Zhazira Zhapparkul

Zhazira Abdrakhmanovna Zhapparkul (Kazakh: Жазира Әбдірахманқызы Жаппарқұл, romanized: Jazira Äbdırahmanqyzy Japparqūl, born 22 December 1993 in Arys) is a Kazakh Olympian weightlifter who competes in the women's 69 kg weight category. She took silver medals at the 2014 and 2015 World Championships. She represented Kazakhstan at the 2016 Summer Olympics, she placed second, winning the silver medal.

Zhazira Zhapparkul
Zhapparkul on a 2016 stamp of Kazakhstan
Personal information
Native nameЖазира Әбдірахманқызы Жаппарқұл
Full nameZhazira Abdrakhmanovna Zhapparkul
NationalityKazakh
Born (1993-12-22) 22 December 1993
Arys, Kazakhstan
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) (2016)
Weight69 kg (152 lb) (2016)
Sport
Country Kazakhstan
SportOlympic Weightlifting
Event(s)69 kg
Coached byAlexey Ni (national)
Vyacheslav Nyu
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 118 kg (2014)
  • Clean and jerk: 144 kg (2014)
  • Total: 262 kg (2014)
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Kazakhstan
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
World Championships 0 2 0
Junior World Championships 1 1 0
Youth Olympic Games 1 0 0
Total 2 4 0
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de Janeiro–69 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 Almaty–69 kg
Silver medal – second place2015 Houston–69 kg
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Guatemala–69 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Lima–69 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2010 Singapore–63 kg
Updated on 10 August 2016.

Personal life

Zhazira is the seventh child in her family. Since 2001, she started to practice weightlifting. She is now living and training in Shymkent.

Career

Zhazira won the gold medal in the Women's 63 kg weight class at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.

Zhazira achieved 118 kg in snatch and 144 kg in clean and jerk, winning a silver medal with a total of 262 kg, competing in the -69 kg class at the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships in front of her home crowd.[1]

In 2015, Zhapparkul moved to the 69 kg category. She won silver medal at the 2015 World Championships in Houston.

Zhapparkul competed at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, where she captured a silver medal in the 69 kg event.[2][3]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2016Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil69 kg111115117214014014422592nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships
2011France Paris, France69 kg10010710715121126128922813
2013Poland Wrocław, Poland69 kg981031051012312812882319
2014Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan69 kg1131181183rd place, bronze medalist(s)1401441442nd place, silver medalist(s)2622nd place, silver medalist(s)
2015United States Houston, United States69 kg1121161203rd place, bronze medalist(s)1401401472nd place, silver medalist(s)2562nd place, silver medalist(s)
Asian Games
2014South Korea Incheon, South Korea75 kg112118121314014514542634
Junior World Championships
2011Malaysia Penang, Malaysia69 kg1001051092nd place, silver medalist(s)130130130---
2012Guatemala Guatemala, Guatemala69 kg1021061081st place, gold medalist(s)1251301331st place, gold medalist(s)2391st place, gold medalist(s)
2013Peru Lima, Peru69 kg1001051102nd place, silver medalist(s)1271351401st place, gold medalist(s)2402nd place, silver medalist(s)
Asian Junior Championships
2012Myanmar Yangoon, Myanmar69 kg10010610641211261322nd place, silver medalist(s)2322nd place, silver medalist(s)
Youth Olympic Games
2010Singapore Singapore, Singapore63 kg8787902107115-12051st place, gold medalist(s)

See also

References
  1. "2014 IWF World Championships Results". IWF.net. International Weigthlifiting Federation. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  2. "RIO-2016: Kazakhstani weightlifter Zhazira Zhapparkul won Olympic silver medal". inform.kz. 11 August 2016. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  3. "Massimov congratulated Zhazira Zhapparkul on Olympic medal - Новости Казахстана". www.m.kazpravda.kz. 11 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
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