Zhuldyz Eshimova (born 2 January 1988 in Talas) is a Kyrgyz-born female wrestler who competes for

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. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's -48 kg freestyle division, losing to Vanessa Kolodinskaya in the second round. At the

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, she competed in the same division. She lost to eventual gold medalist

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in her first match. Because Tosaka reached the gold medal round, Eshimova took part in the repechage. She beat

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in the first round of the repechage, but lost to

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in her bronze medal match. In 2022, she competed at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey. She won the bronze medal in her event at the

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held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. She competed in the 53kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia. She competed at the

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in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan hoping to qualify for the

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

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* Living people 1988 births People from Talas Region Kazakhstani female sport wrestlers Kyrgyzstani female sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Kyrgyzstani emigrants to Kazakhstan Olympic wrestlers for Kazakhstan Wrestlers at the 2006 Asian Games Wrestlers at the 2010 Asian Games World Wrestling Championships medalists Wrestlers at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Kazakhstan Asian Games medalists in wrestling Asian Wrestling Championships medalists 21st-century Kyrgyzstani sportswomen 21st-century Kazakhstani sportswomen {{Kyrgyzstan-sport-bio-stub