Yusup Batirmurzaev (born 13 April 1996) is a

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

freestyle wrestler Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling i ...

. He won the gold medal in the men's 125 kg event at the

2020 Asian Wrestling Championships The 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships was held at the KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium, Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi in India. The event took place from 18 to 23 February. China was barred from entering into the competition due to the COVID-19 pandemi ...

held in New Delhi, India. He represented Kazakhstan at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

in Tokyo, Japan.

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. He won the gold medal in the men's 125 kg event at the

held in New Delhi, India. 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. A few months later, Batirmurzaev competed in the men's 125kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan where he was eliminated in his first match by Gennadij Cudinovic of Germany. In 2022, Batirmurzaev won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey. He won the silver medal in his event at the

2023 Asian Wrestling Championships The 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships was the 19th edition of Asian Wrestling Championships of combined events, and took place from 9 to 14 April in Astana, Kazakhstan. The event was previously scheduled to be held in New Delhi, India. Medal tab ...

held in Astana, Kazakhstan. 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 The 2024 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 2024), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la XXXIIIe Olympiade, links=no) and also known as Paris 2024, is an upcoming international multi-sport event that is s ...

in Paris, France.

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