Luisa Niemesch

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Luisa Helga Gerda Niemesch (born 7 September 1995) is a German freestyle wrestler.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/luisa-helga-gerda-niemesch|title=NIEMESCH Luisa Helga Gerda|website=Rio 2016|access-date=2016-09-06|archive-date=26 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826095113/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/luisa-helga-gerda-niemesch|url-status=dead}} At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she competed in the women's freestyle 58 kg division. She finished in 20th place after losing to Pürevdorjiin Orkhon of Mongolia in the repechage.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/wrestling-standings-wr-womens-freestyle-58-kg |title=Rio 2016 |website=Rio 2016 |access-date=2016-09-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922182633/https://www.rio2016.com/en/wrestling-standings-wr-womens-freestyle-58-kg |archivedate=2016-09-22 }}

Career

In March 2021, Niemesch competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.{{Cite web|title=2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book|url=https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/final-book.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324185322/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/final-book.pdf|archive-date=24 March 2021|access-date=24 March 2021|website=United World Wrestling}} She did not qualify at this tournament and she also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.{{Cite web|title=2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book|url=https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-05/world_og_qualifier_final_book.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509161754/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-05/world_og_qualifier_final_book.pdf|archive-date=9 May 2021|access-date=9 May 2021|website=United World Wrestling}} In October 2021, she competed in the 62 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.{{Cite web|title=2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book|url=https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-10/results_10_oslo.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016114828/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-10/results_10_oslo.pdf|archive-date=16 October 2021|access-date=16 October 2021|website=United World Wrestling}}

In 2022, Niemesch competed at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.{{Cite web |title=2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-03/final-book-ranking-series-istambul-2022-light.pdf?VersionId=BMipbXFVxzXXeonWOfeVdKVeNlWlxYzt |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302085143/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-03/final-book-ranking-series-istambul-2022-light.pdf?VersionId=BMipbXFVxzXXeonWOfeVdKVeNlWlxYzt |archive-date=2 March 2022 |access-date=2 March 2022 |website=United World Wrestling}} She won the silver medal in the 62 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.{{Cite news |last=Lloyd |first=Owen |date=1 April 2022 |title=Ukraine record golden double at European Wrestling Championships |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1121348/european-wrestling-championships-hungary |access-date=2 April 2022}}{{Cite web |title=2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-04/2022_senior_european_championships_official_results.pdf?VersionId=KEoKJnjfNdVsB13voNEJO9gMUHnyIlq0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403191311/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-04/2022_senior_european_championships_official_results.pdf?VersionId=KEoKJnjfNdVsB13voNEJO9gMUHnyIlq0 |archive-date=3 April 2022 |access-date=3 April 2022 |website=United World Wrestling}} A few months later, she competed at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy.{{Cite web |title=Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-06/final-book-matteo_pellicone.pdf?VersionId=qzK3za9J0rNgcVjK8V3USdzHshFpyOIW |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625194934/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-06/final-book-matteo_pellicone.pdf?VersionId=qzK3za9J0rNgcVjK8V3USdzHshFpyOIW |archive-date=25 June 2022 |access-date=25 June 2022 |website=United World Wrestling}} She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Tunis Ranking Series event held in Tunis, Tunisia.{{Cite web |title=2022 Zouhaier Sghaier Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-07/final-book-zouhaier_sghaier_0.pdf?VersionId=7Eym.guK9SHiyC6Bsh3Jnsong8qK_Syt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719112138/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-07/final-book-zouhaier_sghaier_0.pdf?VersionId=7Eym.guK9SHiyC6Bsh3Jnsong8qK_Syt |archive-date=19 July 2022 |access-date=19 July 2022 |website=United World Wrestling}} She competed in the 62 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.{{Cite web |title=2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918183512/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. |archive-date=18 September 2022 |access-date=18 September 2022 |website=United World Wrestling}}

Niemesch won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament held in Alexandria, Egypt.{{Cite web |title=2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2023-02/final-book-rs2-ibrahim-moustafa.pdf?VersionId=Gq8nHiMgxB60VBNUTWq8BLKqDmHLqvcK |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226201011/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2023-02/final-book-rs2-ibrahim-moustafa.pdf?VersionId=Gq8nHiMgxB60VBNUTWq8BLKqDmHLqvcK |archive-date=26 February 2023 |access-date=26 February 2023 |website=United World Wrestling}} She won one of the bronze medals in the 62{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.{{Cite news |last=Lloyd |first=Owen |date=21 April 2023 |title=Ukraine take golden double at European Wrestling Championships after day four disappointment |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1136201/european-wrestling-championships |access-date=22 April 2023}}{{Cite web |title=2023 European Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2023-04/final-book-senior-european-championships_.pdf?VersionId=C4X59O2RAfRiJyBB28sm1SXcoyTBDXpq |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423200920/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2023-04/final-book-senior-european-championships_.pdf?VersionId=C4X59O2RAfRiJyBB28sm1SXcoyTBDXpq |archive-date=23 April 2023 |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=United World Wrestling}}

Niemesch won the silver medal in the 62{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.{{Cite news |last=Khalatyan |first=Rafael |date=17 February 2024 |title=Bucharest 2024 Day 5: Ukraine wins team title in women's wrestling |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1143810/ukraine-wins-team-title-in-womens-europe |access-date=22 February 2024 |work=InsideTheGames.biz}}{{Cite web |title=2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-02/results_02_bucharest.pdf?VersionId=XkE2ZnjNmXYzWNF1si8_Od9HuEOhuMrM |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219213412/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-02/results_02_bucharest.pdf?VersionId=XkE2ZnjNmXYzWNF1si8_Od9HuEOhuMrM |archive-date=19 February 2024 |access-date=19 February 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}} She competed in the women's 62{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.{{Cite web |title=Wrestling Results Book |url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WRE/OG2024_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811181048/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WRE/OG2024_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf |archive-date=11 August 2024 |access-date=12 August 2024 |website=2024 Summer Olympics}} She was eliminated in her second match by Grace Bullen of Norway.