Mimi Nikolova Hristova ( bg, Мими Христова, born 19 July 1993) is a

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

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 women's freestyle 58 kg event at the

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, in which she was eliminated in the round of 32 by

Pürevdorjiin Orkhon Pürevdorjiin Orkhon (born December 25, 1993) is a Mongolian freestyle wrestler. She competed in the women's freestyle 58 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which she was eliminated in the repechage by Sakshi Malik Sakshi Malik (bor ...

Career

In 2020, Hristova won one of the bronze medals in the women's 65 kg event at the

2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup The inaugural 2020 Individual World Wrestling Cup was held in Belgrade, Serbia from 12–18 December 2020. It was a replacement event for the 2020 World Championships, which should have taken place in the same location, but since some criteria wer ...

held in Belgrade, Serbia. In 2021, she won the silver medal in the 68 kg event at the

Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 The Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 was a wrestling event held in Ostia, Rome, Italy between 4 and 7 of March 2021. The first United World Wrestling United World Wrestling (UWW) is the international governing body for the sport of amat ...

held in

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. In May 2021, she qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent Bulgaria at the

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. She competed in the women's 68 kg event. Hristova lost her bronze medal match in the women's 65kg 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. Hristova won the silver medal in the women's 65kg event at the

2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament The 60th Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament, is a wrestling event held in Sofia, Bulgaria between 2 and 5 March 2023. This international tournament included competition in both men's and women's freestyle wrestling and men's Greco-Roman wrestlin ...

held in

Sofia, Bulgaria Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and ha ...

. She won one of the bronze medals in the 68kg event at the

2024 European Wrestling Championships The 2024 European Wrestling Championships was held from 12 to 18 February 2024 in Bucharest, Romania. At the 2024 European Championships, in accordance with sanctions imposed following by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, wrestlers from Russi ...

held in Bucharest, Romania. Hristova competed at the

2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament The 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament was the third regional qualifying tournament for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The event was held from 5 to 7 April 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. Qualification summary Men's freestyle 57 kg ...

in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the

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in Paris, France. She was eliminated in her second match and she did not qualify for the Olympics. Hristova 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.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hristova, Mimi 1993 births Living people Bulgarian female sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Bulgaria Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2015 European Games Wrestlers at the 2019 European Games European Games medalists in wrestling European Games silver medalists for Bulgaria European Wrestling Championships medalists Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics European Wrestling Champions Sportspeople from Vratsa 21st-century Bulgarian women 21st-century Bulgarian people World Wrestling Championships medalists