Zhazira Zhapparkul

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 (age 30)
Arys, Kazakhstan
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) (2016)
Weight69 kg (152 lb) (2016)
Sport
Country Kazakhstan
SportOlympic Weightlifting
Event69 kg
Coached byAlexey Ni (national)
Vyacheslav Nyu
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 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 place 2016 Rio de Janeiro –69 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Almaty –69 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 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 place 2010 Singapore –63 kg
Updated on 10 August 2016

Zhazira Abdrakhmanovna Zhapparkul (Kazakh: Жазира Әбдірахманқызы Жаппарқұл, romanizedJazira 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.