Tatyana Akhmetova-Amanzhol (also Tatyana Bakatyuk, kk, Татьяна Аманжол; born 17 October 1985 in

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) is an amateur Kazakh freestyle wrestler, who played for the women's flyweight category. In 2009, Bakatyuk won a gold medal for the 51 kg class at the

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, and at the FILA Golden Grand Prix in

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. Bakatyuk represented

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at the

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, where she competed for the women's 48 kg class. She defeated Germany's

Alexandra Engelhardt Alexandra Engelhardt ( Demmel, born 29 December 1982 in Munich) is a German freestyle wrestler. She competed in the freestyle 48 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated in the 1/8 finals by Mayelis Caripá Mayelis Yesenia Car ...

and El Salvador's Íngrid Medrano in the preliminary rounds, before losing out the semi-final match to Canada's

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, who was able to score five points in two straight periods, leaving Bakatyuk without a single point. Because her opponent advanced further into the final, Bakatyuk automatically qualified for the bronze medal bout, where she was defeated by Azerbaijan's

Mariya Stadnik Mariya Stadnik ( uk, Марія Василівна Стадник; Mariya Vasylivna Stadnyk; born 3 June 1988) is a Ukrainian-born Azerbaijani female wrestler. She is a four-time Olympic medalist. Personal life Stadnik was born on 3 June 1988 i ...

, with a technical score of 1–10. At 2020 Asian Championships in New Delhi, she pulled off a stunning victory in the 53kg final over two-time world champion

Mayu Mukaida is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the 53 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. Career She competed at the 2014 Youth Summer Olympics, 2017 World Wrestling Championships, 2018 World Wrestling Ch ...

of Japan. Mukaida was leading 8-0 when she attempted to turn Akhmetova-Amanzhol over for the points that would give her a technical fall victory. But Akhmetova-Amanzhol stopped the move midway to catch Mukaida on her back, then secured a victory by fall. It was her first Asian title since winning back-to-back golds in 2013 and 2014. She competed in the women's 53 kg event at the

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in Tokyo, Japan.

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* * * * * Kazakhstani female sport wrestlers 1985 births Living people Olympic wrestlers for Kazakhstan Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Almaty Wrestlers at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in wrestling Asian Games bronze medalists for Kazakhstan Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Wrestling Championships medalists 21st-century Kazakhstani sportswomen {{Kazakhstan-wrestling-bio-stub