Zhazira Zhapparkul Explained

Native Name:Жазира Әбдірахманқызы Жаппарқұл
Full Name:Zhazira Abdrakhmanovna Zhapparkul
Nationality:Kazakh
Birth Date:1993 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Arys, Kazakhstan
Height: (2016)
Weight: (2016)
Sport:Olympic Weightlifting
Event:69 kg
Coach:Alexey Ni (national)
Vyacheslav Nyu
Updated:10 August 2016

Zhazira Abdrakhmanovna Zhapparkul (Kazakh: Жазира Әбдірахманқызы Жаппарқұл| Jazira Äbdırahmanqyzy Japparqūl, born 22 December 1993 in Arys) is a Kazakh Olympian weightlifter who competes in the women's 69 kg weight category. She took silver medals at the 2014 and 2015 World Championships.She represented Kazakhstan at the 2016 Summer Olympics, she placed second, winning the silver medal.

Personal life

Zhazira is the seventh child in her family. Since 2001, she started to practice weightlifting. She is now living and training in Shymkent.

Career

Zhazira won the gold medal in the Women's 63 kg weight class at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.

Zhazira achieved 118 kg in snatch and 144 kg in clean and jerk, winning a silver medal with a total of 262 kg, competing in the -69 kg class at the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships in front of her home crowd.[1]

In 2015, Zhapparkul moved to the 69 kg category. She won silver medal at the 2015 World Championships in Houston.

Zhapparkul competed at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, where she captured a silver medal in the 69 kg event.[2] [3]

Major results

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
width=401width=402width=403width=40Rankwidth=401width=402width=403width=40Rank
Olympic Games
11111511721401401442259
World Championships
10010710715121126128922813
981031051012312812882319
113118118140144144262
112116120140140147256
Asian Games
Incheon, South Korea75 kg112118121314014514542634
Junior World Championships
2011 69 kg 100105109130130130---
2012 69 kg 102106108125130133239
2013 69 kg 100105110127135140240
Asian Junior Championships
2012 69 kg 1001061064121126132232
Youth Olympic Games
Singapore, Singapore63 kg8787902107115-1205

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014 IWF World Championships Results . IWF.net . International Weigthlifiting Federation . https://web.archive.org/web/20200921000830/http://www.iwf.net/results/results-by-events/?event=298 . 21 September 2020 . 16 November 2014.
  2. Web site: RIO-2016: Kazakhstani weightlifter Zhazira Zhapparkul won Olympic silver medal . 11 August 2016 . inform.kz . 2016-08-16 . 5 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220705030632/https://www.inform.kz/en/rio-2016-kazakhstani-weightlifter-zhazira-zhapparkul-won-olympic-silver-medal_a2935717 . live.
  3. Web site: Massimov congratulated Zhazira Zhapparkul on Olympic medal - Новости Казахстана . 11 August 2016 . www.m.kazpravda.kz . 2016-08-16 . 20 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160820010207/http://www.m.kazpravda.kz/en/news/view/91855/ . live.