Tatyana Akhmetova-Amanzhol Explained

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Tatyana Akhmetova-Amanzhol
Nationality:Kazakstani
Birth Date:17 October 1985
Birth Place:Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Weight:480NaN0
Sport:Wrestling
Event:Freestyle
Club:Dynamo Almaty
Coach:Shakir Tubluk
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Tatyana Akhmetova-Amanzhol (also Tatyana Bakatyuk, Kazakh: Татьяна Аманжол; born 17 October 1985 in Alma-Ata) is an amateur Kazakh freestyle wrestler, who wrestled in the women's flyweight category.[1] In 2009, Bakatyuk won a gold medal for the 51 kg class at the Asian Wrestling Championships in Pattaya, Thailand, and at the FILA Golden Grand Prix in Baku, Azerbaijan.[2]

Bakatyuk represented Kazakhstan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's 48 kg class. She defeated Germany's Alexandra Engelhardt and El Salvador's Íngrid Medrano in the preliminary rounds, before losing out the semi-final match to Canada's Carol Huynh, who was able to score five points in two straight periods, leaving Bakatyuk without a single point.[3] [4] Because her opponent advanced further into the final, Bakatyuk automatically qualified for the bronze medal bout, where she was defeated by Azerbaijan's Mariya Stadnik, with a technical score of 1–10.[5]

At 2020 Asian Championships in New Delhi, she pulled off a stunning victory in the 53kg final over two-time world champion Mayu Mukaida of Japan.[6] Mukaida was leading 8-0 when she attempted to turn Akhmetova-Amanzhol over for the points that would give her a technical fall victory. But Akhmetova-Amanzhol stopped the move midway to catch Mukaida on her back, then secured a victory by fall. It was her first Asian title since winning back-to-back golds in 2013 and 2014.

She competed in the women's 53 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Tatyana Bakatyuk. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418074603/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/tatyana-bakatyuk-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 31 December 2012.
  2. News: Abbott. Gary. 2009 World Championships preview at 51 kg/112.25 lbs. in women's freestyle wrestling. USA Wrestling. The Mat. 18 September 2009. 31 December 2012.
  3. News: Woman wrestler guarantees Canada its first medal. Canwest News Service. Canada.com. 16 August 2008. 31 December 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080818161127/http://www.canada.com/topics/sports/beijing2008/story.html?id=011add43-0ba4-4c53-b05f-03c67cf1eb69. 18 August 2008.
  4. Web site: Women's Freestyle 48kg (105.5 lbs) Semifinal Official. NBC Olympics. 31 December 2012.
  5. Web site: Women's Freestyle 48kg (105.5 lbs) Bronze Medal Official. NBC Olympics. 31 December 2012.
  6. Web site: Akhmetova Amanzhol Snatches Victory from Jaws of Defeat to Stun Mukaida for 53kg Title; Kawai Sisters Strike Gold.
  7. Web site: Wrestling Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210807164330/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WRE/OG2020-_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf. 7 August 2021. 8 August 2021. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.