Rizabek Aitmukhan (born 29 April 2004) is a Kazakh freestyle wrestler competing in the 92 kg division. He won the gold medal in the 92 kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships.[1][2]

Rizabek Aitmukhan
Personal information
Birth nameРизабек Канатович Айтмухан
Full nameRizabek Kanatovich Aitmukhan
Born (2004-04-29) 29 April 2004 (age 20)
Kishkenekol, Kazakhstan
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight97 kg (214 lb; 15.3 st)
Sport
CountryKazakhstan
SportAmateur wrestling
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Kazakhstan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Belgrade 92 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Astana 92 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Bishkek 97 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Antalya 97 kg
Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2022 Taraz 92 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest 92 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Budapest 97 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Tirana 97 kg
Asian U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Bishkek 92 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bishkek 92 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Pontevedra 97 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Amman 92 kg

Career

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On February 7, 2023, at the age of 18, he became the champion of Kazakhstan in freestyle wrestling among seniors.[citation needed]

On September 18, 2023, he won the first gold medal in the history of Kazakhstan at the World Freestyle Wrestling Championships. Rizabek defeated the Hungarian wrestler in the first round with a score of 13:3, and in the second round defeated the European champion of 2023, Turkish Feyzullah Aktürk with a score of 11:0. And in the semifinals, the Kazakh wrestler defeated his Georgian opponent and for the first time in his career reached the final of the World Championship among adults. In the final, Rizabek fought with Azerbaijani Osman Nurmogamedov and became the winner.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "International Wrestling Database". whatsmat.uww.org. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  2. ^ https://whatsmat.uww.org/daten.php?spid=F08FCD6B8A3C476A8838BDBEFBD7FF6E
  3. ^ "92kg Bracket". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
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