Olga Butkevych

Olga McGlinchey
Weight60 kg (132 lb)[1]
Born (1986-01-03) 3 January 1986 (age 38)
Zaporizhia, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Olympic team United Kingdom
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Women's freestyle wrestling
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Strathcona County 59kg[2]
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Dortmund 59 kg[2]
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Vantaa 59 kg[2]
Commonwealth Championship
Silver medal – second place 2013 Johannesburg 63 kg[2]
Women's catch wrestling
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bolton 63 kg[3]

Olga McGlinchey[4][5] (née Butkevych; born 3 January 1986) is a Ukrainian-British wrestler. She became Britain's first medalist at the World Wrestling Championships by winning bronze in 2012. She is also a two-time European Championship bronze medalist (2011, 2014) and a 2013 Commonwealth Championship silver medalist.[2] She was Britain's sole wrestler the 2012 Summer Olympics.[6]

  1. ^ "Olga Butkevych". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Butkevich, Olga (GBR)". whatsmat.uww.org. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
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  4. ^ Anthony, Craig (15 November 2023). "Empowering Women in Sports: A Recap of the "Have a Go Females" Event at the British Wrestling Academy". British Wrestling. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  5. ^ Whittle, Jay (30 October 2019). "Wigan snakepit to host World Championships – with UFC fighters and Olympian taking part". Wigan Today. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  6. ^ Michaelas, Andreas (2 August 2012). "Ambitious Olga wants to do it for Britain!". British Wrestling. Retrieved 21 December 2023.