Akzhol Makhamadzhanovich Makhmudov (Kyrgyz: 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 a gold medal at the 2022 World Championships, becoming Kyrgyzstan's first ever Greco-Roman World champion.[3][4][5] Makhmudov repeated his success a year later at the 2023 World Championships, and won another gold medal- becoming a two-time World champion.[6]
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| Native name | Акжол Махамаджанович Махмудов | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Akzhol Makhamadzhanovich Makhmudov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Kyrgyzstan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 April 1999 Aravan District, Osh, Kyrgyz Republic[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Kyrgyzstan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 77 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Master of Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Azat Erkimbayev (national) Meirambek Akhmetov (personal)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wrestling career
editUntil senior level
editMakhmudov took up wrestling aged six, following his two elder brothers Beksultan Makhmudov and Syimyk Makhmudov.[1][7] He later won two Asian cadet championships and the 2017 Junior Asian championships.[8][9] Makhmudov also became the cadet world champion in 2016,[10] and won a silver medal at the 2017 Junior World Championships in Tampere.[11]
2018
editIn 2018, Makhmudov had his first senior level tournament when he entered the Kyrgyzstan National Wrestling Championships. He won the 77 kg division,[12] 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.[13][14]
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.
2020 Olympic Games
editDue to the pandemic, the 2020 Summer Olympic Games were postponed from their originally scheduled 2020 start date, to the Summer of 2021. Missing out on Olympic Qualification, Makhmudov had to wrestle at the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Makhmudov won all three of his matches and obtained gold,[15] which awarded him Olympic qualification.
To start his first Olympic journey, Makhmudov defeated Tunisia's Lamjed Maafi by 11-0 technical superiority, a winner from the Africa and Oceania Wrestling Qualification tournament,[16] he then defeated former two-time European Champion, Rafig Huseynov of Azerbaijan which won him a place in the semi-finals. Faced with 2-time European Championships and Games medallist, Armenian wrestler Karapet Chalyan,[17] and beat his Armenian opponent 6-2 to advance him into the finals, opposite 2012 Olympic Silver medallist, and 2019 World champion, Hungary's Tamás Lőrincz. After a low-scoring six minutes, Lőrincz won the match 2-1, with Makhmudov leaving with a silver medal[18]
2022 World Championships
editMakhmudov returned to the mat at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in the Mongolian capital, Ulaanbaatar.[19] Makhmudov won the gold medal by beating Maxat Yerezhepov in the final at 77 kg.[20]
2024
editHe won one of the bronze medals in the 77 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[21]
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
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| 2018 | Asian Championships | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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1st | Greco-Roman 72 kg |
| Asian Games |  Jakarta, Indonesia
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2nd | Greco-Roman 77 kg | |
| 2021 | Summer Olympics |  Tokyo, Japan
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2nd | Greco-Roman 77 kg |
| 2022 | Bolat Turlykhanov Cup |  Almaty, Kazakhstan
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1st | Greco-Roman 82 kg |
| Asian Championships |  Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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1st | Greco-Roman 77 kg | |
| World Championships |  Belgrade, Serbia
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1st | Greco-Roman 77 kg | |
| 2023 | Dan Kolov Nikola Petrov Tournament |  Sofia, Bulgaria
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1st | Greco-Roman 77 kg |
| Asian Championships | Astana, Kazakhstan
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1st | Greco-Roman 77 kg | |
| World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia
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1st | Greco-Roman 77 kg | |
| Asian Games |  Hangzhou, China
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1st | Greco-Roman 77 kg | |
| 2024 | Asian Championships | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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2nd | Greco-Roman 77 kg |
| Summer Olympics |  Paris, France
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3rd | Greco-Roman 77 kg |
Personal life
editMakhmudov is the third child in a family of a salesman. He currently studies at the Kyrgyz State Law Academy in Bishkek.[22] He is said to originally be from the Nookat Region, Osh Oblast (Ноокатский район, Ошская область) in southern Kyrgyzstan. He enjoys playing billiards and tennis.[23]
Makhmudov started wrestling in Osh. He moved to Bishkek in 6th grade and began training under Merited Master of Sport, Zhenish Satybaldiev. In 8th grade he began training at the Olympic reserve under coach, Meyrambek Akhmetov.[24]
References
edit
- ^ a b c d e Akzhol Makhmudov Archived 30 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine. asiangames2018.id
- ^ "Акжол Махмудов стал чемпионом Азии по греко-римской борьбе среди юниоров". Кактус (in Russian). Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ Vinay. "Makhmudov becomes first male Kyrgyz world champion". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (11 September 2022). "Hosts Serbia take two golds on opening day of finals at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ Vinay. "World Championships: Mirzazadeh finally topples giant Kayaalp; Makhmudov repeats". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/akzhol-makhmudov_1566627
- ^ "Кыргызстанец Акжол Махмудов — чемпион Азии по борьбе среди молодежи". Sport АКИpress. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "Turkmenistan Grabs Historic Gold, Iran Wins Three | United World Wrestling". unitedworldwrestling.org. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "Акжол Махмудов завоевал золото на чемпионате мира в Грузии". Общественная Телерадиовещательная корпорация Кыргызской Республики. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ {AUTHOR}. "Акжол Махмудов. Биография". www.peoples.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ Marchenko, Ivan (14 May 2018). "В Бишкеке подвели итоги чемпионата Кыргызстана по греко-римской борьбе". 24.kg (in Russian). Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ Marchenko, Ivan (1 March 2018). "Kyrgyzstani Akzhol Makhmudov becomes champion of Asia in wrestling". 24.kg (in Russian). Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "Акжол Махмудов – самый юный чемпион Азии по борьбе в истории Кыргызстана". Sport АКИpress. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ Eric. "Ryu Grabs Ticket to Tokyo While Kyrgyzstan Secures Three Olympic Spots". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Wrestling - Greco-Roman Men's 77kg results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Tokyo-2020: Armenian wrestler Karapet Chalyan reaches semi-finals". Public Radio of Armenia. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Kyrgyzstani Akzhol Makhmudov wins silver, first Olympic medal for Kyrgyzstan since 2008". akipress.com. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Handful of Olympic medallists set to compete at Asian Wrestling Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ Vinay. "WATCH: 10 Greco-Roman finals from Asian Championships". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ МАРЧЕНКО, Иван (8 December 2017). "Акжол Махмудов. Секреты чемпиона мира -". 24.kg (in Russian). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ Marchenko, Ivan (8 December 2017). "Акжол Махмудов. Секреты чемпиона мира". 24.kg (in Russian). Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ limon.kg https://limon.kg/ru/news:74637?from=mportal&place=topread. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
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External links
edit- Akzhol Makhmudov at United World Wrestling
- Akzhol Makhmudov at the International Wrestling Database
- Akzhol Makhmudov at Olympics.com
- Akzhol Makhmudov at Olympedia
