Dinara Mirzaeva

Dina Abdulkhalikovna Khafizova (Mirzaeva) (Russian: Дина Абдулхликовна Хафизова (Мирзаева); born September 24, 1984) is a retired Uzbekistani and American freestyle wrestler who competes in the women's 51-kg. She earned a silver medal at 2005 Asian Wrestling Championships.[1] Multiple Uzbekistan national champion.

Dinara Mirzaeva
Динара Мирзаева
Personal information
Full nameDinara Abdulkhalikovna Mirzaeva
National team Uzbekistan
CitizenshipUzbekistani
American
Born (1982-09-24) September 24, 1982
Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Soviet Union
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
CountryUzbekistan
United States
SportWrestling
RankInternational Master of Sports.
Event(s)Freestyle
ClubDynamo WC, SAM WC
Coached byAnatoly Ibragimov, Vladimir Orlov

Biography

Dina was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. She started training in Judo at the age of 10 and begun Wrestling at the age of 19, after high school, she jointed Police academy. In 2014 she moved to the United States, in 2019 she got American citizenship. Dina married to 2008 & 2012 Greco-Roman Olympian Ildar Hafizov. In present, she works as a volunteer in the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic training centre.

Championships and achievements

  • Asian Wrestling Championships 2005 – 1st (51 kg)
  • World Wrestling Championships 2005 – 7th (51 kg)
  • Asian Games 2006 – 10th (48 kg)[2]
  • Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand-Prix 2007 – 3rd (51 kg)[3]
  • Alexander Medved international 2007 – 3rd (51 kg)

References

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