Nurkozha Kaipanov (born 21 June 1998) is a Kazakhstani freestyle wrestler. He is a silver medalist at the World Wrestling Championships and a two-time gold medalist at the Asian Wrestling Championships.
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Native name | Нұрқожа Аралбекұлы Қайпанов | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Nurkozha Aralbekovich Kaipanov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Petropavl, Kazakhstan | 21 June 1998||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 74 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 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]
Achievements
editYear | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Kazakhstan | |||||
2019 | Asian Championships | Xi'an, China | 1st | Freestyle 70 kg | |
World Championships | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | 2nd | Freestyle 70 kg | ||
Military World Games | Wuhan, China | 2nd | Freestyle 74 kg | ||
2021 | Asian Championships | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 1st | Freestyle 74 kg | |
2022 | Asian Championships | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | 2nd | Freestyle 74 kg |
References
edit- ^ Etchells, Daniel (23 April 2019). "Iran claim three gold medals on opening day of Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "2019 Asian Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2020.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (21 September 2019). "Two more golds put Russia top of freestyle at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Results" (PDF). 2019 Military World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Nurkozha Kaipanov at the International Wrestling Database