Zhala Aliyeva (born 1 February 2001) is an Azerbaijani
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 ...
competing in the 57 kg division. She won the gold medal in her 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.
Career
In March 2022 in Sofia, Zhalya Aliyeva became European champion among wrestlers under 23 years old. In August 2022 she won the V Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya. In September of the same year she took part in her debut adult world championship in Belgrade, where she reached the semifinals but lost to Tsugumi Sakurai from Japan and in the bout for the bronze to Alina Grushina from Ukraine.
In 2023, she won the silver medal in the women's freestyle 57 kg event at the
2023 European Wrestling Championships
The 2023 European Wrestling Championships was held from 17 to 23 April 2023 in Zagreb, Croatia.
Competition schedule
All times are (UTC+2)
Medal table
Team ranking
Medal overview
Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
Women's freestyle
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held in Zagreb, Croatia.
She competed at the
2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament
The 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament was the third regional qualifying tournament for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The event was held from 5 to 7 April 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Qualification summary
Men's freestyle 57 kg ...
in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the
2024 Summer Olympics
The 2024 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 2024), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la XXXIIIe Olympiade, links=no) and also known as Paris 2024, is an upcoming international multi-sport event that is s ...
in Paris, France.
She was eliminated in her first match and she did not qualify for the Olympics.
Achievements
References
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2001 births
Living people
Azerbaijani female sport wrestlers
European Wrestling Championships medalists
Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in wrestling
21st-century Azerbaijani women
Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Azerbaijan