Mariya Stadnik

Mariya Stadnik

Mariya Stadnik in 2016
Personal information
Native name	Марія Василівна Стадник
Full name	Mariya Vasylivna Stadnyk
Born	(1988-06-03) 3 June 1988 (age 28) Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Medal record Women's wrestling Representing  Azerbaijan Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Freestyle – 48 kg 2012 London Freestyle – 48 kg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Freestyle – 48 kg World Championships 2009 Herning Freestyle – 48 kg 2011 Istanbul Freestyle – 48 kg 2014 Tashkent Freestyle – 48 kg 2015 Las Vegas Freestyle – 48 kg European Championships 2008 Tampere Freestyle – 48 kg 2009 Vilnius Freestyle – 48 kg 2011 Dortmund Freestyle – 48 kg 2014 Vantaa Freestyle – 48 kg 2016 Riga Freestyle – 48 kg European Games 2015 Baku Freestyle – 48 kg

Mariya Stadnik (Ukrainian: Марія Василівна Стадник; Mariya Vasylivna Stadnyk; born 3 June 1988) is a Ukrainian (until 2007) and Azerbaijani (since 2007) female wrestler. She is a three-time Olympic medalist.

Stadnik was born on 3 June 1988 in Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. She is married to Ukrainian wrestler Andriy Stadnik. Her sister-in-law, Yana Rattigan, competes in the same weight category as Mariya.

In 2006, Stadnik was disqualified for a period of one year for failing a doping test in 2006.

Competing in the freestyle – 48 kg weight class, she won gold at the 2008 European Championships in Tampere and bronze at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Stadnik went on to win gold at the 2009 European Championships in Vilnius, the 2009 World Championships in Herning, and the 2011 European Championships in Dortmund. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, she was awarded the silver medal.

She won silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.