Irina Rodina

Irina Rodina (Russian: Ири́на Ви́кторовна Родина) (born 23 July 1973) is a Russian judoka and sambist. She is 11-time world champion of sambo making her the most titled female practitioner in sambo. She competed in Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the heavyweight division, finishing in equal seventh place.^[1] Rodina also competed in mixed martial arts.

Irina Viktorovna Rodina Ири́на Ви́кторовна Родина
Born	(1973-07-23) 23 July 1973 (age 51) Tula, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	227 lb (103 kg; 16.2 st)
Division	Heavyweight
Style	Sambo, Judo
Mixed martial arts record
Total	4
Wins	3
By submission	3
Losses	1
By decision	1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Judo career
Weight class	+78 kg, Open
Judo achievements and titles
Olympic Games	7th (2000)
World Champ.	R16 (1999, 2001, 2003)
European Champ.	(1999)
Medal record Representing  Russia Women's judo European Championships 1999 Bratislava +78 kg 2000 Wrocław +78 kg 2003 Düsseldorf Open 1993 Athens Open 1994 Gdansk Open 1996 The Hague Open 1998 Oviedo Open 2001 Paris Open Women's sambo World Championships 1997 Tbilisi +80 kg 1998 Kaliningrad +80 kg 1999 Gijón +80 kg 2001 Krasnoyarsk +80 kg 2002 Panama City +80 kg 2004 Chișinău +80 kg 2005 Astana +80 kg 2006 Sofia +80 kg 2008 St. Petersburg +80 kg 2009 Thessaloniki +80 kg 2010 Tashkent +80 kg 2003 St. Petersburg +80 kg
Profile at external judo databases
IJF	13565
JudoInside.com	599

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Place	Weight class
2006	European Open Championships	7th	Open class
2004	European Open Championships	5th	Open class
2003	European Championships	2nd	Open class
2001	European Championships	3rd	Open class
2000	Olympic Games	7th	Heavyweight (+78 kg)
	European Championships	2nd	Heavyweight (+78 kg)
1999	European Championships	1st	Heavyweight (+78 kg)
1998	European Championships	3rd	Open class
1997	European Championships	5th	Heavyweight (+72 kg)
1996	European Championships	3rd	Open class
1994	European Championships	3rd	Open class
1993	European Championships	3rd	Open class

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

4 matches	3 wins	1 loss
By knockout	0	0
By submission	3	0
By decision	0	1
By disqualification	0	0
Unknown	0	0
Draws	0
No contests	0

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	3-1	Erin Toughill	Decision (split)	ReMix – World Cup 2000	December 5, 2000	2	5:00	Japan
Win	3-0	Yumiko Hotta	Submission (armbar)	UTT – Women's Vale Tudo Championship Finals	August 13, 1996	1	3:11	Japan
Win	2-0	Reggie Bennett	Submission (armbar)	UTT – Women's Vale Tudo Championship Finals	August 13, 1996	1	9:47	Japan
Win	1-0	Yoko Takahashi	Submission (armbar)	UTT – Women's Vale Tudo Championship Finals	August 12, 1996	1	6:06	Japan

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Irina Rodina". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012.

External links

• Irina Rodina at the International Judo Federation
• Irina Rodina at JudoInside.com
• Irina Rodina at AllJudo.net (in French)
• Irina Rodina at Sherdog
• Irina Rodina at Tapology.com
• Irina Rodina at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Irina Rodina at The-Sports.org
• Irina Rodina on Instagram
• Irina Rodina Awakening Profile