Nabira Esenbaeva (born 9 December 1998)[1] is an Uzbekistani freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2018 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.[2] In 2019, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 62 kg event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in Xi'an, China.[3]

Nabira Esenbaeva
Personal information
Born (1998-12-09) 9 December 1998 (age 25)
Sport
CountryUzbekistan
SportAmateur wrestling
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Uzbekistan
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Krasnoyarsk 68 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bishkek 59 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Xi'an 62 kg
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Trnava 62 kg

Career

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Esenbaeva competed at the first World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia hoping to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[4] She was eliminated in her first match.[4] In 2018, she competed in the 57 kg event at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1] She won her first match against Mutiara Ayuningtias of Indonesia and she was eliminated from the competition in her next match against Pooja Dhanda of India.[1] At the 2018 World Junior Wrestling Championships held in Trnava, Slovakia, she won the silver medal in the 62 kg event.[5]

In 2019, Esenbaeva competed in the 62 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. She was eliminated in her first match by Kayla Miracle of the United States.[6] In 2021, she competed at the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[7] She did not qualify at this tournament and she also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[8]

In 2022, Esenbaeva competed at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[9]

Esenbaeva competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[10] She was eliminated in her third match and she did not qualify for the Olympics.[10] Esenbaeva also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.[11] She was eliminated in her first match.[11]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2018 Asian Championships Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 2nd Freestyle 59 kg
2019 Asian Championships Xi'an, China 3rd Freestyle 62 kg

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ "2018 Asian Wrestling Championships – Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. ^ "2019 Asian Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b "2016 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament – Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  5. ^ Etchells, Daniel (21 September 2018). "Japan dominate day two of women's finals at UWW Junior World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  6. ^ "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. ^ "2021 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  8. ^ "2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ a b "2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  11. ^ a b "2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
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