Zhala Aliyeva

Zhala Aliyeva (born 1 February 2001) is an Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler competing in the 57 kg division.[1]

Zhala Aliyeva
Personal information
Born (2001-02-01) 1 February 2001
Ganja, Azerbaijan
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb; 9.0 st)
Sport
CountryAzerbaijan
SportWomen's freestyle wrestling
Event(s)57 kg
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Azerbaijan
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 Zagreb57 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place2021 Konya57 kg
European U23 Championship
Gold medal – first place2022 Plovdiv62 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Bucharest57 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 Ufa59 kg

Career

In March 2022 in Sofia, Zhalya Aliyeva became European champion among wrestlers under 23 years old. In August 2022 she won the V Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya.[2] In September of the same year she took part in her debut adult world championship in Belgrade, where she reached the semifinals but lost to Tsugumi Sakurai from Japan and in the bout for the bronze to Alina Grushina from Ukraine.[3]

In 2023, she won the silver medal in the women's freestyle 57 kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.[4][5]

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2022 Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 1st Freestyle 57 kg
2023 European Championships Zagreb, Croatia 2nd Freestyle 57 kg

References

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