Zhamila Bakbergenova Explained
Zhamila Bakbergenova (born 6 January 1996)[1] is a Kazakhstani freestyle wrestler. She is a three-time medalist in the women's 72kg event at the World Wrestling Championships. She is a five-time medalist, including three gold medals, at the Asian Wrestling Championships. She is also a two-time medalist at the Islamic Solidarity Games.
Career
Bakbergenova won the silver medal in the 69kg event at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan. In the final, she was defeated by Elis Manolova of Azerbaijan.
Bakbergenova competed in the 68kg event at the 2018 Asian Games without winning a medal; she was eliminated from the competition in her first match by Ayana Gempei of Japan.[1] In 2019, she won a bronze medal in the women's 72kg event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in Xi'an, China.[2] [3] In that same year, at the World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, she lost her bronze medal match against Masako Furuichi in the women's freestyle 72kg event.[4]
In 2020, at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, Bakbergenova won the silver medal in the women's 72kg event.[5] She won the gold medal in the 72kg event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India.[6] [7]
In 2021, Bakbergenova won the silver medal in her event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[8] [9] In April and May 2021, she competed at the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament and the World Olympic Qualification Tournament respectively, hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[10] In June 2021, Bakbergenova won the bronze medal in her event at the 2021 Poland Open held in Warsaw, Poland.[11] [12] In October 2021, she won the silver medal in the 72kg event at the World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway.[13] [14]
In 2022, Bakbergenova won the gold medal in the 72kg event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[15] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.[16] [17] Bakbergenova won one of the bronze medals in the 72kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[18] [19] She defeated Anta Sambou of Senegal in her bronze medal match.[19]
Bakbergenova won the silver medal in the 72kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia, behind gold medal winner Amit Elor of the United States.[20] [21]
In 2023, she won the gold medal in her event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan.[22] [23] Bakbergenova won one of the bronze medals in the women's 72kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia, behind gold medal winner Amit Elor of the United States and silver medal winner Enkh-Amaryn Davaanasan of Mongolia.[24] A few weeks later, she won the silver medal in the women's 76kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.[25] In the final, she lost against Aiperi Medet Kyzy of Kyrgyzstan.[25]
Bakbergenova competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[26] She was eliminated in her third match and she did not qualify for the Olympics.[26]
Achievements
Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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2017 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 2nd | Freestyle 69kg |
2019 | Asian Championships | Xi'an, China | 3rd | Freestyle 72kg |
2020 | Asian Championships | New Delhi, India | 1st | Freestyle 72kg |
2021 | Asian Championships | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 2nd | Freestyle 72kg |
World Championships | Oslo, Norway | 2nd | Freestyle 72kg |
2022 | Asian Championships | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | 1st | Freestyle 72kg |
Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | 3rd | Freestyle 72kg |
World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 2nd | Freestyle 72kg |
2023 | Asian Championships | Astana, Kazakhstan | 1st | Freestyle 72kg |
World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | Freestyle 72kg |
Asian Games | Hangzhou, China | 2nd | Freestyle 76kg | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Wrestling Results Book. 2018 Asian Games. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200203161810/http://www.ocagames.com/orb/files/4/112/AG2018_OfficialResultBook_Wrestling_v1.0.pdf. 3 February 2020. 18 May 2020.
- News: Morgan. Liam. Pak retains women's 53kg title at Asian Wrestling Championships. 26 April 2019. InsideTheGames.biz. 7 April 2020.
- Web site: 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships Results. United World Wrestling. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200518232029/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2019-04/results_04_xian.pdf. 18 May 2020.
- Web site: 2019 World Wrestling Championships Results. United World Wrestling. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200412151211/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/nur-sultan_kz_final-book_1.pdf. 12 April 2020. 12 April 2020.
- Web site: Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200322182848/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2020-01/final-book_krasnoyarsk_20.pdf. 22 March 2020. 9 August 2020. Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2020.
- News: Pavitt. Michael. Kazakhstan and Japan share final women's titles at Asian Wrestling Championships. 21 February 2020. InsideTheGames.biz. 7 April 2020.
- Web site: 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships. United World Wrestling. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200522211016/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2020-02/final-book.pdf. 22 May 2020. 22 May 2020.
- News: 16 April 2021. Vinesh Phogat claims maiden gold medal at Asian wrestling meet. Rahul. Venkat. Olympic Channel. 16 April 2021.
- Web site: 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships Results. United World Wrestling. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210419163153/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/results_04_almaty_champ.pdf. 19 April 2021. 19 April 2021.
- Web site: 2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210509161754/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-05/world_og_qualifier_final_book.pdf. 9 May 2021. 9 May 2021. United World Wrestling.
- News: Rowbottom. Mike. 11 June 2021. Adekuoroye scatters Rio 2016 medallists en route to gold at UWW Poland Open. InsideTheGames.biz. 4 July 2021.
- Web site: 2021 Poland Open Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210704164819/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-06/results_06_warsaw.pdf. 4 July 2021. 4 July 2021. United World Wrestling.
- News: Burke. Patrick. 7 October 2021. Helen Louise Maroulis wins third title at Wrestling World Championships in Oslo. InsideTheGames.biz. 7 October 2021.
- Web site: 2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211016114828/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-10/results_10_oslo.pdf. 16 October 2021. 16 October 2021. United World Wrestling.
- Web site: 2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220302085143/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-03/final-book-ranking-series-istambul-2022-light.pdf?VersionId=BMipbXFVxzXXeonWOfeVdKVeNlWlxYzt . 2 March 2022 . 2 March 2022 . United World Wrestling.
- News: 22 April 2022 . Japan dominate second day of women's bouts at Asian Wrestling Championships . . 22 April 2022.
- Web site: 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220424143847/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-04/final-book-senior_asian_championships.pdf?VersionId=YJDMAXt2PzJwnVKPBf.3kNiMafH6p8ll . 24 April 2022 . 24 April 2022 . United World Wrestling.
- News: 11 August 2022 . Iran win hat-trick of wrestling golds at Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya . InsideTheGames.biz . 12 August 2022.
- Web site: 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220818181226/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-08/results_08_konya.pdf?VersionId=XCsODGzAzjjRhgEoc5SPJ7BmwV3S65G1 . 18 August 2022 . 20 August 2022 . United World Wrestling.
- News: Brennan . Eliott . 15 September 2022 . Olympic champion Stock-Mensah resumes title success at World Wrestling Championships . InsideTheGames.biz . 17 September 2022.
- Web site: 2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book . 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. . 18 September 2022 . 18 September 2022 . United World Wrestling.
- News: Barker . Philip . 12 April 2023 . More wrestling gold for Japan in Astana . InsideTheGames.biz . 12 April 2023.
- Web site: 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20230418001149/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2023-04/final-book-astana.pdf . 18 April 2023 . 5 May 2023 . United World Wrestling.
- Web site: 2023 World Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20231104205225/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2023-09/final-book-2023-senior_world_championships_and_og_qualif.pdf?VersionId=Vw6R1se4WK.11kPw_YnsfzZdbwCSiIiI . 4 November 2023 . 4 November 2023 . United World Wrestling.
- Web site: 2022 Asian Games Wrestling Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20231126104236/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2023-10/final-book-19th_asian_games.pdf?VersionId=9H_h8q43B_vk2i2naUW65gaX0JclYtZX . 26 November 2023 . 10 March 2024 . United World Wrestling.
- Web site: 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240422185521/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_asian_og_qualifier.pdf . 22 April 2024 . 22 April 2024 . United World Wrestling.