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Zhala Aliyeva

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Zhala Aliyeva
Personal information
Born (2001-02-01) 1 February 2001 (age 23)
Ganja, Azerbaijan
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb; 9.0 st)
Sport
CountryAzerbaijan
SportWomen's freestyle wrestling
Event57 kg
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Azerbaijan
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Zagreb 57 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Konya 57 kg
Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Bishkek 57 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Tirana 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Tirana 57 kg
European U23 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2022 Plovdiv 62 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Baku 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Bucharest 57 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Ufa 59 kg

Zhala Aliyeva (born 1 February 2001) is an Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler competing in the 57 kg division.[1] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.

Career

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In March 2022 in Sofia, Zhalya Aliyeva became European champion among wrestlers under 23 years old. In August 2022 she won the V Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya.[2] In September of the same year she took part in her debut adult world championship in Belgrade, where she reached the semifinals but lost to Tsugumi Sakurai from Japan and in the bout for the bronze to Alina Grushina from Ukraine.[3]

In 2023, she won the silver medal in the women's freestyle 57 kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.[4][5]

She competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[6] She was eliminated in her first match and she did not qualify for the Olympics.[6]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2022 Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 1st Freestyle 57 kg
2023 European Championships Zagreb, Croatia 2nd Freestyle 57 kg

References

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  1. ^ "ALIYEVA Zhala profile page". uww.org.
  2. ^ "Abşeron idmançıları Konyada dörd medal qazanıblar". Absheronxeber.az | İnformasiya agentliyi.
  3. ^ "Алиева проиграла схватку за бронзу ЧМ". www.azerisport.com.
  4. ^ "European Championships". United World Wrestling.
  5. ^ Lloyd, Owen (21 April 2023). "Ukraine take golden double at European Wrestling Championships after day four disappointment". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  6. ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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