Yusup Batirmurzaev

Yusup Batirmurzaev
Personal information
Born (1996-04-13) 13 April 1996 (age 28)
Sulak, Dagestan, Russia
Height197 cm (6.46 ft; 78 in)
Weight125 kg (276 lb)
Sport
CountryKazakhstan
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class125 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Kazakhstan
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 New Delhi 125 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Astana 125 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Istanbul 125 kg
Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2022 Taraz 125 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Bucharest 125 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Almaty 125 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Budapest 125 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Alexandria 125 kg
U23 World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Budapest 125 kg
Asian U23 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 Ulaanbaatar 125 kg

Yusup Batirmurzaev (Kazakh: Юсуп Сұлтанмагомадұлы Батырмұрзаев; born 13 April 1996) is a Kazakhstani freestyle wrestler. He won the gold medal in the men's 125 kg event at the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India.[1][2] He represented Kazakhstan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[3][4]

Career

In 2019, Batirmurzaev won one of the bronze medals in the men's 125 kg event at the World U23 Wrestling Championship in Budapest, Hungary.[5] He won the gold medal in the men's 125 kg event at the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India.[1][2]

In 2021, Batirmurzaev won one of the bronze medals in the men's 125 kg event at the 2021 Waclaw Ziolkowski Memorial held in Warsaw, Poland.[6] A few months later, Batirmurzaev competed in the men's 125 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan where he was eliminated in his first match by Gennadij Cudinovic of Germany.[4]

In 2022, Batirmurzaev won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[7] He won the silver medal in his event at the 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan.[8][9]

Batirmurzaev competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and he earned a quota place for Kazakhstan for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[10] He competed in the men's 125 kg event at the Olympics.[11]

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2020 Asian Championships New Delhi, India 1st Freestyle 125 kg
2023 Asian Championships Astana, Kazakhstan 2nd Freestyle 125 kg

References

  1. ^ a b Pavitt, Michael (23 February 2020). "Kaisanov defends Asian Wrestling Championships freestyle title in New Delhi". InsideTheGames.biz. Inside the Games. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "2020 Asian Wrestling Championships" (PDF). unitedworldwrestling.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  5. ^ "2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). unitedworldwrestling.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  6. ^ "2021 Poland Open Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  7. ^ "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  8. ^ Lloyd, Owen (14 April 2023). "Kazakhstan finish top of the standings as Asian Wrestling Championships conclude". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  9. ^ "2023 Asian Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.