Zhanar Zhanzunova (Kazakh: Жанар Жанзунова, Janar Janzunova; born July 16, 1985, in Kyzylorda) is a Kazakhstani judoka, who played for the middleweight category.[1] She won a silver medal for her division at the 2007 Asian Judo Championships in Kuwait City, Kuwait, and bronze at the 2008 Asian Judo Championships in Jeju City, South Korea.
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| Nationality | Kazakhstani | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 July 1985 Kyzylorda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | 70 kg | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zhanzunova represented Kazakhstan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's middleweight class (70 kg). Unfortunately, she lost the first preliminary match to Colombia's Yuri Alvear, who successfully scored an ippon and a soto makikomi (outer wraparound), at a fastest possible time of twenty-one seconds.[2]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zhanar Zhanzunova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ^ "Women's Middleweight (70kg/154 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
External links
edit- Zhanar Zhanzunova at JudoInside.com
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
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