# Zhamila Bakbergenova

Zhamila Bakbergenova (born 6 January 1996) is a Kazakhstani freestyle wrestler. She is a four-time medalist in the women's 72 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships. She is a five-time medalist, including three gold medals, at the Asian Wrestling Championships. She is also a two-time medalist at the Islamic Solidarity Games.

## Career

Bakbergenova won the silver medal in the 69 kg event at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan. In the final, she was defeated by Elis Manolova of Azerbaijan.
Bakbergenova competed in the 68 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games without winning a medal; she was eliminated from the competition in her first match by Ayana Gempei of Japan. In 2019, she won a bronze medal in the women's 72 kg event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in Xi'an, China. In that same year, at the World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, she lost her bronze medal match against Masako Furuichi in the women's freestyle 72 kg event.
In 2020, at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, Bakbergenova won the silver medal in the women's 72 kg event. She won the gold medal in the 72 kg event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India.
In 2021, Bakbergenova won the silver medal in her event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. In April and May 2021, she competed at the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament and the World Olympic Qualification Tournament respectively, hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. In June 2021, Bakbergenova won the bronze medal in her event at the 2021 Poland Open held in Warsaw, Poland. In October 2021, she won the silver medal in the 72 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway.
In 2022, Bakbergenova won the gold medal in the 72 kg event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey. She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Bakbergenova won one of the bronze medals in the 72 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey. She defeated Anta Sambou of Senegal in her bronze medal match.
Bakbergenova won the silver medal in the 72 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia, behind gold medal winner Amit Elor of the United States.
In 2023, she won the gold medal in her event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan. Bakbergenova won one of the bronze medals in the women's 72 kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia, behind gold medal winner Amit Elor of the United States and silver medal winner Enkh-Amaryn Davaanasan of Mongolia. A few weeks later, she won the silver medal in the women's 76 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China. In the final, she lost against Aiperi Medet Kyzy of Kyrgyzstan.
Bakbergenova competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. She was eliminated in her third match and she did not qualify for the Olympics. In October 2024, she won the silver medal in the women's 72 kg event at the 2024 World Wrestling Championships held in Tirana, Albania. In the final, she was defeated by Ami Ishii of Japan.

## Achievements

| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
| 2017 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 2nd | Freestyle 69 kg |
| 2019 | Asian Championships | Xi'an, China | 3rd | Freestyle 72 kg |
| 2020 | Asian Championships | New Delhi, India | 1st | Freestyle 72 kg |
| 2021 | Asian Championships | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 2nd | Freestyle 72 kg |
| 2021 | World Championships | Oslo, Norway | 2nd | Freestyle 72 kg |
| 2022 | Asian Championships | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | 1st | Freestyle 72 kg |
| 2022 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | 3rd | Freestyle 72 kg |
| 2022 | World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 2nd | Freestyle 72 kg |
| 2023 | Asian Championships | Astana, Kazakhstan | 1st | Freestyle 72 kg |
| 2023 | World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | Freestyle 72 kg |
| 2023 | Asian Games | Hangzhou, China | 2nd | Freestyle 76 kg |
| 2024 | World Championships | Tirana, Albania | 2nd | Freestyle 72 kg |