Alisher Yergali (born 12 April 1999) is a Kazakh

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. He is a four-time medalist at the

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. He represented Kazakhstan at the

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in Tokyo, Japan and the

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in Paris, France.

Career

Yergali won the bronze medal at the

, both in 2019 and in 2020. In 2019, Yergali competed in the men's freestyle 97kg event at the

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held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. He lost his bronze medal match against

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. In 2021, Yergali won one of the bronze medals in the men's 97 kg event at the Poland Open held in

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. He competed in the men's freestyle 97kg event at the

held in Tokyo, Japan. He won his first match against Mohammed Fardj of Algeria by

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and he was then eliminated by Süleyman Karadeniz of Turkey. Yergali competed at the

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held in

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, Turkey. He won the silver medal in the men's 125kg event at the

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held in

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, Mongolia. He competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and he earned a quota place for Kazakhstan for the

in Paris, France. He competed in the men's freestyle 97kg event at the Olympics. He was eliminated in the

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by Amir Ali Azarpira of Iran.

Achievements

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yergali, Alisher Living people 1999 births Place of birth missing (living people) Kazakhstani male sport wrestlers Asian Wrestling Championships medalists Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for Kazakhstan 21st-century Kazakhstani sportsmen Wrestlers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games wrestlers for Kazakhstan