Meerim Zhumanazarova (Мээрим Жуманазарова; born 9 November 1999) is a

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...

freestyle wrestler Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling i ...

. She holds the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Kyrgyzstan. She won a bronze medal in the women's 68 kg event at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

in Tokyo, Japan. She also won the gold medal in the same event at the

2021 World Wrestling Championships The 2021 World Wrestling Championships was the 17th edition of the World Wrestling Championships of combined events and was held from 2 to 10 October 2021 in Oslo, Norway. The event was subsequent to the 2019 World Championships due to the canc ...

in Oslo, Norway.

Career

She claimed a bronze medal in the women's 68kg freestyle event during the

2018 Asian Games The 2018 Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018 or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, was a Asia, continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 A ...

. In 2020, she won the gold medal in the women's 68 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia. She qualified to represent Kyrgyzstan at the

in Tokyo, Japan. In June 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the

2021 Poland Open The 2021 Poland Open was an amateur wrestling event held in Warsaw, Poland between 8 and 13 June 2021. It served as the last United World Wrestling Ranking Series event of the year and played a role with regard to the 2020 Summer Olympics ...

held in Warsaw, Poland. On 3 August 2021, she won the bronze medal in the women's freestyle 68 kg at the

. In 2022, she won the silver medal in the 68 kg event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey. She also won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. She won the gold medal in the 68 kg event at the

2021 Islamic Solidarity Games ‌The 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games ( tr, 2021 İslami Dayanışma Oyunları) were the 5th edition of the event held from 9 to 18 August 2022 at Konya, Turkey under the aegis of Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF). It was the first time ...

held in Konya, Turkey. She competed in the 68 kg event at the

2022 World Wrestling Championships The 2022 World Wrestling Championships was the 17th edition of the World Wrestling Championships of combined events and was held between 10 and 18 September 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia. The UWW Bureau approved the candidature of Belgrade, Serbia ...

held in Belgrade, Serbia. She won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament held in Alexandria, Egypt.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhumanazarova, Meerim 1999 births Living people Kyrgyzstani female sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Kyrgyzstan Asian Games medalists in wrestling Asian Wrestling Championships medalists Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for Kyrgyzstan Olympic bronze medalists for Kyrgyzstan Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics World Wrestling Championships medalists 21st-century Kyrgyzstani women 21st-century Kyrgyzstani people Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Kyrgyzstan