Meerim Zhumanazarova Explained

Meerim Zhumanazarova
Headercolor:Gold
Nationality:Kyrgyzstani
Birth Date:1999 11, df=y
Birth Place:Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Height:167 cm
Sport:Wrestling
Weight Class:68 kg
Event:Freestyle

Meerim Zhumanazarova (Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Мээрим Жуманазарова; born 9 November 1999) is a Kyrgyzstani freestyle wrestler.[1] She won the bronze medal in the women's 68 kg event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and the gold medal in the same event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships. In the 2024 Paris Olympics, she was defeated by Amit Elor of the United States in the final and earned the silver medal.

Career

2018–20

Zhumanazarova claimed a bronze medal in the women's 68kg freestyle event during the 2018 Asian Games.[2] [3]

In 2020, Zhumanazarova won the gold medal in the women's 68kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[4] [5] She qualified to represent Kyrgyzstan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6]

2021–23

In June 2021, Zhumanazarova won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 Poland Open held in Warsaw, Poland.[7] [8]

On 3 August 2021, Zhumanazarova won the bronze medal in the women's freestyle 68kg at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[9] [10] [11]

In 2022, Zhumanazarova won the silver medal in the 68kg event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[12] She also won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.[13] [14] She won the gold medal in the 68kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[15] She competed in the 68kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[16] [17] [18]

She won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament held in Alexandria, Egypt.[19] In September 2023, she competed in the women's 68kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[20]

2024–present

Zhumanazarova competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and earned a quota place for Kyrgyzstan for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[21]

At the 2024 Paris Olympics, she won her first three matches by a combined score of 19–10, then was defeated by Amit Elor of the United States 3-0 in the final, winning the silver medal.[22]

Honors

She holds the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Kyrgyzstan.[23]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Freestyle wrestling - Meerim Zhumanazarova (Kyrgyzstan). the-sports.org. en. 2018-08-24.
  2. Web site: Wrestling Results Book. 2018 Asian Games. dead. 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.
  3. Web site: Kyrgyzstani Meerim Zhumanazarova wins bronze medal at Asian Games » English » www.24.kg - KYRGYZSTAN. Ivan MARCHENKO. 24.kg. 2018-08-24.
  4. News: Shefferd. Neil. 16 December 2020. Russia claim team title on final day of women's action at UWW Individual World Cup. InsideTheGames.biz. live. 17 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201217175619/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1102093/russia-take-team-title-at-uww-world-cup. 17 December 2020.
  5. Web site: 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201218212337/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/2020-iwc-belgrade-final-book.pdf. 18 December 2020. 18 December 2020. United World Wrestling.
  6. Web site: 2021 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210412095457/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/results_04_almaty_tq.pdf. 12 April 2021. 5 May 2021. United World Wrestling.
  7. News: Rowbottom. Mike. 11 June 2021. Adekuoroye scatters Rio 2016 medallists en route to gold at UWW Poland Open. InsideTheGames.biz. 4 July 2021.
  8. 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.
  9. Web site: Wrestling ZHUMANAZAROVA Meerim. dead. 2021-08-03. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. 3 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210803162916/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/wrestling/athlete-profile-n1463912-zhumanazarova-meerim.htm.
  10. Web site: Wrestling - Women's Freestyle 68kg Schedule. dead. 2021-08-03. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. 3 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210803162918/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/wrestling/event-schedule-women-s-freestyle-68kg.htm.
  11. Web site: Wrestling Results Book. dead. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. News: Houston . Michael . 21 April 2022 . World champion Yoshimito among winners of Asian Wrestling Championships . . 21 April 2022.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. News: Burke. Patrick. 7 October 2021. Helen Louise Maroulis wins third title at Wrestling World Championships in Oslo. InsideTheGames.biz. 7 October 2021.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. Web site: 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20230226201011/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2023-02/final-book-rs2-ibrahim-moustafa.pdf?VersionId=Gq8nHiMgxB60VBNUTWq8BLKqDmHLqvcK . 26 February 2023 . 26 February 2023 . United World Wrestling.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. Web site: 2024 Olympic Wrestling Day 2 recap: Team USA's Amit Elor takes gold. Hawk Central. en-US. 2024-08-06.
  23. Web site: ZHUMANAZAROVA Meerim Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. en-GB. 2018-08-24.

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