Vera Koval

{{Short description|Russian judoka (born 1983)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}

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| full_name = Vera Vyacheslavovna Koval

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|10|22|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bryansk, Russian SFSR

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| height = 1.67 m

| country = Russia

| sport = Judo, Sumo

| weight_class = {{nbnd}}63 kg

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| worlds_rank = 5

| worlds_year = 2009

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| regionals_type = EU

| regionals_rank = 2

| regionals_year = 2009

| regionals_weight = Women's 63 kg

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| olympics_rank = R32

| olympics_year = 2008

| olympics_weight = Women's 63 kg

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{{Medal|Sport| Women's judo }}

{{Medal|Country| {{RUS}} }}

{{Medal|Competition| European Championships }}

{{Medal|S| 2009 Tbilisi | {{nbnd}}63 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2010 Vienna | {{nbnd}}63 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Slam }}

{{Medal|B| 2009 Paris | {{nbnd}}63 kg }}

{{Medal|Sport| Women's sumo }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Games }}

{{Medal|B| 2013 Cali | Lightweight }}

| updated = 15 November 2022

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Vera Vyacheslavovna Koval ({{langx|ru|Вера Вячеславовна Коваль}}; born 22 October 1983 in Bryansk) is a Russian judoka, who competed in the half-middleweight category.{{cite sports-reference |title=Vera Koval |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/vera-koval-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203114033/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/vera-koval-1.html |archive-date=3 December 2016 |access-date=3 January 2013}} She won two medals (silver and bronze) for her division at the 2009 European Judo Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia, and at the 2010 European Judo Championships in Vienna, Austria.{{cite news |title=Preview Women's U63kg: European faces on the podium likely |url=http://www.eju.net/news/?language=de&mode=showNewsItem&id=142 |publisher=European Judo Union |date=27 August 2009 |accessdate=3 January 2013}}{{cite news |title=Russians take the gold, silver and bronze at the European judo championships |url=http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/04/23/6848155.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130417143214/http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/04/23/6848155.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2013 |publisher=The Voice of Russia |date=23 April 2010 |accessdate=3 January 2013}} She also competes in women's sumo, including at the World Championships.{{Cite web |title=Worls Championships – Huge success for European Sumo Community |url=http://www.europeansumofederation.com/world-championships-huge-success-for-european-sumo-community/ |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=European Sumo Federation}}