Iryna Merleni
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Ukraine
| ||
| Women's Wrestling | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 2004 Athens | Freestyle – 48 kg |
| Bronze | 2008 Beijing | Freestyle – 48 kg |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2000 Sofia | 46 kg |
| Gold | 2001 Sofia | 46 kg |
| Gold | 2003 New York | 48 kg |
| Silver | 2005 Budapest | 48 kg |
| Silver | 2007 Baku | 48 kg |
| Summer Universiade | ||
| Gold | 2005 İzmir | 51 kg |
Irini Merleni-Mykulchyn (born February 8, 1982 as Iryna Oleksiyivna Melnyk Ukrainian: Ірина Олексіївна Мельник) is a Ukrainian wrestler, who competed in the – 48 kg weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics and claimed the gold medal. In the same event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal.
Merleni was born in Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi oblast. She is a three-time world champion, and won the European championship once.