Dariga Shakimova

{{Short description|Kazakhstani boxer (born 1988)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Dariga Shakimova

| image = Dariga Shakimova with coach Rio2016.jpg

| caption = Shakimova with coach at the 2016 Olympics

| weight =

| height = 172 cm{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/dariga-shakimova |title=Dariga Shakimova |accessdate=14 August 2016 |work=Rio 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815095944/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/dariga-shakimova |archivedate=15 August 2016}}

| nationality =

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|11|20|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Petropavl, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union

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|sport=Boxing

|coach=Vadim Prisyazhnyuk[http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=shakimova-dariga-1119404/index.html Dariga Shakimova] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919163953/http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=shakimova-dariga-1119404/index.html |date=19 September 2016 }}. nbcolympics.com

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Women's amateur boxing}}

{{MedalCountry|{{KAZ}}}}

{{MedalOlympics}}

{{MedalBronze|2016 Rio de Janeiro|Middleweight}}

{{MedalComp|Asian Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2010 Astana|Middleweight}}

{{MedalGold|2015 Wulanchabu|Middleweight}}

{{MedalBronze|2008 Guwahati|Welterweight}}

{{MedalBronze|2017 Ho Chi Minh City|Middleweight}}

{{MedalBronze|2019 Bangkok|Welterweight}}

{{MedalBronze|2022 Amman|Light middleweight}}

{{MedalComp|Asian Indoor Games}}

{{MedalBronze|2009 Hanoi|Welterweight}}

}}

Dariga Shakimova (born 20 November 1988) is a Kazakhstani boxer. In 2015, she was named the Female Boxer of the Year by the Kazakhstan Boxing Federation. She won a bronze medal in the middleweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Shakimova studied at the Kazakh Academy of Sport and Tourism. After watching the film Million Dollar Baby, her mother wanted her to stop boxing, fearing for a serious injury. Shakimova's coach persuaded her to reconsider.