Erlan Sherov (born 19 June 1998) is a

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from Kyrgyzstan. He was a bronze medalist at the

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Career

Sherov won a silver medal in the 90 kg category at the 2022 Asian Championships in

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in August 2022. Sherov reached the final of the 90 kg category at the

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in September 2023 where he won gold with a victory against Uzbekistan's

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. In doing so, he became the first judoka in the history of the Kyrgyz Republic to claim gold at the

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. Sherov won bronze in the 90 kg category at the 2024 Asian Championships in Hong Kong in April 2024. Sherov won bronze in the 90 kg at the 2024 World Championships in

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in May 2024. He became the first senior Kyrgyzstan male to win a medal at the Championships, and he achieved this despite competing at the event with a rib injury. That month he rose to fourth place in the Olympic rankings for the event. He was subsequently selected for the

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* * * 1998 births Living people Kyrgyzstani male judoka Judoka at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Kyrgyzstan Asian Games gold medalists in judo 21st-century Kyrgyzstani sportsmen Judoka at the 2024 Summer Olympics {{Kyrgyzstan-judo-bio-stub