Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov

Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov (born 9 February 1996)[1] is a 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]

Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov
Personal information
Born (1996-02-09) 9 February 1996
Sport
CountryKyrgyzstan
SportAmateur wrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Kyrgyzstan
Asian Championships
2020 New Delhi 61 kg
2016 Bangkok 57 kg
2018 Bishkek 61 kg
World U23 Championships
2019 Budapest 61 kg
Asian U23 Championship
2019 Ulaanbaatar 61 kg

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.[4] In the same year, he also competed in the first qualification tournament hoping to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[5] His efforts were unsuccessful as he was eliminated in his third match in the tournament, against Sandeep Tomar of India.[5] In that same year, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 57 kg event at the 2016 World University Wrestling Championships held in Çorum, Turkey.[6]

In 2017, he was eliminated in his second match in the men's 57 kg event at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[1]

In 2019, he won the gold medal in the 61 kg event at the 2019 Asian U23 Wrestling Championship held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.[7] He also won the gold medal in the 61 kg event at the 2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship in Budapest, Hungary.[8][9] In the same year, 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.[10]

Major results
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2016 Asian Championships Bangkok, Thailand 3rd Freestyle 57 kg
2016 World University Wrestling Championships Çorum, Turkey 3rd Freestyle 57 kg
2018 Asian Championships Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 3rd Freestyle 61 kg
2020 Asian Championships New Delhi, India 1st Freestyle 61 kg

References
  1. "Wrestling Results book" (PDF). 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  2. Pavitt, Michael (23 February 2020). "Kaisanov defends Asian Wrestling Championships freestyle title in New Delhi". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  3. "2020 Asian Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  4. "2016 Asian Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  5. "2016 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament – Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  6. "Freestyle Results" (PDF). 2016 World University Wrestling Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  7. "2019 Asian U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  8. Bell, Alex (30 October 2019). "Zholdoshbekov puts Kyrgyzstan on top at UWW Under-23 World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  9. "2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  10. "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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