Dariga Shakimova

Dariga Shakimova
Shakimova with coach at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1988-11-20) 20 November 1988 (age 36)
Petropavl, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Sport
SportBoxing
Coached byVadim Prisyazhnyuk[2]
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Kazakhstan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Middleweight
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Astana Middleweight
Gold medal – first place 2015 Wulanchabu Middleweight
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Guwahati Welterweight
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ho Chi Minh City Middleweight
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Bangkok Welterweight
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Amman Light middleweight
Asian Indoor Games
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Hanoi Welterweight

Dariga Shakimova (born 20 November 1988) is a Kazakhstani boxer. In 2015, she was named the Female Boxer of the Year by the Kazakhstan Boxing Federation.[2] She won a bronze medal in the middleweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] Shakimova studied at the Kazakh Academy of Sport and Tourism. After watching the film Million Dollar Baby, her mother wanted her to stop boxing, fearing for a serious injury. Shakimova's coach persuaded her to reconsider.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Dariga Shakimova". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Dariga Shakimova Archived 19 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
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