Zholaman Sharshenbekov (born September 29, 1999) is a Kyrgyz Greco-Roman wrestler. [1] He is a four-time medalist, including two gold medals, at the World Wrestling Championships (2018, 2021, 2022, 2023). He is also a five-time medalist, including three gold medals, at the Asian Wrestling Championships (2018, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024). [2] [3] [4] In 2020, he won the gold medal in the 60 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia. [5]
In 2022, Sharshenbekov won one of the bronze medals in the 60 kg event at the Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. [6] He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. [7] He won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey. [8] He won the gold medal in the 60 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. [9]
Sharshenbekov won the gold medal in the 60 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China. [10] He defeated Ayata Suzuki of Japan in his gold medal match. [10]
Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
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2018 | Asian Championships |
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2nd | Greco-Roman 55 kg |
World Championships |
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2nd | Greco-Roman 55 kg | |
2019 | U23 World Championship |
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2nd | Greco-Roman 60 kg |
2020 | Asian Championships |
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2nd | Greco-Roman 60 kg |
2021 | Olympic Games |
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7th | Greco-Roman 60 kg |
World Championships |
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2nd | Greco-Roman 60 kg | |
2022 | Asian Championships |
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1st | Greco-Roman 60 kg |
Islamic Solidarity Games |
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1st | Greco-Roman 60 kg | |
World Championships |
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1st | Greco-Roman 60 kg | |
2023 | Dan Kolov Nikola Petrov Tournament |
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1st | Greco-Roman 60 kg |
Asian Championships |
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1st | Greco-Roman 60 kg | |
World Championships |
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1st | Greco-Roman 60 kg | |
Asian Games |
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1st | Greco-Roman 60 kg | |
2024 | Asian Championships |
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1st | Greco-Roman 60 kg |