Uzbekistani Greco-Roman wrestler
Jalgasbay Berdimuratov (born 27 March 1997) is an Uzbekistani Greco-Roman wrestler . He is a two-time medalist at the World Wrestling Championships . He is a four-time medalist, including gold, at the Asian Wrestling Championships . He is also a gold medalist at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games .
Career
Berdimuratov won one of the bronze medals in the 77 kg at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.[2] [3] [4] He represented Uzbekistan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3] He competed in the men's 77 kg event where he was eliminated in his first match.[5]
In 2021, Berdimuratov won the gold medal in his event at the Wladyslaw Pytlasinski Cup held in Warsaw, Poland.[6] [7]
Berdimuratov won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.[8] He won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[9]
In 2023, Berdimuratov won the gold medal in the 87 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.[10] He defeated Nasser Alizadeh of Iran in his gold medal match.[10]
He competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[11] He was eliminated in his second match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[11] Berdimuratov also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.[12]
Achievements
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1962: 87 kg
1974–1994: 82 kg
1998: 85 kg
2002–2010: 84 kg
2014: 85 kg
2018–present: 87 kg