Iwona Nina Matkowska-Sadowska (Polish pronunciation: ; born 28 May 1982 in

Żary Żary (pronounced , german: Sorau, dsb, Žarow) is a town in western Poland with 37,502 inhabitants (2019), situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship since 1999. Previously it was located within Zielona Góra Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the admin ...

) is a Polish

freestyle wrestler Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling i ...

. She competed in the freestyle 48 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; after beating Patricia Bermúdez in the qualifications and

Davaasükhiin Otgontsetseg Davaasükhiin Otgontsetseg (born September 26, 1990 in Darkhan) is a freestyle wrestler from Mongolia. She won a World Championship silver medal in the -51 kg division in 2011, and a bronze in 2016 in the -55 kg division. She comp ...

in the 1/8 finals, she was defeated by Mariya Stadnik in the quarterfinals and eliminated by

Clarissa Chun Clarissa Kyoko Mei Ling Chun (陳美玲) is the Head Coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes Women's wrestling program, formerly, the USA Wrestling assistant National coach and an American Olympic women's freestyle 48 kg (105.5 lbs) wrestler. Chun ...

in the repechage round. In June 2015, she competed in the inaugural European Games, for

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

, more specifically, Women's Freestyle in the 48 kilogram range. She earned a bronze medal. In March 2021, she competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...

in Tokyo, Japan.

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* 1982 births Living people Polish female sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Poland Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics People from Żary Sportspeople from Lubusz Voivodeship European Games medalists in wrestling European Games bronze medalists for Poland Wrestlers at the 2015 European Games European Wrestling Championships medalists World Wrestling Championships medalists 21st-century Polish sportswomen {{Poland-wrestling-bio-stub