Lidiya Karamchakova
Olympic wrestler
- Born
- 17 February 1968, Ust-Sos
- Citizenship
- Tajikistan
- Sport
- wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler, coach
- Height
- 152 cm (5 ft 0 in)
- Weight
- 49 kg (108 lb)
Lidiya Karamchakova (Russian: Лидия Карамчакова; born February 17, 1968, in Abakan, Russian SFSR) is a retired amateur Russian-Tajikistani freestyle wrestler, who competed in the women's flyweight category. Karamchakova's wrestling career emerged with two career medals at the European Championships (1997 and 2000), before acquiring a dual citizenship to compete for Tajikistan in 2002. Since then, she scored a silver in the 48-kg division at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, and also finished seventh at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Karamchakova is also a member of the Viktor Wrestling Club in Krasnoyarsk, under her personal coach Viktor Raiko.
Karamchakova reached sporting headlines at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, where she picked up a silver medal in the women's flyweight category (48 kg), being pinned by China's Zhong Xiue.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 Asian Games | 2002 | |
| 2004 Summer Olympics | 2004 |
Awards and honours
- Master of Sports of International Class
- Merited Coach of Russia
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q16572051 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.