Nurkozha Kaipanov

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Nurkozha Kaipanov
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Personal information
Native nameНұрқожа Аралбекұлы Қайпанов
Full nameNurkozha Aralbekovich Kaipanov
NationalityFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Born (1998-06-21) 21 June 1998 (age 27)
Petropavl, Kazakhstan
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
CountryFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Sport Amateur wrestling
Weight class74 kg
Event Freestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Tirana 70 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Nur-Sultan 70 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Zagreb 70 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Xi'an 70 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Almaty 74 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Amman 74 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Ulaanbaatar 74 kg
Military World Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Wuhan 74 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Kocaeli 74 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 Sassari70 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 Taraz74 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2018 Taraz70 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 Warsaw70 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Budapest 74 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Almaty 74 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Rome 74 kg
Asian Juniors Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 New Delhi70 kg

Nurkozha Kaipanov (born 21 June 1998) is a Kazakhstani freestyle wrestler. He is a three-time medalist, including gold, at the World Wrestling Championships and a three-time gold medalist at the Asian Wrestling Championships.

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Career

In 2019, Kaipanov won the gold medal in the men's 70 kg event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in Xi'an, China. [1] [2] At the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, he won the silver medal in the men's 70 kg event. [3] In the same year, he also won the silver medal in the men's 74 kg event at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China. [4] [5]

In 2021, Kaipanov won one of the bronze medals in the 74 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series held in Rome, Italy. [6] He competed in the 74 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. [7]

Kaipanov 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] Kaipanov also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics. [9]

Nurkozha Kaipanov won the gold medal at the 2024 World Wrestling Championships in Tirana, Albania, defeating Japan's Yoshinosuke Aoyagi 5-3 in the men's freestyle 70 kg final match. Nurkozha Kaipanov defeated Israel's Mitch Finesilver 9-0 in the first round, Moldovan Nicolai Grahmez 14-2 in the second round, Georgian Akaki Kemertelidze 12-2 in the quarter-finals and Abdulmazhid Kudiev competing for Tajikistan 13-2 in the semifinals. [10]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
2019 Asian Championships Xi'an, China1stFreestyle 70 kg
World Championships Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan2nd Freestyle 70 kg
Military World Games Wuhan, China2ndFreestyle 74 kg
2021 Asian Championships Almaty, Kazakhstan1stFreestyle 74 kg
2022 Asian Championships Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia2ndFreestyle 74 kg
2024 World Championships Tirana, Albania1st Freestyle 70 kg

References

  1. ↑ Etchells, Daniel (23 April 2019). "Iran claim three gold medals on opening day of Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "2019 Asian Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Rowbottom, Mike (21 September 2019). "Two more golds put Russia top of freestyle at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  4. ↑ Etchells, Daniel (21 October 2019). "China beat North Korea to men's team table tennis title at World Military Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Results" (PDF). 2019 Military World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  8. 1 2 "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.
  9. ↑ "2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "Freestyle – Seniors – 70 kg – Results". United World Wrestling . Retrieved 28 October 2024.
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