Sholpan Kozhakhmetova (born 23 April 1991 in
Taldykorgan
Taldykorgan ( kk, Талдықорған/Taldyqorğan; russian: Талдыкорган), known as ''Taldy-Kurgan'' until 1993, is the capital (called an administrative center) of Zhetysu Region, Kazakhstan. According to the 2010 Kazakh Census Res ...
) is a
Kazakhstan
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race walker
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/ref> She competed in the 20 km kilometres event at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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Her twin sister,
Ayman
Ayman ( ar, أيمن, also spelled as Aiman, Aimen, Aymen, or Eymen in the Latin alphabet) is an Arabic masculine given name. It is derived from the Arabic Semitic root () for ''right'', and literally means ''righteous'', ''he who is on the right' ...
, competed in the same event at the 2012 Olympics.
References
1991 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Taldykorgan
Kazakhstani female racewalkers
Olympic athletes for Kazakhstan
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
World Athletics Championships athletes for Kazakhstan
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Kazakhstani twins