Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov

Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov (born 9 February 1996)^[1] is a Kyrgyzstani freestyle wrestler. 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

2021 World Wrestling Championships
Personal information
Native name	Улукбек Жолдошбекович Жолдошбеков
Full name	Ulukbek Joldoshbekovich Joldoshbekov
Nationality	Kyrgyzstan
Born	(1996-02-09) 9 February 1996 (age 27) Naryn, Kyrgyzstan
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Sport	Amateur wrestling
Weight class	61 kg
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 2022 Ulaanbaatar 61 kg 2023 Astana 65 kg Yasar Dogu Tournament 2022 Istanbul 61 kg 2021 Istanbul 61 kg Ali Aliyev Tournament 2016 Makhachkala 57 kg World U23 Championships 2019 Budapest 61 kg Asian U23 Championships 2019 Ulaanbaatar 61 kg World University Championships 2016 Çorum 57 kg Asian Junior Championships 2014 Ulaanbaatar 55 kg Asian Cadet Championships 2012 Bishkek 50 kg 2013 Ulaanbaatar 54 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, Zholdoshbekov was eliminated in his first match in the 57 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Paris, France.^[7] A month later, he was eliminated in his second match in the men's 57 kg event at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.^[1]

In 2019, Zholdoshbekov won the gold medal in the 61 kg event at the Asian U23 Wrestling Championship held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.^[8] He also won the gold medal in the 61 kg event at the 2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship in Budapest, Hungary.^[9][10] 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.^[11]

In 2022, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.^[12] Zholdoshbekov competed in the 61 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.^[13]

Achievements

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
2022	Asian Championships	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	3rd	Freestyle 61 kg
2023	Asian Championships	Astana, Kazakhstan	3rd	Freestyle 65 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. (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
4. "2016 Asian Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (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. (PDF) from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
6. "Freestyle Results" (PDF). 2016 World University Wrestling Championships. (PDF) from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
7. "2017 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
8. "2019 Asian U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
9. Bell, Alex (30 October 2019). "Zholdoshbekov puts Kyrgyzstan on top at UWW Under-23 World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
10. "2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
11. "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
12. "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
13. (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

External links

• Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov at the International Wrestling Database 
• Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov at Internet Wrestling Database