Dariga Shakimova (born 20 November 1988) is a Kazakhstani boxer. In 2015, she was named the Female Boxer of the Year by the Kazakhstan Boxing Federation.[2] She won a bronze medal in the middleweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] Shakimova studied at the Kazakh Academy of Sport and Tourism. After watching the film Million Dollar Baby, her mother wanted her to stop boxing, fearing for a serious injury. Shakimova's coach persuaded her to reconsider.[2]
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| Born | 20 November 1988 Petropavl, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Vadim Prisyazhnyuk[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ a b "Dariga Shakimova". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ a b c Dariga Shakimova Archived 19 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
External links
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- Dariga Shakimova at Olympic.kz (in Russian)
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