Liya Nurkina

Liya Nurkina
Personal information
Full name Liya Asylbekovna Nurkina
Nationality  Kazakhstan
Born (1984-09-28) 28 September 1984
Atyrau, Kazakh SSR
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport Taekwondo
Event(s) 67 kg

Liya Asylbekovna Nurkina (Kazakh: Лия Асылбековна Нуркина; born September 28, 1984 in Atyrau) is a Kazakhstani taekwondo practitioner.[1] She won two bronze medals for the welterweight division at the 2003 World Taekwondo Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, and at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand.[2]

Nurkina qualified for the women's 67 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after defeating Filipino taekwondo jin Mary Antoinette Rivero in the final match of the Asian Qualification Tournament in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.[3][4] She lost the preliminary round of sixteen match to France's Gwladys Épangue, who was able to score three points at the end of the game.[5]

References

  1. "Liya Nurkina". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  2. Wu, Chen (10 August 2007). News Agency "Taekwondo produces 1st gold for Chinese Taipei at Universiade" Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  3. Villar, Joey (30 November 2007). "Rivero earns ticket to 2008 Olympics". Philippine Star. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  4. "Asian Taekwondo Qualification Tournament Kicks Off in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Nov. 28 for 3-Day Run". World Taekwondo Federation. 28 December 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  5. "Women's 67kg (148 lbs) Preliminary Round of 16". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 30 December 2012.


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