Kazakhstani boxer (born 1988)
Dariga Shakimova
Shakimova with coach at the 2016 Olympics |
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Born | (1988-11-20) 20 November 1988 (age 36) Petropavl, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
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Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1] |
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Sport | Boxing |
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Coached by | Vadim Prisyazhnyuk[2] |
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Dariga Shakimova (born 20 November 1988) is a Kazakhstani boxer. In 2015, she was named the Female Boxer of the Year by the Kazakhstan Boxing Federation.[2] She won a bronze medal in the middleweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] Shakimova studied at the Kazakh Academy of Sport and Tourism. After watching the film Million Dollar Baby, her mother wanted her to stop boxing, fearing for a serious injury. Shakimova's coach persuaded her to reconsider.[2]
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