Zhuldyz Eshimova (born 2 January 1988 in Talas[1]) is a Kyrgyz-born female wrestler who competes for Kazakhstan.[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's -48 kg freestyle division, losing to Vanessa Kolodinskaya in the second round.[1] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she competed in the same division. She lost to eventual gold medalist Eri Tosaka in her first match. Because Tosaka reached the gold medal round, Eshimova took part in the repechage. She beat Haley Augello in the first round of the repechage, but lost to Sun Yanan in her bronze medal match.[3]

Zhuldyz Eshimova
Personal information
Born (1988-01-02) 2 January 1988 (age 36)
Talas, Kirghiz SSR,
Soviet Union
Medal record
Women's wrestling
Representing  Kazakhstan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Tokyo 48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Istanbul 48 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta 53 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Bishkek 51 kg
Silver medal – second place 2008 Jeju City 51 kg
Silver medal – second place 2009 Pattaya 48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 New Delhi 51 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Bishkek 53 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Ulaanbaatar 53 kg
Bolat Turlykhanov Cup
Silver medal – second place 2022 Almaty 53 kg

In 2022, she competed at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[4] She won the bronze medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.[5] She competed in the 53 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[6]

She competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[7] She was eliminated in her second match and she did not qualify for the Olympics.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Zhuldyz Eshimova Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Athlete informations". FILA. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Women's Freestyle 48 kg". 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  4. ^ "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Japan dominate second day of women's bouts at Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  6. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  7. ^ a b "2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

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