Olesya Zamula

Olesya Zamula (born February 17, 1984 in Riga, Latvian SSR) is an amateur Azerbaijani wrestler, who competed in the women's middleweight category.[1] She won the bronze medal for her division at the 2011 European Wrestling Championships in Dortmund, Germany.[2] She is also a member of Atasport Wrestling Club in Baku, and is coached and trained by Semjon Kapitannikov.

Olesya Zamula
Personal information
Nationality Azerbaijan
Born (1984-02-17) 17 February 1984
Riga, Latvian SSR
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
ClubAtasport Baku (AZE)
Coached bySemjon Kapitannikov (AZE)
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Azerbaijan
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2011 Dortmund63 kg

Zamula represented her current nation Azerbaijan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's 63 kg. She received a bye for the second preliminary match, before losing out by a technical fall to Japan's Kaori Icho.[3] Because her opponent advanced further into the final match, Zamula was offered another shot for the bronze medal by entering the repechage bouts. She was pinned in the second period by American wrestler Randi Miller, who eventually won the bronze medal in this event.[4][5]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olesya Zamula". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  2. Xosrovoglu, Nadir. "Europe thrown onto its shoulders". Region Plus (Azerbaijan). Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  3. "Women's Freestyle 63kg (138.5 lbs) Round of 16 Final". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  4. "Women's Freestyle 63kg (138.5 lbs) Repechage Round 2 Final". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  5. Mihoches, Gary (17 August 2008). "Texan Miller claims USA's lone medal in women's wrestling". USA Today. Retrieved 24 December 2012.


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