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| Born | 20 November 1988 Petropavl, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Vadim Prisyazhnyuk [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
