Nurkozha Kaipanov
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| Native name | Нұрқожа Аралбекұлы Қайпанов | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Nurkozha Aralbekovich Kaipanov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Kazakhstan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 June 1998 Petropavl, Kazakhstan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Nurkozha Kaipanov (born 21 June 1998) is a Kazakhstani freestyle wrestler. He is a two-time medalist, including gold, at the World Wrestling Championships and a two-time gold medalist at the Asian Wrestling Championships.
Career
[edit]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
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 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 | |
| 2024 | World Championships | Tirana, Albania | 1st | Freestyle 70 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.
- ^ "Freestyle – Seniors – 70 kg – Results". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Nurkozha Kaipanov at the International Wrestling Database
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- Kazakhstani male sport wrestlers
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
- Asian Wrestling Championships medalists
- Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Kazakhstan
- Islamic Solidarity Games weightlifters
- Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
- Sportspeople from Petropavl
- 21st-century Kazakhstani sportsmen
- Military World Games silver medalists for Kazakhstan
- Military World Games medalists in wrestling
- World Wrestling Champions