DORTMUND, Germany – Ukraine and Azerbaijan each had three individual champions at the 2011 European Wrestling Championships in women’s freestyle.

Capturing gold medals for Ukraine were Yulia Blahinya at 51 kg/112.25 lbs., Yulia Ostapchuk at 63 kg/138.75 lbs. and Katerina Burmistrova (Ukraine) at 72 kg/158.5 lbs.

Ukraine also had two silver medalists, for a very strong team finish.

Azerbaijan’s three individual champions were Maria Stadnyk at 48 kg/105.5 lbs., Yulia Ratkevich at 59 kg/130 lbs. and Nadeshda Sementsova at 67 kg/147.5 lbs.

The other individual champions was Ida-Theres Nerell of Sweden at 55 kg/121 lbs.

Sementsova was the only 2010 European champion to repeat this year.
 
World power Russia had no champions and finished with three bronze medalists.

The tournament will conclude with Greco-Roman, which will be held on Saturday and Sunday.

For complete results and videos from the European Championships, visit
http://www.fila-wrestling.com/dortmund2011/

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Dortmund, Germany

Freestyle results

48 kg/105.5 lbs.
Gold - Maria Stadnyk (Azerbaijan) 
Silver - Kristina Daranutsa (Ukraine) 
Bronze - Cristina Croitoru (Romania)
Bronze - Iwona Matkowska (Poland)
5th - Yana Stadnik (Great Britain)
5th - Nina Hemmer (Germany)
7th - Melanie Lesaffre (France)
8th -  Lorissa Oorzak (Russia)
9th - Vanesa Kaladzinskaya (Belarus)
10th - Liliana Costa Dos Santos (Portugal)

51 kg/112.25 lbs.
Gold - Yulia Blahinya (Ukraine)
Silver - Estera Dobre (Romania)
Bronze - Ekaterina Krasnova (Russia)
Bronze - Natalia Budu (Moldova) 
5th - Karalina Tjapko (Latvia) 
5th - Mariya Ivanova (Belarus)
7th - Alexandra Engelhardt (Germany)
8th - Angela Dorogan (Azerbaijan)
9th - Roksana Zasina (Poland)
10th - Vanessa Boubryemm (France)

55 kg/121 lbs.
Gold -  Ida-Theres Nerell (Sweden) 
Silver - Ludmila Cristea (Moldova) 
Bronze - Katarzyna Krawczyk (Poland)
Bronze - Maria Gurova (Russia)
5th - Lenka Martinakova (Czech Republic)
5th - Ana Maria Paval (Romania) 
7th - Maria Prevolaraki (Greece)
8th - Irina Khariv (Ukraine)
9th - Valentina Minguzzi (Italy) 
10th - Christiane Knittel (Germany)

59 kg/130 lbs.
Gold - Yulia Ratkevich (Azerbaijan)
Silver - Ana Maria Paic (Romania)
Bronze - Anna Vasilenko (Ukraine)
Bronze - Olga  Butkevich (Great Britain)
5th - Adeline Vescan (France)
5th - Gariella Sleisz (Hungary)
7th - Anastasija Grigorjeva (Latvia)
8th - Agata Pietrzyk (Poland)
9th - Zalina Sidakova (Belarus)
10th - Simona Corbani (Italy)

63 kg/138.75 lbs.
Gold - Yulia Ostapchuk (Ukraine)
Silver - Taybe Yusein (Bulgaria)
Bronze - Olesja Zamula (Azerbaijan)
Bronze - Inna Trazhukova (Russia) 
5th - Marianna Sastin (Hungary)
5th - Laura Skujina (Latvia)
7th - Maria Teresa Mendez Mayo (Spain)
8th - Agoro Papavasileiou (Greece)
9th - Maria Diana (Italy)
10th - Audrey Prieto-Bokhashvili (France)

67 kg/147.5 lbs.
Gold - Nadeshda Sementsova (Azerbaijan)
Silver - Alina Makhinya (Ukraine)
Bronze - Yvonne Englich-Hees (Germany)
Bronze - Hanna Savenia (Belarus)
5th - Burcu Orskaya (Turkey)
5th - Aurora Fajardo Prieto (Spain)
7th - Michala Krizkova-Spoustova (Czech Republic)
8th - Kristina Ness (Norway)
9th - Ralitza Ivanova (Bulgaria)
10th - Darima Sanzheeva (Russia) 

72 kg/158.5 lbs.
Gold - Katerina Burmistrova (Ukraine)
Silver - Vasilisa Marzaliuk (Belarus)
Bronze - Stanka  Zlateva Hristova (Bulgaria)
Bronze - Agnieszka Wieszczek (Poland)
5th - Kristine Odrina (Latvia)
5th - Cynthia Vanessa Vescan (France)
7th - Maria Mueller (Germany)
8th - Ekaterina Bukina (Russia)
9th - Dina Ivanova (Azerbaijan)
10th - Marina Gastl (Austria)