Dariga Shakimova

Dariga Shakimova
Dariga Shakimova with coach Rio2016.jpg
Shakimova with coach at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1988-11-20) 20 November 1988 (age 30)
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Sport
SportBoxing
Coached byVadim Prisyazhnyuk[2]

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 seeing the film Million Dollar Baby, her mother wanted to ban her from boxing, fearing for a serious injury. Shakimova's coach persuaded her to reconsider.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Dariga Shakimova". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Dariga Shakimova. nbcolympics.com

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