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| Native name | אילנה קרטיש | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Women's Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 63–69 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Victor Zilberman | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ilana Kratysh (Hebrew: אילנה קרטיש) is an Israeli freestyle wrestler.
She placed third at a 2012 Grand Prix Wrestling tournament in Belarus. Kratysh won the silver medal at the European Wrestling Championships in 2013 at 67 kg, and that year she also won gold medals in the Grand Prix Faltz Open in Austria, Ukraine Grand Prix tournament, and a Grand Prix event in Sassari, Italy. She won the silver medal at the European Wrestling Championships in 2014 at 69 kg. She also won a silver medal at 69 kg at the Grand Prix of Paris in February 2014. In March 2014, she was ranked third in the world in the 67 kg freestyle rankings.
At the age of 24, Kratysh won a silver medal representing Israel at the 2015 European Games in the women’s 69-kilogram freestyle wrestling competition in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Early and personal life
Kratysh was born one hour after her parents arrived in Israel from Russia. She had her bat mitzvah in Haifa, Israel, she and her family celebrate Jewish holidays such as Sukkot and Chanukah, and she often attends synagogue. Her father trained people in judo for five years when he lived in Russia, and she began judo at age five and continued in it for 15 years. However, she suffered a significant judo injury when she was a member of the Israel Defense Forces, and turned to wrestling.
She is lives in Haifa, Israel. She volunteers her time to Unified Haifa, a non-profit organization that gives sports training and athletic summer camp opportunities to low-income children.
Wrestling career
She competes in the 63–69 kg weight classes. In wrestling, she uses her knowledge of judo to compete. She has been coached by Victor Zilberman, a six-time Canadian Olympic wrestling coach.
She placed third at a 2012 Grand Prix Wrestling tournament in Belarus. Kratysh won the silver medal at the European Wrestling Championships in 2013 at 67 kg, behind Ukraine's Alina Stadnik. In February 2013 she won gold medals in the Grand Prix Faltz Open in Austria and in a Ukraine Grand Prix tournament.
While winning a 67 kg Grand Prix event in Sassari, Italy, in June 2013, she faced Egyptian wrestler Enas Moustafa Youssef Khourshid who in contravention of protocol refused to shake her hand both before and after they competed, and allegedly bit Kratysh during their semifinal match. The Egyptian was immediately suspended by the Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées (FIL; International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles; wrestling's governing body). Kratysh's FILA world ranking stood at No. 2 after the event.
She won the silver medal at the European Wrestling Championships in 2014 at 69 kg. She missed competing in a large part of 2014 with a cruciate ligament knee injury. She also won a silver medal at 69 kg at the Grand Prix of Paris in February 2014. In March 2014, she was ranked third in the world in the 67 kg freestyle rankings.
At the age of 24, Kratysh won a silver medal representing Israel at the 2015 European Games in the women’s 69-kilogram freestyle wrestling competition in Baku, Azerbaijan. She defeated London 2012 Olympic champion and former European champion, Russian Natalia Vorobieva in the semifinals, and lost to Ukrainian Alina Stadnik Makhynia in the finals. She will receive an NIS 28,000 bonus from the Olympic Committee of Israel for her performance.