Iryna Bondar

Iryna Bondar is a Ukrainian freestyle wrestler competing in the 62 kg weight class. She is the 2025 European Wrestling Champion, 2024 U23 World and European Champion, and the 2023 U23 World silver medalist.

Career

Bondar was born in Ternopil, Ukraine. She began wrestling at a young age and trained at the Kolos sports club under the guidance of coach Oleg Pesterov.
In October 2023, she competed at the 2023 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Tirana, Albania. In the women's freestyle 62 kg final, Bondar faced Japan’s Yuzuka Inagaki and earned a silver medal after a competitive match.
In March 2024, Bondar won the 2024 European U23 Wrestling Championships in Bucharest, Romania, where she defeated Amina Tandelova in the final.
Later that year, in October 2024, she claimed the gold medal at the 2024 U23 World Wrestling Championships held again in Tirana. In the final, she overcame India's Antim Panghal, who was a two-time U20 world champion.
In April 2025, Bondar made her senior-level breakthrough by winning the gold medal at the 2025 European Wrestling Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. She defeated Maria Kuznetsova in the semifinal and bested Moldova’s Mariana Cherdivara in the final to become European Champion in the 62 kg category.