Zholaman Sharshenbekov

Zholaman Sharshenbekov (born September 29, 1999) is a Kyrgyz Greco-Roman wrestler. ^[1] He won one of the bronze medals in the 60 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.^[2] 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).^[3][4][5]

Zholaman Sharshenbekov

Personal information
Birth name	Шаршенбеков Жоламан Назарбекович
Full name	Zholaman Nazarbekovich Sharshenbekov
Nationality	Kyrgyzstan
Born	(1999-09-29) 29 September 1999 (age 25) Talas, Kyrgyzstan
Height	164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Sport	Wrestling
Weight class	60 kg
Event	Greco-Roman
Coached by	Hakim Makhmudov
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling Representing  Kyrgyzstan Olympic Games 2024 Paris 60 kg World Championships 2022 Belgrade 60 kg 2023 Belgrade 60 kg 2018 Budapest 55 kg 2021 Oslo 60 kg Asian Championships 2022 Ulaanbaatar 60 kg 2023 Astana 60 kg 2024 Bishkek 60 kg 2018 Bishkek 55 kg 2020 New Delhi 60 kg Individual World Cup 2020 Belgrade 60 kg Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou 60 kg Islamic Solidarity Games 2021 Konya 60 kg Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament 2024 Antalya 60 kg 2021 Istanbul 60 kg Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament 2023 Sofia 60 kg 2019 Ruse 60 kg 2022 Veliko Tarnovo 60 kg Bolat Turlykhanov Cup 2022 Almaty 63 kg World U23 Championships 2019 Budapest 60 kg Asian U23 Championship 2019 Ulaanbaatar 60 kg

Career

In 2020, he won the gold medal in the 60 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.^[6]

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.^[7] He won the gold 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] He won the gold medal in the 60 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.^[10]

Sharshenbekov won the gold medal in the 60 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.^[11] He defeated Ayata Suzuki of Japan in his gold medal match.^[11]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Event
2018	Asian Championships	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	2nd	Greco-Roman 55 kg
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	Greco-Roman 55 kg
2019	U23 World Championship	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	Greco-Roman 60 kg
2020	Asian Championships	New Delhi, India	2nd	Greco-Roman 60 kg
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	7th	Greco-Roman 60 kg
	World Championships	Oslo, Norway	2nd	Greco-Roman 60 kg
2022	Asian Championships	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	1st	Greco-Roman 60 kg
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	1st	Greco-Roman 60 kg
	World Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	1st	Greco-Roman 60 kg
2023	Dan Kolov Nikola Petrov Tournament	Sofia, Bulgaria	1st	Greco-Roman 60 kg
	Asian Championships	Astana, Kazakhstan	1st	Greco-Roman 60 kg
	World Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	1st	Greco-Roman 60 kg
	Asian Games	Hangzhou, China	1st	Greco-Roman 60 kg
2024	Asian Championships	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	1st	Greco-Roman 60 kg
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	3rd	Greco-Roman 60 kg