Zhazira Zhapparkul

Zhazira Zhapparkul (Kazakh: Жазира Әбдірахманқызы Жаппарқұл, Jaziyra Äbdirahmankızı Japparkul, born 22 December 1993 in Arys, Kazakhstan) is a Kazakh Olympian weightlifter who competes in the women's 69 kg weight category. She took silver medals at the 2014 and 2015 World Championships. She represented Kazakhstan at the 2016 Summer Olympics, she placed second, winning the silver medal.

Zhazira Zhapparkul

Zhapparkul on a 2016 stamp of Kazakhstan
Personal information
Native name	Жазира Әбдірахманқызы Жаппарқұл
Nationality	Kazakh
Born	(1993-12-22) 22 December 1993 Arys, Kazakhstan
Residence	Shymkent, Kazakhstan
Height	1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) (2016)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb) (2016)
Sport
Country	Kazakhstan
Sport	Olympic Weightlifting
Event(s)	69 kg
Coached by	Alexey Ni (national) Vyacheslav Nyu
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Snatch: 118 kg (2014) Clean and jerk: 144 kg (2014) Total: 262 kg (2014)
Medal record Representing  Kazakhstan Women's Olympic Weightlifting Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 1 0 World Championships 0 2 0 Junior World Championships 1 1 0 Youth Olympic Games 1 0 0 Total 2 4 0 Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro –69 kg World Championships 2014 Almaty –69 kg 2015 Houston –69 kg Junior World Championships 2012 Guatemala –69 kg 2013 Lima –69 kg Youth Olympic Games 2010 Singapore –63 kg
Updated on 10 August 2016.

Personal life

Zhazira is the seventh child in her family. Since 2001, she started to practice weightlifting. She is now living and training in Shymkent.

Career

Zhazira won the gold medal in the Women's 63 kg weight class at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.

Zhazira achieved 118 kg in snatch and 144 kg in clean and jerk, winning a silver medal with a total of 262 kg, competing in the -69 kg class at the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships in front of her home crowd.[1]

In 2015, Zhapparkul moved to the 69 kg category. She won silver medal at the 2015 World Championships in Houston.

Zhapparkul competed at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, where she captured a silver medal in the 69 kg event.[2][3]

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Olympic Games
2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	69 kg	111	115	117	2	140	140	144	2	259
World Championships
2011	Paris, France	69 kg	100	107	107	15	121	126	128	9	228	13
2013	Wrocław, Poland	69 kg	98	103	105	10	123	128	128	8	231	9
2014	Almaty, Kazakhstan	69 kg	113	118	118		140	144	144		262
2015	Houston, United States	69 kg	112	116	120		140	140	147		256
Asian Games
2014	Incheon, South Korea	75 kg	112	118	121	3	140	145	145	4	263	4
Junior World Championships
2011	Penang, Malaysia	69 kg	100	105	109		130	130	130	-	-	-
2012	Guatemala, Guatemala	69 kg	102	106	108		125	130	133		239
2013	Lima, Peru	69 kg	100	105	110		127	135	140		240
Asian Junior Championships
2012	Yangoon, Myanmar	69 kg	100	106	106	4	121	126	132		232
Youth Olympic Games
2010	Singapore, Singapore	63 kg	87	87	90	2	107	115	-	1	205

See also

• Muslim women in sport

References

1. International Weigthlifiting Federation: 2014 IWF World Championships Results, iwf.net. Retrieved 16 November 2014
2. "RIO-2016: Kazakhstani weightlifter Zhazira Zhapparkul won Olympic silver medal". www.inform.kz. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
3. "Massimov congratulated Zhazira Zhapparkul on Olympic medal - Новости Казахстана". www.m.kazpravda.kz. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.

External links

• IWF Profile