Irina Zaretska

Irina Zaretska
Zaretska in 2018
Personal information
Born (1996-03-04) 4 March 1996
Odesa, Ukraine
Sport
Country
  • Azerbaijan (since 2015)
  • Ukraine (until 2014)
SportKarate
Weight class
  • 68 kg
  • +61 kg (Olympic Games)
Events
Coached byDenys Morozov
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Ukraine
World Championships
2014 Bremen Kumite 68 kg
European Championships
2014 Tampere Team kumite
Representing  Azerbaijan
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo Kumite +61 kg
World Games
2025 Chengdu Kumite 68 kg
World Championships
2018 Madrid Kumite 68 kg
2021 Dubai Kumite 68 kg
2023 Budapest Kumite 68 kg
2025 Cairo Kumite 68 kg
European Games
2015 Baku Kumite 68 kg
2023 Kraków-Małopolska Kumite 68 kg
2019 Minsk Kumite 68 kg
European Championships
2016 Montpellier Team kumite
2021 Poreč Kumite 68 kg
2018 Novi Sad Kumite 68 kg
2023 Guadalajara Kumite 68 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
2017 Baku Kumite 68 kg
2021 Konya Kumite 68 kg
2025 Riyadh Kumite 68 kg

Irina Zaretska (born 4 March 1996) is a Ukrainian (until 2014) and Azerbaijani (since 2015) karateka. She won the silver medal in the women's +61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She is a three-time gold medalist in the women's 68 kg event at the World Karate Championships (2018, 2021 and 2023). Zaretska is also a three-time gold medalist in this event at the Islamic Solidarity Games (2017, 2022 and 2025) and a two-time gold medalist at the European Games (2015 and 2023).