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Born | China | 1 January 2006||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb; 8.7 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 55 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zhang Jin (born 1 January 2006) is a Chinese freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal at the 2024 World Wrestling Championships. [1] [2]
Zhang Jin reached the final of the 2024 World Wrestling Championships held in Tirana, Albania, in the women's freestyle 55 kg category by defeating Indian Kirti Jaglan in the first round with a 2-0 pin, Moldovan Iulia Leorda 10-0 in the second round, French Tatiana Debien 11-0 with technical superiority in the quarterfinals, and American Areana Villaescusa 8-0 in the semifinals. She lost to Japanese Moe Kiyooka with 10-0 technical superiority in the final match and won the silver medal. [3] [4]
Taha Akgül is an Olympic, World, and European champion Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 125 kg division. He is a 3 time world and 11 time European champion. He won the gold medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics as well as in the 2024 Summer Olympics at 125 kg. He is a graduate of the Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University Physical Education and Sports Academy and completed his master's degree at Sivas Cumhuriyet University.
Aisuluu Tynybekova is a Kyrgyz freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal in the women's 62 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She also competed in the women's 63 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, the first woman to wrestle for Kyrgyzstan in the Olympics. A legal dispute threatened to prevent Tynybekova from competing in London, but the case was delayed until after the Games. Tynybekova was eliminated in the 1/8 finals by Henna Johansson.
Marwa Al-Amri is a Tunisian freestyle wrestler. She was born in Tunis. She represented Tunisia in the women's lightweight freestyle competition at the 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. She is the first woman from Africa win an Olympic medal in wrestling.
Maria Prevolaraki is a Greek freestyle wrestler. She competed in the freestyle 55 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated by Yuliya Ratkevich in the 1/8 finals. That year, she also won a bronze medal at the World Championships.
Odunayo Folasade Adekuoroye is a Nigerian freestyle wrestler. She competed in the women's freestyle 53 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won the gold medal and at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships where she won a bronze medal. She won the silver medal at the women's freestyle 55 kilograms 2017 World Wrestling Championships.
Yasemin Adar Yiğit is a Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 76 kg division. 2 times world and 7 times European champions. She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's 76 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Buse Tosun Çavuşoğlu is a Turkish world-champion freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medals at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships, and at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships. She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's 68 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
Samar Amer Ibrahim Hamza is an Egyptian freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal in the women's 76 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. She became the first woman representing Egypt to reach a final at the World Wrestling Championships.
Roksana Zasina is a Polish freestyle wrestler. She is a five-time medalist, including gold, at the European Wrestling Championships. She is also a bronze medalist at the World Wrestling Championships and a silver medalist at the European Games.
Iryna Alyaksandrauna Kurachkina is a Belarusian freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. Kurachkina is also a two-time bronze medalist at the World Wrestling Championships and a five-time medalist, including three golds, at the European Wrestling Championships. She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.
Andreea Beatrice Ana is a Romanian freestyle wrestler. She is a five-time medalist, including three gold medals, at the European Wrestling Championships. She is the first female wrestler representing Romania to win a gold medal at the European Wrestling Championships. In 2021, Ana became under-23 world champion in the 55 kg event at the U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. She represented Romania at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
Mohammad Reza Geraei, is an Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler. At the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, he won the gold medal in the men's 67 kg event. In 2018, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 67 kg event at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Zeynep Yetgil is a Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 53 kg division. She is a member of Istanbul BB SK.
Ahmet Duman is a Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 61 kg division. He is a member of Ankara ASKI. He won the silver medal at the 2024 World Wrestling Championships.
Feyzullah Aktürk is a Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 92 kg division. He is a member of Balıkesir BB.
Mikyay Salim Naim is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. He won the silver medal in the 65 kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.
Sakura Motoki is a Japanese freestyle wrestler competing in the 62 kg division. She won the gold medal in the women's 62 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
Kylie Welker is an American freestyle wrestler.
Moe Kiyooka is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal at the 2024 World Wrestling Championships.
Yoshinosuke Aoyagi is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. He won the silver medal at the 2024 World Wrestling Championships.