- Birthplace
- Kamianets-Podilskyi
- Country
- Ukraine
- Height
- 156 cm
- Weight
- 48 kg
- Sport
- Wrestling
- Discipline
- Combat
- Category
- Women
- Status
- Active
District, playing style, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.
Honours & Awards
- ▸Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class
- ▸Order of Princess Olga, 3rd class
Competition Appearances
3 recorded appearances, most significant first.
- ·2012 Summer Olympics
- ·2008 Summer Olympics
- ·2004 Summer Olympics
Career Timeline
- 2004Competed at 2004 Summer Olympics
- 2008Competed at 2008 Summer Olympics
- 2012Competed at 2012 Summer Olympics
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About
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.
Biography adapted from Iryna Merleni on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.