Zholaman Sharshenbekov (born 29 September 1999) is a Kyrgyz Greco-Roman wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in the 60kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He is a four-time medalist, including two gold medals, at the World Wrestling Championships (2018, 2021, 2022, 2023). He is also a five-time medalist, including three gold medals, at the Asian Wrestling Championships (2018, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024).
Career
In 2020, he won the gold medal in the 60kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.
In 2022, Sharshenbekov won one of the bronze medals in the 60 kg event at the Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. He won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey. He won the gold medal in the 60 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.
Sharshenbekov won the gold medal in the 60kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China. He defeated Ayata Suzuki of Japan in his gold medal match.
Achievements YearTournamentVenueResultEvent2018Asian Championships Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan2ndGreco-Roman 55 kgWorld Championships Budapest, Hungary2ndGreco-Roman 55 kg2019U23 World Championship Budapest, Hungary2ndGreco-Roman 60 kg2020Asian Championships New Delhi, India2ndGreco-Roman 60 kg 2021Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan7thGreco-Roman 60 kgWorld Championships Oslo, Norway 2ndGreco-Roman 60 kg2022Asian Championships Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 1stGreco-Roman 60 kgIslamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 1stGreco-Roman 60 kgWorld Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1stGreco-Roman 60 kg2023Dan Kolov Nikola Petrov Tournament Sofia, Bulgaria1stGreco-Roman 60 kgAsian Championships Astana, Kazakhstan 1stGreco-Roman 60 kgWorld Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1stGreco-Roman 60 kgAsian Games Hangzhou, China1stGreco-Roman 60 kg2024Asian Championships Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 1stGreco-Roman 60 kgOlympic Games Paris, France 3rdGreco-Roman 60 kg
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