Olga Butkevych
Olga McGlinchey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic team | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Olga McGlinchey
Biography
McGlinchey was born Olga Butkevych on 3 January 1986 in
McGlinchey was brought to Britain in 2007 by Nikolei Kornieiev, the Ukrainian-born coach of the British team, to help with training and to act as a sparring partner for British wrestlers.[9] She began competing for Great Britain at wrestling competitions, including the World Championships, where national citizenship is not required.[10] She took third place in the women's 59 kilograms (130 lb) competition at the European Wrestling Championships in April 2011, her first international medal for Great Britain.[11] She placed second in the 2012 Summer Olympics wrestling test event in December 2011.[12]
For McGlinchey to compete at the 2012 Games, she needed to gain
In September 2012, she became the first British wrestler to medal at the World Championships, when she won a bronze, in Edmonton, Canada.[17]
In December 2013, McGlinchey competed at the
In April 2014, she competed at the European Championship in Vantaa, Finland, finishing third again.[2]
In November 2019, McGlinchey competed at the World Championships for catch wrestling in Bolton, England, winning gold.[3]
References
- ^ "Olga Butkevych". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Butkevich, Olga (GBR)". whatsmat.uww.org. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Catch Wrestling World Championships 2019". Snake Pit Wigan. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ Anthony, Craig (15 November 2023). "Empowering Women in Sports: A Recap of the "Have a Go Females" Event at the British Wrestling Academy". British Wrestling. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ Whittle, Jay (30 October 2019). "Wigan snakepit to host World Championships - with UFC fighters and Olympian taking part". Wigan Today. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ a b Michaelas, Andreas (2 August 2012). "Ambitious Olga wants to do it for Britain!". British Wrestling. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Olga Butkevych". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ "Olga Butkevych Profile". British Wrestling Association. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ a b c Mendick, Robert (4 December 2011). "Race is on to get British passport for Olympic wrestling star". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ Hope, Nick (12 April 2011). "British wrestlers frustrated over the recruitment of foreign athletes". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ Hope, Nick (4 April 2011). "Euro wrestling bronze for Olga Butkevych in Germany". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ a b "London 2012: Olga Butkevych wins GB's only wrestling spot". BBC Sport. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ Hope, Nick (30 May 2012). "London 2012: Ukraine-born Olga Butkevych may wrestle for GB". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ "Wrestling: Adopted Brit Olga Butkevych wants to give Great Britain a". The Independent. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "London 2012: 'Plastic Brit' Olga Butkevych determined to win a wrestling medal to repay adopted country".
- ^ Shea, Julian (30 May 2012). "GB wrestlers pay price for failure as London 2012 team reduced to one". Metro. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ Hope, Nick (28 September 2012). "Olga Butkevych becomes Britain's first female medallist at worlds". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
External links
- Olha Butkevych at the International Wrestling Database
- Olha Butkevych at Olympedia
- Olha Butkevych at Team GB
- Olha Butkevych at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)