Meerim Zhumanazarova (Мээрим Жуманазарова; born 9 November 1999) is a Kyrgyzstani freestyle wrestler.[1] She holds the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Kyrgyzstan.[2] She won a bronze medal in the women's 68 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3] She also won the gold medal in the same event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway.[4][5]
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| Nationality |  Kyrgyzstan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 November 1999 Bishkek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Kyrgyzstan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 68 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Zhumanazarova claimed a bronze medal in the women's 68 kg freestyle event during the 2018 Asian Games.[6][7]
In 2020, Zhumanazarova won the gold medal in the women's 68 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[8][9] She qualified to represent Kyrgyzstan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[10]
In June 2021, Zhumanazarova won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 Poland Open held in Warsaw, Poland.[11][12]
On 3 August 2021, Zhumanazarova won the bronze medal in the women's freestyle 68 kg at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[13][14]
In 2022, Zhumanazarova won the silver medal in the 68 kg event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[15] She also won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.[16][17] She won the gold medal in the 68 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[18] She competed in the 68 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[19]
She won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament held in Alexandria, Egypt.[20] In September 2023, she competed in the women's 68 kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[21]
Zhumanazarova competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and she earned a quota place for Kyrgyzstan for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[22]
References
External links
- Meerim Zhumanazarova at United World Wrestling
- Meerim Zhumanazarova at the International Wrestling Database
- Meerim Zhumanazarova at Olympics.com
- Meerim Zhumanazarova at Olympedia
- Meerim Zhumanazarova at the Jakarta-Palembang 2018 Asian Games (archived)
