Uzur Dzhuzupbekov (born 12 April 1996)[2] is a Kyrgyzstani Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal in the men's 97 kg event at the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Xi'an, China.[3][4] He is also a bronze medalist at the Asian Games and a two-time silver medalist at the Islamic Solidarity Games. He represented Kyrgyzstan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5]

Uzur Dzhuzupbekov
Personal information
NationalityKyrgyzstani
Born (1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 (age 28)
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan[1]
Sport
CountryKyrgyzstan
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class97 kg
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Kyrgyzstan
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Xi'an 97 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Astana 97 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bangkok 98 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Bishkek 97 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Ulaanbaatar 97 kg
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta 97 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place 2017 Baku 98 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Konya 97 kg
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Silver medal – second place 2017 Ashgabat 98 kg
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Istanbul 97 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Antalya 97 kg
Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2017 Russe 98 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Russe 97 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Veliko Tarnovo 97 kg

Career

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At the 2016 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Bangkok, Thailand, Dzhuzupbekov won one of the bronze medals in the men's 98 kg event.[6][7]

In 2017, Dzhuzupbekov won the silver medal in the men's 98 kg event at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. A few months later, at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, he also won the silver medal in the 98 kg event.[2] In that same year, Dzhuzupbekov competed in the 98 kg event at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships in Paris, France.[8] He lost his first match against Musa Evloev of Russia and in the repechage he lost his match against Balázs Kiss of Hungary.[8]

At the 2018 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Dzhuzupbekov won one of the bronze medals in the men's 97 kg event.[9] In that same year, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 97 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[10] In his bronze medal match he defeated Jahongir Turdiev of Uzbekistan.[10]

In 2019, Dzhuzupbekov competed in the 97 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.[11] He did not advance far as he was eliminated from the competition in his first match, against Cenk İldem of Turkey.[11] In 2020, he competed in the men's 97 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[12]

Dzhuzupbekov competed in the 97 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[13] He lost his first match against Artur Aleksanyan of Armenia and he was then eliminated in the repechage by Arvi Savolainen of Finland.[13]

In 2022, Dzhuzupbekov won one of the bronze medals in the 97 kg event at the Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.[14] He won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[15]

Dzhuzupbekov won the silver medal in his event at the 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan.[16] He competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[17] He was eliminated in his second match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[17] A few weeks later, he earned a quota place for Kyrgyzstan for the Olympics at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[18]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2016 Asian Championships Bangkok, Thailand 3rd Greco-Roman 98 kg
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 2nd Greco-Roman 98 kg
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 2nd Greco-Roman 98 kg
2018 Asian Championships Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 3rd Greco-Roman 97 kg
Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 3rd Greco-Roman 97 kg
2019 Asian Championships Xi'an, China 1st Greco-Roman 97 kg
2022 Asian Championships Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 3rd Greco-Roman 97 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 2nd Greco-Roman 97 kg
2023 Asian Championships Astana, Kazakhstan 2nd Greco-Roman 97 kg

References

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  1. ^ "Uzur Dzhuzupbekov". 2018 Asian Games. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Wrestling Results book" (PDF). 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  3. ^ "2019 Asian Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). unitedworldwrestling.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2020.
  4. ^ Morgan, Liam (28 April 2019). "Iran seal team Greco-Roman title on final day of Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Inside the Games. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  5. ^ "2021 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  6. ^ Pavitt, Michael (17 February 2016). "Taherisartang leads Iranian success on opening day of Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Inside the Games. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  7. ^ "2016 Asian Wrestling Championships" (PDF). unitedworldwrestling.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  8. ^ a b "2017 World Wrestling Championships" (PDF). unitedworldwrestling.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  9. ^ Giles, Thomas (28 February 2018). "Makhmudov delights home fans at Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Inside the Games. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  11. ^ a b "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). unitedworldwrestling.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  12. ^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). unitedworldwrestling.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  14. ^ "2022 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  15. ^ "2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  16. ^ "2023 Asian Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  17. ^ a b "2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  18. ^ "2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
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