Lidiya Karamchakova (russian: Лидия Карамчакова; born February 17, 1968, in

Abakan Abakan (russian: Абака́н, p=ɐbɐˈkan; Khakas: , ''Ağban''/, ''Abaxan'') is the capital city of the Republic of Khakassia, Russia, located in the central part of Minusinsk Depression, at the confluence of the Yenisei and Abakan Rivers. A ...

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) is a retired amateur

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i freestyle wrestler, who competed in the women's flyweight category. Karamchakova's wrestling career emerged with two career medals at the European Championships (1997 and 2000), before acquiring a dual citizenship to compete for

in 2002. Since then, she scored a silver in the 48-kg division at the

2002 Asian Games The 2002 Asian Games ( ko, 2002년 아시아 경기대회/2002년 아시안 게임, Icheoni-nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheoni-nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the XIV Asian Games ( ko, 제14회 아시아 경기대회/제14회 아시안 � ...

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, and also finished seventh at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

. Karamchakova is also a member of the Viktor Wrestling Club in

Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk ( ; rus, Красноя́рск, a=Ru-Красноярск2.ogg, p=krəsnɐˈjarsk) (in semantic translation - Red Ravine City) is the largest city and administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is situated along the Yeni ...

, under her personal coach Viktor Raiko. Karamchakova reached sporting headlines at the

, where she picked up a silver medal in the women's flyweight category (48 kg), being pinned by China's Zhong Xiue. When women's wrestling made its debut at the

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, Karamchakova qualified for her naturalized Tajik squad in the inaugural 48 kg class. Earlier in the process, she placed third and guaranteed a spot on the Tajik wrestling team from the Olympic Qualification Tournament in

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. Karamchakova lost her opening match to eventual Olympic champion

Irini Merleni Iryna Oleksiyivna Merleni ( uk, Ірина Олексіївна Мерлені), née Melnyk (), married name Mykulchyn () (born 8 February 1982) is a Ukrainian wrestler, who competed in the – 48 kg weight class at the 2004 Summer Ol ...

of Ukraine on technical superiority, but bounced back to upset Greece's Fani Psatha in front of the home audience with a 5–3 verdict, and then pinned Tunisia's Fadhila Louati before reaching the two-minute mark. Despite missing a spot for the semifinals, Karamchakova had a chance to compete against Russia's Lorisa Oorzhak, but she fell behind her fellow Russian rival by a rare 11–0 defeat, placing seventh in the final standings.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Karamchakova, Lidiya 1968 births Living people Russian female sport wrestlers Tajikistani female sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Tajikistan Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in wrestling People from Abakan Tajikistani people of Russian descent Asian Games silver medalists for Tajikistan Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games European Wrestling Championships medalists Sportspeople from Khakassia