Akzhol Makhamadzhanovich Makhmudov (Russian: Акжол Махамаджанович Махмудов; born 15 April 1999) is a Kyrgyzstani Greco-Roman wrestler.[2] He won the silver medal in 77 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He won the gold medal in the 77 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[3][4]

Akzhol Makhmudov

Makhmudov at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
Native name	Акжол Махамаджанович Махмудов
Birth name	Akzhol Makhamadzhanovich Makhmudov
Nationality	Kyrgyzstan
Born	(1999-04-15) 15 April 1999 (age 23) Osh, Kyrgyz Republic[1]
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Sport
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Sport	Wrestling
Weight class	77 kg
Rank	Master of Sport
Event(s)	Greco-Roman
Coached by	Azat Erkimbayev (national) Meirambek Akhmetov (personal)[1]
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing  Kyrgyzstan Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo 77 kg World Championships 2022 Belgrade 77 kg Asian Games 2018 Jakarta 77 kg Asian Championships 2022 Ulaanbaatar 77 kg 2018 Bishkek 72 kg Islamic Solidarity Games 2021 Konya 77 kg Olympic Qualification Tournament 2021 Almaty 77 kg Junior World Championships 2017 Tampere 74 kg Junior Asian Championships 2017 Taichung 74 kg Cadet World Championships 2016 Tbilisi 69 kg Cadet Asian Championships 2016 Taichung 69 kg 2015 New Delhi 58 kg

Wrestling career

Until senior level

Makhmudov took up wrestling aged six, following his two elder brothers.[1] He later won two Asian cadet championships and the 2017 Junior Asian championships.[5][6] Makhmudov also became the cadet world champion in 2016,[7] and won a silver medal at the 2017 Junior World Championships in Tampere.^{[citation needed]}

2018

In 2018, Makhmudov had his first senior level tournament when he entered the Kyrgyzstan National Wrestling Championships. He won the 77 kg division,[8] and was included to the senior national team.

At the 2018 Asian Championships, Makhmudov competed in the 72 kg category, and won Ahmad Mahmoud Dashan (12–2), then Kuldeep Malik (8–0) and Tomohiro Inoue (7–0). In the final he faced the 2017 World Wrestling Championships silver medalist Demeu Zhadrayev. He won 8–6, becoming the youngest ever wrestler from Kyrgyzstan to earn a gold medal at senior level at the Asian Championships.[9][10]

At the 2018 Asian Games, Makhmudov moved back to the 77 kg division and reached the final, where he lost to Mohammadali Geraei.[1]

At the 2018 Junior World Championships, he lost to Islam Opiev of Russia in the quarter-final but went on to wrestle in the repechage stage and won a bronze medal against Kamal Bey of the US in their rematch of the Junior World Championships final.

Major results

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Event
2018	Asian Championships	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	1st	Greco-Roman 72 kg
	Asian Games	Jakarta, Indonesia	2nd	Greco-Roman 77 kg
2021	2020 Summer Olympics	Tokyo, Japan	2nd	Greco-Roman 77 kg
2022	2022 Bolat Turlykhanov Cup	Almaty,Kazakhstan	1st

Personal life

Makhmudov is the third child in a family of a salesman. He currently studies at the Kyrgyz State Law Academy in Bishkek.^{[citation needed]} He enjoys playing billiards and tennis.[11]

References

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External links

• Akzhol Makhmudov at International Wrestling Database
• Akzhol Makhmudov at Olympedia

На других языках

[it] Akzhol Makhmudov

[ru] Махмудов, Акжол Махамаджанович