Alisher Yergali (born 12 April 1999) is a Kazakh freestyle wrestler. He is a four-time medalist at the Asian Wrestling Championships. He represented Kazakhstan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[1]
 Alisher Yergali at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 12 April 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editYergali won the bronze medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships, both in 2019 and in 2020.[2][3][4][5]
In 2019, Yergali competed in the men's freestyle 97 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.[6] He lost his bronze medal match against Magomedgadzhi Nurov of North Macedonia.[6][7]
In 2021, Yergali won one of the bronze medals in the men's 97 kg event at the Poland Open held in Warsaw.[8] He competed in the men's freestyle 97 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[1] He won his first match against Mohammed Fardj of Algeria by walkover and he was then eliminated by Süleyman Karadeniz of Turkey.[1]
Yergali competed at the 2022 Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[9] He won the silver medal in the men's 125 kg event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.[10][11]
He 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.[12] He competed in the men's freestyle 97 kg event at the Olympics.[13] He was eliminated in the repechage by Amir Ali Azarpira of Iran.[13]
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2019 | Asian Championships | Xi'an, China | 3rd | Freestyle 97 kg |
| 2020 | Asian Championships | New Delhi, India | 3rd | Freestyle 97 kg |
| 2021 | Asian Championships | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 2nd | Freestyle 97 kg |
| 2022 | Asian Championships | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | 2nd | Freestyle 125 kg |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "2019 Asian Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2020.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (23 April 2019). "Iran claim three gold medals on opening day of Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (22 February 2020). "Otoguro denies Bajrang again as men's freestyle finals begin at Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "2020 Asian Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ a b "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (22 September 2019). "Sadulaev gold seals freestyle team win for Russia at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "2021 Poland Open Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Brennan, Eliott (24 April 2022). "Iran secures another three golds on final day of Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "2022 Asian Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
External links
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- Alisher Yergali at the International Wrestling Database
- Alisher Yergali at Olympedia
