Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov
Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov (born 9 February 1996)[1] is a male Kyrgyzstani freestyle wrestler. In 2020 he won the gold medal in the 61 kg event at the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India.[2][3]
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| Born | 9 February 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Kyrgyzstan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
At the 2016 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Bangkok, Thailand he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 57 kg event. In 2016 he also competed in the first qualification tournament hoping to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics. His efforts were unsuccessful as he was eliminated in his third match in the tournament, against Sandeep Tomar of India.
In 2017 he competed in the men's 57 kg event at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan without winning a medal.[1]
In 2019 he won the gold medal in the 61 kg event at the 2019 Asian U23 Wrestling Championship held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.[4] He also won the gold medal in the 61 kg event at the 2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship in Budapest, Hungary.[5] In 2019 he also competed in the men's freestyle 57 kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan where he was eliminated in his first match by Mahir Amiraslanov of Azerbaijan.[6]
Major results
| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2016 | Asian Championships | Bangkok, Thailand | 3rd | Freestyle 57 kg |
| 2018 | Asian Championships | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | 3rd | Freestyle 61 kg |
| 2020 | Asian Championships | New Delhi, India | 1st | Freestyle 61 kg |
References
- "Wrestling Results book" (PDF). 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- Pavitt, Michael (23 February 2020). "Kaisanov defends Asian Wrestling Championships freestyle title in New Delhi". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- "2020 Asian Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- "2019 Asian U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- Bell, Alex (30 October 2019). "Zholdoshbekov puts Kyrgyzstan on top at UWW Under-23 World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.