Stalvira Orshush | |
Native Name: | Стальвира Степановна Оршуш |
Native Name Lang: | ru |
Full Name: | Stalvira Stepanovna Orshush |
Nationality: | Russian |
Ethnicity: | Hungarian |
Birth Date: | 22 March 1993 |
Birth Place: | Ulan-Ude, Buryatia, Russia |
Residence: | Ulan-Ude, Russia |
Height: | 156cm |
Weight: | 53 kg |
Country: | Russia Hungary (since 2023) |
Sport: | Wrestling |
Event: | Freestyle |
Coach: | M. Molonov and E. Pavlov |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Stalvira Stepanovna Orshush (Russian: Стальвира Степановна Оршуш, born 22 April 1993 in Ulan-Ude, Russia) is a Russian freestyle wrestler of Hungarian heritage. Orshush began competing in wrestling in 2011 and since then, she has won various medals at many tournaments. Orshush came in second place and won the silver medal at the 2016 National Championships.[1]
In 2017, Orshush obtained a better result winning the gold medal and taking the first place, making Orshush a part of the Russian national team. She won the silver medal at the Ivan Yarygin 2018 Golden Grand Prix, held in Krasnoyarsk.
In 2018, Orshush won the gold medal in the 55 kg category at the 2018 Klippan Lady Open.
Her biggest achievement was winning the gold medal at the 2018 European Wrestling Championships by defeating the two-world champion Vanesa Kaladzinskaya of Belarus by fall in the final.[2] Orshush became a two-time Russian national champion in 2018, by defeating Kuular of Kemerovo by 11-0 technical fall.[3]
In March 2021, Orshush competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4]
Orshush lost her bronze medal match in the women's 53kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[5] She competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[6] She was eliminated in her first match and she did not qualify for the Olympics.[6]