Zhapparkul, Zhazira Abdrakhmanovna

Zhazira was born in the town of Arys of the South Kazakhstan region and was the seventh child in a large family. Since 2001, she started weightlifting . The first great successes came in 2010. At the junior Asian Championships, she ranked second in the category up to 69 kg, showing a result of 88 + 108 kg. In the same year, she became the champion of the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in the category up to 63 kg, showing a result of 90 + 115.

At the 2011 World Championships in Paris, Zhazira in the category up to 69 kg was only the 13th with a score of 100 + 128 = 228.

In 2012, at the youth world championship, Zhazira becomes a champion in the category up to 69 kg with a score of 106 + 139 = 245 kg.

At the 2013 World Championships in Wroclaw, it was only ninth with a score of 103 + 128 = 231.

At the Asian Games of 2014, it was fourth with a score of 118 + 145 = 263.

At the 2014 World Championships in Almaty she became the vice-champion with the result of 118 + 144 = 262.

At the 2015 World Championships in Houston, she won a silver medal with a result of 116 + 140 = 256 and won the right to participate in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro .

Currently ^{[ what? ]} lives and trains in Shymkent . Student of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports of the SKSU named after M. O. Auezov .

Master of Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan of international class .

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