Martina Kuenz (born 1 November 1994) is an

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

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 ...

. At the

2018 World Wrestling Championships The 2018 World Wrestling Championships were the 15th edition of World Wrestling Championships of combined events and were held from 20 to 28 October in Budapest, Hungary. Russia claimed 10 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 2 bronze medals, its best ...

held in Budapest, Hungary, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 72kg event. She is also a three-time medalist at the

European Wrestling Championships The European Wrestling Championships is the second oldest international wrestling competition of the modern world and the main wrestling championships in Europe. It predates World Wrestling Championships and other regional wrestling championships ...

Career

In 2010, Kuenz competed in the girls' freestyle 70kg event at the

Summer Youth Olympics The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an international multi-sport event for athletes between 15 and 18 years old, organized by the International Olympic Committee. The games are held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consisten ...

held in Singapore. She finished in 5th place. In 2013, she was eliminated in her first match in the 67kg event at the

held in Tbilisi, Georgia. Kuenz represented Austria at the

2015 European Games The 2015 European Games, also known as Baku 2015 or Baku 2015 European Games ( az, Bakı 2015 Avropa Oyunları), were the inaugural edition of the European Games, an international multi-sport event for athletes representing the National Olympic ...

in Baku, Azerbaijan; she lost her bronze medal match in the 69kg event. She also represented Austria four years later in the 76kg event at the

2019 European Games , translation: Time for bright victories! , nations participating = 50 , athletes participating = 4,082 , events = 200 in 15 sports , opening ceremony = 21 June , closing ceremony = 30 June , officially opened ...

in Minsk, Belarus. In this competition, she was eliminated by Natalia Vorobieva of Russia in the

repechage Repechage (; french: repêchage, "fishing out, rescuing") is a practice in series competitions that allows participants who failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round. A well known example is the wild car ...

. In 2019, Kuenz won the silver medal in the 76kg event at the

held in Bucharest, Romania. In the final, she lost against

Yasemin Adar Yasemin Adar (born 6 December 1991) is a Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 76 kg division. 2 times world (2017,2022) and 6 times European (2016,2017,2018,2019,2022,2023) champions. She also won one of the bronze medals in the wome ...

of Turkey. In January 2021, Kuenz won the gold medal in the 76kg event at the Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2021 held in Nice, France. 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 ...

in Tokyo, Japan. She did not qualify as she lost her match in the semi-finals against Natalia Vorobieva. Kuenz also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria. She lost her match in the semi-finals against

of Turkey and she then also lost her bronze medal match against Milaimys Marín of Cuba. In 2022, Kuenz won the silver medal in the 76kg event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey. She competed in the 76kg event at the

2022 European Wrestling Championships The 2022 European Wrestling Championships was held from 28 March to 3 April 2022 in Budapest, Hungary. Belarusian and Russian wrestlers did not compete at the event after a ban as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Competition schedule ...

held in Budapest, Hungary where she was eliminated in her first match. A few months later, Kuenz won the bronze medal in her event at the

Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 The Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 was a wrestling event held in Ostia (Rome), Ostia, Rome, Italy between 22 and 25 of June 2022. The third United World Wrestling Ranking Series event of the year, it featured multiple List of World and Olympi ...

held in Rome, Italy. Kuenz competed in the 76kg event at the

2022 World Wrestling Championships The 2022 World Wrestling Championships was the 17th edition of the World Wrestling Championships of combined events and was held between 10 and 18 September 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia. The UWW Bureau approved the candidature of Belgrade, Serbia ...

held in Belgrade, Serbia. She won her first match against Tatiana Rentería of Colombia and she then lost against eventual silver medalist

Samar Amer Samar Amer Ibrahim Hamza (born 4 April 1995) is an Egyptian freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal in the women's 76kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. She became the first woman representing Egypt ...

of Egypt. Kuenz was then eliminated in the repechage by

Justina Di Stasio Justina Di Stasio (born November 22, 1992) is a Canadian wrestler of Italian and Cree descent. Career In 2015, Di Stasio won a gold medal in the 75 kg weight class at the annual Pan American Wrestling Championships. She also won the 2015 Dav ...

of Canada. Kuenz won the silver medal in the 76kg event at the

2023 European Wrestling Championships The 2023 European Wrestling Championships was held from 17 to 23 April 2023 in Zagreb, Croatia. Competition schedule All times are (UTC+2) Medal table Team ranking Medal overview Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's freestyle ...

held in Zagreb, Croatia. In the final, she lost against

of Turkey. In 2024, she competed at the European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the

2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 2024), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la XXXIIIe Olympiade, links=no) and also known as Paris 2024, is an upcoming international multi-sport event that is s ...

in Paris, France. She was eliminated in her third match and she did not qualify for the Olympics at this event. Kuenz also competed at the

2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament The 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament was the last qualifying tournament for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The event was held from 9 to 12 May 2024, in Istanbul, Turkey. The tournament awarded three quota places per weight categor ...

held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics. She lost her first match and she was eliminated in the second round of the

Achievements

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuenz, Martina Living people 1994 births Place of birth missing (living people) Austrian female sport wrestlers World Wrestling Championships medalists Wrestlers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Wrestlers at the 2015 European Games Wrestlers at the 2019 European Games European Games competitors for Austria European Wrestling Championships medalists 21st-century Austrian women