Zhamila Bakbergenova (born 6 January 1996) is a

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

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 is a three-time medalist in the women's 72kg event at the

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. She is a five-time medalist, including three gold medals, at the

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. She is also a two-time medalist at the

Islamic Solidarity Games The Islamic Solidarity Games ( ar, ألعاب التضامن الإسلامي) is a multinational, multi-sport event. The Games involve the elite athletes of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation who compete in a variety of sports. The Solidari ...

Career

Bakbergenova won the silver medal in the 69kg event at the

2017 Islamic Solidarity Games The 4th Islamic Solidarity Games was a multinational, multi-sport event that was held in Baku, Azerbaijan from 12 to 22 May 2017. Previously the event has been held in Saudi Arabia in 2005 and Indonesia in 2013. The second event, originally sch ...

held in Baku, Azerbaijan. In the final, she was defeated by Elis Manolova of Azerbaijan. Bakbergenova competed in the 68kg event at 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 ...

without winning a medal; she was eliminated from the competition in her first match by Ayana Gempei of Japan. In 2019, she won a bronze medal in the women's 72kg event at the

held in Xi'an, China. In that same year, at the

held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, she lost her bronze medal match against

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in the women's freestyle 72kg event. In 2020, at the

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held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, Bakbergenova won the silver medal in the women's 72kg event. She won the gold medal in the 72kg event at the

held in New Delhi, India. In 2021, Bakbergenova won the silver medal in her event at the

held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. In April and May 2021, she competed at the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament and the World Olympic Qualification Tournament respectively, hoping to qualify for the

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in Tokyo, Japan. In June 2021, Bakbergenova won the bronze medal 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. In October 2021, she won the silver medal in the 72kg event at the

in Oslo, Norway. In 2022, Bakbergenova won the gold medal in the 72kg event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey. She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Bakbergenova won one of the bronze medals in the 72kg 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 defeated Anta Sambou of Senegal in her bronze medal match. Bakbergenova won the silver medal in the 72kg 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. In 2023, she won the gold medal in her event at the

held in Astana, Kazakhstan. Bakbergenova won one of the bronze medals in the women's 72kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia. A few weeks later, she won the silver medal in the women's 76kg event at the

2022 Asian Games The 2022 Asian Games (), officially known as the 19th Asian Games (), also known as Hangzhou 2022, ( zh, c=杭州2022, p=Hángzhōu Èr líng èr èr), will be a multi-sport event celebrated in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. Hangzhou will be the t ...

held in Hangzhou, China. In the final, she lost against Aiperi Medet Kyzy of Kyrgyzstan. Bakbergenova competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan hoping to qualify for the

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in Paris, France. She was eliminated in her third match and she did not qualify for the Olympics.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bakbergenova, Zhamila Living people 1996 births Place of birth missing (living people) Kazakhstani female sport wrestlers Asian Games medalists in wrestling Asian Games silver medalists for Kazakhstan Wrestlers at the 2018 Asian Games Wrestlers at the 2022 Asian Games Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Kazakhstan Asian Wrestling Championships medalists Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in wrestling World Wrestling Championships medalists 21st-century Kazakhstani sportswomen Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Kazakhstan Islamic Solidarity Games bronze medalists for Kazakhstan