Aisuluu Tynybekova

Tynybekova (blue) wrestles Yuliya Ratkevich at the 2014 Paris Grand Prix

Aisuluu Tynybekova (born 4 May 1993 in Bishkek) is a Kyrgyzstani freestyle wrestler.[1] She competed in the freestyle 63 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics,[2] the first woman to wrestle for Kyrgyzstan in the Olympics.[3] A legal dispute threatened to prevent Tynybekova from competing in London, but the case was delayed until after the Games.[4] Tynybekova was eliminated in the 1/8 finals by Henna Johansson.[5]

As of summer 2016, Tynybekova has competed in four World Championships (her highest finish being seventh in 2013) and four Asian Championships, finishing no lower than third and winning the 58 kg class in 2016.[6]

In the 2016 Summer Olympics, Tynybekova won her octofinal and quarterfinal, then lost her semifinal to the eventual silver medalist, Russia's Valeria Koblova. She then lost the second bronze medal match to Sakshi Malik of India (see Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's freestyle 58 kg).[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Aisuluu Tynybekova". London 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  2. ↑ "Aisuluu Tynybekova". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  3. ↑ "Olympic Profile: Kyrgyzstan's First Female Wrestler". Radio Free Europe. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  4. ↑ "Kyrgyzstan's Brightest Olympic Medal Hope Clears Legal Hurdle Over Fight". Radio Free Europe. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  5. ↑ "Aisuluu Tynybekova - Events and results". London 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  6. ↑ "Bio - TYNYBEKOVA Aisuluu". NBCUniversal. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  7. ↑ "Rio Olympics: Wrestler Sakshi Malik makes India proud". LiveMint/HT Media. Retrieved 2016-08-20.


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