The Most Famous
WRESTLERS from Belarus
This page contains a list of the greatest Belarusian Wrestlers. The pantheon dataset contains 700 Wrestlers, 4 of which were born in Belarus. This makes Belarus the birth place of the 38th most number of Wrestlers behind Puerto Rico and Poland.
Top 4
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Belarusian Wrestlers of all time. This list of famous Belarusian Wrestlers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko (1938 - 2000)
With an HPI of 43.99, Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko is the most famous Belarusian Wrestler. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.
Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko (Russian: Татьяна Дмитриевна Петренко-Самусенко; 2 November 1938 – 24 January 2000) was a Soviet fencer. She won gold medals in the team foil event at the 1960, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1962 Petrenko-Samusenko received a degree in engineering from a technical university in Minsk. In retirement she worked as a fencing coach. She was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honour, Medal "For Distinguished Labour" and Medal "For Labour Valour". In March 1996, while her flat was being robbed, Petrenko-Samusenko jumped from a second-floor balcony. A rough landing resulted in multiple fractures in her spine and legs. She never recovered, and died in January 2000.
2. Yuliya Ratkevich (1985 - )
With an HPI of 25.59, Yuliya Ratkevich is the 2nd most famous Belarusian Wrestler. Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Yuliya Ratkevich (Belarusian: Юлія Мікалаеўна Раткевіч; Łacinka: Julija Mikałajeŭna Ratkievič; born 16 July 1985) is a Belarusian-born Azerbaijani female wrestler. She is the 2012 Olympic bronze medalist in women's freestyle 55 kg. Early in her career, she competed for Belarus.
3. Maryia Mamashuk (1992 - )
With an HPI of 22.61, Maryia Mamashuk is the 3rd most famous Belarusian Wrestler. Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Maryia Mamashuk (Belarusian: Марыя Русланаўна Мамашук; Łacinka: Maryja Rusłanaŭna Mamašuk; born 31 August 1992) is a Belarusian wrestler. Competing in the 63 kg division, she won silver medals at the 2014 European Championships and the 2016 Olympics. In 2016, she also won the European title in the 69 kg category. In 2021, she lost her bronze medal match in the women's 65 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.
4. Iryna Kurachkina (1994 - )
With an HPI of 21.74, Iryna Kurachkina is the 4th most famous Belarusian Wrestler. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Iryna Alyaksandrauna Kurachkina (Belarusian: Ірына Аляксандраўна Курачкіна; born 17 June 1994) is a Belarusian freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. Kurachkina is also a two-time bronze medalist at the World Wrestling Championships and a five-time medalist, including three golds, at the European Wrestling Championships. She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.
Pantheon has 4 people classified as wrestlers born between 1938 and 1994. Of these 4, 3 (75.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living wrestlers include Yuliya Ratkevich, Maryia Mamashuk, and Iryna Kurachkina. The most famous deceased wrestlers include Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko. As of April 2022, 2 new wrestlers have been added to Pantheon including Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko and Iryna Kurachkina.
Living Wrestlers
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Yuliya Ratkevich
1985 - Present
HPI: 25.59
Maryia Mamashuk
1992 - Present
HPI: 22.61
Iryna Kurachkina
1994 - Present
HPI: 21.74
