Shelok Dolma also called Xi Luozhuoma or Xiluo Zhuo Ma (born October 24, 1987) is a Tibetan female

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from China.

Biography

Dolma was born in the Tibetan region of Nyingrtri in

Kongpo Kongpo () is a region of central-eastern Tibet, centered in modern Gongbo'gyamda County, Nyingchi Prefecture. It is situated on the Nyang River, a northern tributary of the Yarlung Tsangpo River. Kongpo Drula Gonpa is the oldest and largest monast ...

. She first started wrestling for China in 2010 where she participated in the World Wrestling competition in

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. In 2011, she won the gold medal for women's

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in the 67 kg class. This marked the first time a Tibetan woman won the international wrestling gold medal. Six months prior to her win in Turkey, she won the silver medal at the National Wrestling Championship. Her win in 2011 qualified her for the

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. While at

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, she was awarded "Chinese College Student of the Year 2012." In 2013, she won the gold medal in Shenyang city for the 63 kg wrestling event at the 12th

National Games of China The National Games of the People's Republic of China (), sometimes known as the All China Games (though not to be confused with the All-China Games), is the premier sports event in China at national level. It is usually held once every four yea ...

. Dolma won a gold medal again at the Asian Wrestling Championships in 2015 which took place at the

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* Living people 1987 births Chinese female sport wrestlers Asian Games medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 2014 Asian Games World Wrestling Championships medalists Asian Games silver medalists for China Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Wrestling Championships medalists {{PRChina-wrestling-bio-stub