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Jonna Malmgren

Jonna Malmgren
Personal information
Full nameEmma Jonna Denise Malmgren
Born (2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 23)
Sweden
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb; 8.3 st)
Sport
CountrySweden
SportWomen's freestyle wrestling
Event53 kg

Jonna Malmgren (born 21 June 2001) is a Swedish freestyle wrestler competing in the 53 kg division. She won the gold medal in the 2022 and 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.[1]

Career

Malmgren won the gold medal by defeating her Greek rival Maria Prevolaraki 3–2 in the women's freestyle 53 kg final at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary.[2][3]

In 2023, Malmgren won the gold medal in the women's freestyle 53 kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia. She defeated Zeynep Yetgil of Turkey 11–6 in the quarterfinals, Turkan Nasirova of Azerbaijan 4–2 in the semifinals and Stalvira Orshush of Hungary 9–3 in the final to win the gold medal.[4][5]

She won the silver medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[6] In August 2024, Malmgren competed in the women's 53 kg event at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[7] She was eliminated in her second match by Pang Qianyu of China.[7] Pang Qianyu went on to win one of the bronze medals in the event.[7]

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2022 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st Freestyle 53 kg
2023 European Championships Zagreb, Croatia 1st Freestyle 53 kg
2024 European Championships Bucharest, Romania 2nd Freestyle 53 kg

References

  1. ^ "MALMGREN Emma Jonna Denise profile page". uww.org.
  2. ^ Lloyd, Owen (1 April 2022). "Ukraine record golden double at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  4. ^ "European Championships". United World Wrestling.
  5. ^ Lloyd, Owen (21 April 2023). "Ukraine take golden double at European Wrestling Championships after day four disappointment". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  6. ^ "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.