Nursultan Tursynov
Nursultan Tursynov (born 30 January 1991) is a Kazakhstani Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal in the men's 85 kg event at the 2014 Asian Wrestling Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan and the silver medal in this event at the 2015 Asian Wrestling Championships in Doha, Qatar.[1][2]
Nursultan Tursynov at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Нұрсұлтан Тұрсынов | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Kazakhstan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 January 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Kazakhstan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 87 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tursynov represented Kazakhstan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3][4] He competed in the 87 kg event.[5]
Career edit
Tursynov competed in the 84 kg event at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[6] In 2014, he lost his bronze medal match in the 85 kg event at the Asian Games held in Incheon, South Korea.
In 2015, Tursynov was eliminated in his third match in the 85 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Las Vegas, United States.[7]
He competed in the 87 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[8] He was eliminated in his third match.[8]
Achievements edit
| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2014 | Asian Championships | Astana, Kazakhstan | 1st | Greco-Roman 85 kg |
| 2015 | Asian Championships | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | Greco-Roman 85 kg |
| 2022 | Asian Championships | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | 3rd | Greco-Roman 87 kg |
| 2023 | Asian Championships | Astana, Kazakhstan | 2nd | Greco-Roman 87 kg |
References edit
- ^ "Quickfire Iskakov ensures hosts take Greco-Roman team title at Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (9 May 2015). "Suzuki drives Japan to team gold at Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "2021 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ Houston, Michael (9 April 2021). "Kyrgyzstan qualify three Greco-Roman wrestlers for Tokyo 2020 in Almaty". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ (PDF). fila-official.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "2015 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ a b (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
External links edit
- Nursułtan Tursynow at the International Wrestling Database
- Nursułtan Tursynow at Olympedia