Aidos Sultangali (born 7 February 1996)[1] is a Kazakh Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a two-time bronze medalist in the 60 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships. He won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Sultangali represented Kazakhstan at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Aidos Sultangali
Aidos Sultangali at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Nationality Kazakhstan
Born (1996-02-07) 7 February 1996 (age 28)
Kazakhstan
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Country Kazakhstan
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class60 kg
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Kazakhstan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Belgrade 60 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Almaty 60 kg
Military World Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Wuhan 60 kg
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ashgabat 59 kg
World U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Bydgoszcz 59 kg
Representing All-World Team
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Baku Team

Career

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At the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Sultangali won one of the bronze medals in the 59 kg event.[1] He won one of the bronze medals in the 60 kg event at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[2]

Sultangali represented Kazakhstan at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China and he won one of the bronze medals in the 60 kg event.[3] In 2021, he won the gold medal in the 63 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy.[4] A month later, he won the gold medal in the 60 kg event at the 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[5][6] In October 2021, he competed in the 60 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway where he was eliminated in his first match.[7]

Sultangali won one of the bronze medals in the 60 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[8] He defeated Krisztián Kecskeméti of Hungary in his bronze medal match.[9] In 2023, he lost his bronze medal match in the 60 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.[10] He lost against Ri Se-ung of North Korea in his bronze medal match.[10]

Sultangali competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and he earned a quota place for Kazakhstan for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[11] Sultangali competed in the 60 kg event at the Olympics.[12] He was eliminated in his first match by Zholaman Sharshenbekov of Kyrgyzstan.[12] Sharshenbekov went on to win one of the bronze medals in the event.[12]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 3rd Greco-Roman 59 kg
2018 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd Greco-Roman 60 kg
2019 Military World Games Wuhan, China 3rd Greco-Roman 60 kg
2021 Asian Championships Almaty, Kazakhstan 1st Greco-Roman 60 kg
2022 World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd Greco-Roman 60 kg

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wrestling Results book" (PDF). 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  2. ^ "2018 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Results" (PDF). 2019 Military World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  5. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (14 April 2021). "Shimoyamada and Sultangali clinch maiden golds at UWW Asian Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 Asian Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  8. ^ Brennan, Eliott (13 September 2022). "Olympic medallist Kayaalp returns to champion status at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  9. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  10. ^ a b "2022 Asian Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ a b c "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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