Uzbek freestyle wrestler
Aktenge Keunimjaeva is an Uzbek freestyle wrestler. She is a three-time bronze medalist at the Asian Wrestling Championships.[2][3][4][5] She is also a silver medalist at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey and a bronze medalist at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China. Keunimjaeva represented Uzbekistan at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[6]
Career
In 2019, Keunimjaeva competed in the women's freestyle 53 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.[7] She was eliminated in her first match by Lianna Montero of Cuba.[7]
Keunimjaeva competed at the 2021 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[8] She lost both her matches and she did not qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[8]
In 2022, Keunimjaeva competed at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[9] She won the silver medal in the 53 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[10][11] She competed in the 53 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[12]
She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 50 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.[13] She defeated Pooja Gehlot of India in her bronze medal match.[13]
Keunimjaeva competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and she earned a quota place for Uzbekistan for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[14] She competed in the women's 50 kg event at the Olympics.[6] She was eliminated in her first match by Oksana Livach of Ukraine.[6]
In January 2025, she finished with bronze medal at the Ivan Yarygin tournament in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia.[15]
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