Aktenge Keunimjaeva

Aktenge Keunimjaeva
Personal information
Born (1999-09-19) 19 September 1999 (age 25)[1]
Sport
CountryUzbekistan
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class
  • 50 kg
  • 53 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Uzbekistan
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou 50 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Xi'an 53 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 New Delhi 53 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Astana 53 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place 2021 Konya 53 kg
Bolat Turlykhanov Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Almaty 53 kg

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

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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]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2019 Asian Championships Xi'an, China 3rd Freestyle 53 kg
2020 Asian Championships New Delhi, India 3rd Freestyle 53 kg
2022 Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 2nd Freestyle 53 kg
2023 Asian Championships Astana, Kazakhstan 3rd Freestyle 53 kg
Asian Games Hangzhou, China 3rd Freestyle 50 kg

References

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  1. ^ https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/aktenge-keunimjaeva_1562527
  2. ^ Morgan, Liam (26 April 2019). "Pak retains women's 53kg title at Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  3. ^ "2019 Asian Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2020.
  4. ^ "2019 Asian Wrestling Championships Medalists (Collated)". China.org.cn. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Asian Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  7. ^ a b "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  8. ^ a b "2021 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  9. ^ "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Iran win hat-trick of wrestling golds at Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya". InsideTheGames.biz. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  11. ^ "2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  12. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  13. ^ a b "2022 Asian Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  14. ^ "2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
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