Yuliya Ratkevich (; Łacinka: Julija Mikałajeŭna Ratkievič; born 16 July 1985) is a Belarusian-born Azerbaijani female wrestler. She is the 2012 Olympic bronze medalist in women's freestyle 55 kg. Early in her career, she competed for Belarus.

Career

Representing Belarus, Ratkevich won bronze in the 59 kg category at the 2005 European Championships in Varna. After switching to Azerbaijan, she won gold at the 2009 World Championships in Herning and at the 2011 European Championships in Dortmund.

Yuliya Ratkevich

Ratkevich competed in women's freestyle 55 kg at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She beat Maria Prevolaraki of Greece in the round of 16, but lost to Saori Yoshida in the next round. Ratkevich thus qualified for the repechage round where she beat American wrestler Kelsey Campbell. In the bronze medal final, she beat Valeria Zholobova from Russia.

Yuliya Ratkevich

Ratkevich also competed in women's freestyle 58 kg at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She lost to Tunisia's Marwa Amri in the bronze medal round.

Yuliya Ratkevich

References

External links

bio on fila-wrestling.com

Living people

1985 births

Sportspeople from Minsk

Belarusian emigrants to Azerbaijan

Naturalized citizens of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani female sport wrestlers

Belarusian female sport wrestlers

Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Olympic bronze medalists for Azerbaijan

Olympic wrestlers for Azerbaijan

Olympic medalists in wrestling

Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Wrestlers at the 2015 European Games

European Games competitors for Azerbaijan

World Wrestling Championships medalists

Universiade medalists in wrestling

FISU World University Games gold medalists for Azerbaijan

European Wrestling Championships medalists

Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade