Zhala Aliyeva
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| Born | 1 February 2001 Ganja, Azerbaijan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Azerbaijan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Women's freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 57 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zhala Aliyeva (Azerbaijani: Jalə Əliyeva, 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
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]
On 23 December 2025, at the event dedicated to the 2025 sports year review organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan, Zhala Aliyeva was awarded the title of “Best Female Athlete of 2025.”[7]
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2022 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | 1st | Freestyle 57 kg |
| 2023 | European Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 2nd | Freestyle 57 kg |
| 2025 | European Championships | Bratislava, Slovakia | 3rd | Freestyle 57 kg |
References
- ↑ "ALIYEVA Zhala profile page". uww.org.
- ↑ "Abşeron idmançıları Konyada dörd medal qazanıblar". Absheronxeber.az | İnformasiya agentliyi.
- ↑ "Алиева проиграла схватку за бронзу ЧМ". azerisport.com.
- ↑ "European Championships". United World Wrestling.
- ↑ Lloyd, Owen (21 April 2023). "Ukraine take golden double at European Wrestling Championships after day four disappointment". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "Gənclər və İdman Nazirliyi 2025-ci ilin ən yaxşılarını açıqlayıb". Report.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2025-12-23.
External links
- Zhala Aliyeva at United World Wrestling
- Zhala Aliyeva at the International Wrestling Database
- Aliyeva Zhala at the Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation (also in Azerbaijani)
- Jalə Əliyeva at InterSportStats
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Azerbaijani female sport wrestlers
- Freestyle wrestlers
- European Wrestling Championships medalists
- Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in wrestling
- Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Azerbaijan
- Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
- 21st-century Azerbaijani sportswomen
- Medalists at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games