Zhamila Bakbergenova

Zhamila Bakbergenova

File:Zhamila Bakbergenova (cropped).JPG Zhamila Bakbergenova at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Born	(1996-01-06) 6 January 1996
Height	165 cm (5.41 ft; 65 in)
Sport
Country	Kazakhstan
Sport	Amateur wrestling
Weight class	72 kg
Event(s)	Freestyle
Medal record Women's freestyle wrestling Representing Kazakhstan World Championships 2021 Oslo 72 kg 2022 Belgrade 72 kg Asian Championships 2020 New Delhi 72 kg 2022 Ulaanbaatar 72 kg 2021 Almaty 72 kg 2019 Xi'an 72 kg Islamic Solidarity Games 2017 Baku 69 kg 2021 Konya 72 kg World U23 Championships 2018 Bucharest 72 kg World Junior Championships 2014 Zagreb 72 kg Yasar Dogu Tournament 2022 Istanbul 72 kg 2021 Istanbul 68 kg Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2020 Krasnoyarsk 72 kg 2018 Krasnoyarsk 72 kg

Zhamila Bakbergenova (born 6 January 1996) is a Kazakhstani freestyle wrestler. She is a two-time silver medalist in the women's 72 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships. She is a four-time medalist, including two gold medals, at the Asian Wrestling Championships. She is also a two-time medalist at the Islamic Solidarity Games.

Career

She won the silver medal in the 69 kg event at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan. In the final, she was defeated by Elis Manolova of Azerbaijan.

She competed in the 68 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games without winning a medal; she was eliminated from the competition in her first match by Ayana Gempei of Japan. In 2019, she won a bronze medal in the women's 72 kg event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in Xi'an, China. In that same year, at the World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, she lost her bronze medal match against Masako Furuichi in the women's freestyle 72 kg event.

In 2020, at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, she won the silver medal in the women's 72 kg event. She won the gold medal in the 72 kg event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India.

In 2021, she won the silver medal in her event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. In April and May 2021, she competed at the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament and the World Olympic Qualification Tournament respectively, hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. In June 2021, she won the bronze medal in her event at the 2021 Poland Open held in Warsaw, Poland. In October 2021, she won the silver medal in the 72 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway.

In 2022, she won the gold medal in the 72 kg event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey. She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. She won one of the bronze medals in the 72 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey. She defeated Anta Sambou of Senegal in her bronze medal match.

She won the silver medal in the 72 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Location	Result	Event
2017	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	2nd	Freestyle 69 kg
2019	Asian Championships	Xi'an, China	3rd	Freestyle 72 kg
2020	Asian Championships	New Delhi, India	1st	Freestyle 72 kg
2021	Asian Championships	Almaty, Kazakhstan	2nd	Freestyle 72 kg
	World Championships	Oslo, Norway	2nd	Freestyle 72 kg
2022	Asian Championships	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	1st	Freestyle 72 kg
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	3rd	Freestyle 72 kg
	World Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	2nd	Freestyle 72 kg