Madina Bakbergenova (born 6 January 1996) is a Kazakhstani freestyle wrestler. She is a three-time medalist, including gold, at the Asian Wrestling Championships.

Madina Bakbergenova
Bakbergenova (in blue), 2015
Personal information
Nationality Kazakhstan
Born (1996-01-06) 6 January 1996 (age 28)
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country Kazakhstan
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class68 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Kazakhstan
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Ulaanbaatar 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bangkok 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 New Delhi 59 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Krasnoyarsk 59 kg
World U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Budapest 65 kg
Asian U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Ulaanbaatar 59 kg

Career

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In the 60 kg event at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships held in Las Vegas, United States, she was eliminated in her first match by Leigh Jaynes of the United States.[1] Jaynes went on to win one of the bronze medals.

In 2016, Bakbergenova won one of the bronze medals in the 60 kg event at the Asian Wrestling Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.[2][3]

In 2019, Bakbergenova won the silver medal in the 59 kg event at the Asian U23 Wrestling Championship held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.[4] She also won one of the bronze medals in the 65 kg event at the World U23 Wrestling Championship held in Budapest, Hungary.[5] In the same year, Bakbergenova also competed in the 59 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan where she was eliminated in her first match by Pei Xingru of China.[6]

In 2020, at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 59 kg event.[7] In the same year, she also won the bronze medal in the 59 kg event at the Asian Wrestling Championships in New Delhi, India.[8][9]

In 2022, Bakbergenova competed at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[10] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.[11][12] Bakbergenova won the silver medal in the 68 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[13] She competed in the 68 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[14]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2016 Asian Championships Bangkok, Thailand 3rd Freestyle 60 kg
2020 Asian Championships New Delhi, India 3rd Freestyle 59 kg
2022 Asian Championships Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 1st Freestyle 68 kg

References

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  1. ^ "2015 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. ^ Pavitt, Michael (19 February 2016). "Chinese wrestlers claim hat-trick of women's freestyle golds at Asian Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  3. ^ "2016 Asian Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  4. ^ "2019 Asian U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  5. ^ "2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  6. ^ "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  8. ^ Palmer, Dan (20 February 2020). "Hosts India celebrate three women's golds at Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  9. ^ "2020 Asian Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  10. ^ "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  11. ^ Houston, Michael (21 April 2022). "World champion Yoshimito among winners of Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  12. ^ "2022 Asian Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  13. ^ "2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  14. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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