Meirzhan Shermakhanbet

Meirzhan Shermakhanbet
Personal information
Birth nameМейіржан Анарбайұлы Шермаханбет
Full nameMeirzhan Anarbayevich Shermakhanbet
Nationality Kazakhstan
Born (1996-07-29) 29 July 1996 (age 28)
Kazakhstan
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country Kazakhstan
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class67 kg
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Kazakhstan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest 67 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou 67 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Ulaanbaatar 67 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Xi'an 67 kg
Matteo Pellicone Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rome 67 kg
Bolat Turlykhanov Cup
Silver medal – second place 2022 Almaty 72 kg
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Istanbul 67 kg
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Russe 67 kg

Meirzhan Shermakhanbet is a Kazakhstani Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a bronze medalist at the World Wrestling Championships and a two-time medalist, including gold, at the Asian Wrestling Championships.

Career

In 2018, Shermakhanbet won one of the bronze medals in the 67 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[1][2]

In 2019, Shermakhanbet won the silver medal in the 67 kg event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in Xi'an, China.[3] In 2021, he won the gold medal in the 67 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy.[4] A month later, he competed at the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5]

In 2022, Shermakhanbet won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[6] He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.[7]

Shermakhanbet competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[8] He was eliminated in his third match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[8]

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2018 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd Greco-Roman 67 kg
2019 Asian Championships Xi'an, China 2nd Greco-Roman 67 kg
2022 Asian Championships Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 1st Greco-Roman 67 kg
2023 Asian Games Hangzhou, China 2nd Greco-Roman 67 kg

References

  1. ^ "2018 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. ^ Diamond, James (27 October 2018). "Russia move top of medal table at World Wrestling Championships with two golds on penultimate day". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  3. ^ "2019 Asian Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  5. ^ "2021 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  6. ^ "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Three Greco-Roman gold medals for Iran at Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  8. ^ a b "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.