Dariga Shakimova

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]

Dariga Shakimova

Shakimova with coach at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1988-11-20) 20 November 1988 (age 36) Petropavl, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Coached by	Vadim Prisyazhnyuk[2]
Medal record Women's amateur boxing Representing  Kazakhstan Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Middleweight Asian Championships 2010 Astana Middleweight 2015 Wulanchabu Middleweight 2008 Guwahati Welterweight 2017 Ho Chi Minh City Middleweight 2019 Bangkok Welterweight 2022 Amman Light middleweight Asian Indoor Games 2009 Hanoi Welterweight