Akzhol Makhmudov

Akzhol Makhamadzhanovich Makhmudov (Russian: Акжол Махамаджанович Махмудов; born 15 April 1999) is a Kyrgyzstani Greco-Roman wrestler.[2]

In this Eastern Slavic name, the patronymic is Makhamadzhanovich and the family name is Makhmudov.
Akzhol Makhmudov
Makhmudov at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
Full nameAkzhol Makhamadzhanovich Makhmudov
NationalityKyrgyz
Born (1999-04-15) 15 April 1999
Osh, Kyrgyzstan[1]
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
RankMaster of Sport
Coached byAzat Erkimbayev (national)
Meirambek Akhmetov (personal)[1]
Medal record
Representing  Kyrgyzstan
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta 77 kg
Asian Championships
2018 Bishkek72 kg

Wrestling career

Until senior level

Makhmudov took up wrestling aged six, following his two elder brothers.[1] He later won two Asian cadet championships and the 2017 Junior Asian championships.[3][4] Makhmudov also became the cadet world champion in 2016,[5] and won a silver medal at the 2017 Junior World Championships in Tampere.[6]

2018

In 2018, Makhmudov had his first senior level tournament when he entered the Kyrgyzstan National Wrestling Championships. He won the 77 kg division,[7] and was included to the senior national team.

At the 2018 Asian Championships, Makhmudov competed in the 72 kg category, and won Ahmad Mahmoud Dashan (12–2), then Kuldeep Malik (8–0) and Tomohiro Inoue (7–0). In the final he faced the 2017 World Wrestling Championships silver medalist Demeu Zhadrayev. He won 8–6, becoming the youngest ever wrestler from Kyrgyzstan to earn a gold medal at senior level at the Asian Championships.[8][9]

At the 2018 Asian Games, Makhmudov moved back to the 77 kg division and reached the final, where he lost to Mohammadali Geraei.[1]

At the 2018 Junior World Championships, he lost to Islam Opiev of Russia in the quarter-final but went on to wrestle in the repechage stage and won a bronze medal against Kamal Bey of the USA in their rematch of the Junior World Championships final.

Major results
Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2018 Asian Championships Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 1st Greco-Roman 72 kg
Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 2nd Greco-Roman 77 kg

Personal life

Makhmudov is the third child in a family of a salesman. He currently studies at the Kyrgyz State Law Academy in Bishkek.[6] He enjoys playing billiards and tennis.[10]

References
  1. Akzhol Makhmudov Archived 30 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine. asiangames2018.id
  2. "Акжол Махмудов стал чемпионом Азии по греко-римской борьбе среди юниоров". Кактус (in Russian). Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. "Кыргызстанец Акжол Махмудов — чемпион Азии по борьбе среди молодежи". Sport АКИpress. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  4. "Turkmenistan Grabs Historic Gold, Iran Wins Three | United World Wrestling". unitedworldwrestling.org. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  5. "Акжол Махмудов завоевал золото на чемпионате мира в Грузии". Общественная Телерадиовещательная корпорация Кыргызской Республики. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  6. "Махмудов Акжол Махамаджанович — биография". ru.sputnik.kg (in Russian). Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  7. Marchenko, Ivan (14 May 2018). "В Бишкеке подвели итоги чемпионата Кыргызстана по греко-римской борьбе". 24.kg (in Russian). Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  8. Marchenko, Ivan (1 March 2018). "Kyrgyzstani Akzhol Makhmudov becomes champion of Asia in wrestling". 24.kg (in Russian). Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  9. "Акжол Махмудов – самый юный чемпион Азии по борьбе в истории Кыргызстана". Sport АКИpress. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  10. Marchenko, Ivan (8 December 2017). "Акжол Махмудов. Секреты чемпиона мира". 24.kg (in Russian). Retrieved 21 July 2018.
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