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Uzur Dzhuzupbekov (Kyrgyz: Үзүр Жусупбеков; born 12 April 1996)[2] is a Kyrgyzstani Greco-Roman wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in the 97 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[3] He is a bronze medalist at the Asian Games and a two-time silver medalist at the Islamic Solidarity Games.
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| Nationality | Kyrgyzstani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 April 1996 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Kyrgyzstan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 97 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dzhuzupbekov won the gold medal in the men's 97 kg event at the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Xi'an, China.[4][5] He represented Kyrgyzstan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6]
At the 2016 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Bangkok, Thailand, Dzhuzupbekov won one of the bronze medals in the men's 98 kg event.[7][8]
In 2017, Dzhuzupbekov won the silver medal in the men's 98 kg event at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. A few months later, at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, he also won the silver medal in the 98 kg event.[2] In that same year, Dzhuzupbekov competed in the 98 kg event at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships in Paris, France.[9] He lost his first match against Musa Evloev of Russia and in the repechage he lost his match against Balázs Kiss of Hungary.[9]
At the 2018 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Dzhuzupbekov won one of the bronze medals in the men's 97 kg event.[10] In that same year, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 97 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[11] In his bronze medal match he defeated Jahongir Turdiev of Uzbekistan.[11]
In 2019, Dzhuzupbekov competed in the 97 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.[12] He did not advance far as he was eliminated from the competition in his first match, against Cenk İldem of Turkey.[12] In 2020, Dzhuzupbekov competed in the men's 97 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[13]
Dzhuzupbekov competed in the 97 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[14] He lost his first match against Artur Aleksanyan of Armenia and he was then eliminated in the repechage by Arvi Savolainen of Finland.[14]
In 2022, Dzhuzupbekov won one of the bronze medals in the 97 kg event at the Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.[15] He won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[16]
Dzhuzupbekov won the silver medal in his event at the 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan.[17] He competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[18] Dzhuzupbekov was eliminated in his second match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[18] A few weeks later, he earned a quota place for Kyrgyzstan for the Olympics at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[19] Dzhuzupbekov won one of the bronze medals in the 97 kg event at the Olympics.[3] He defeated Mohamed Gabr of Egypt in his bronze medal match.[3]
| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2016 | Asian Championships | Bangkok, Thailand | 3rd | Greco-Roman 98 kg |
| 2017 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 2nd | Greco-Roman 98 kg |
| Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 2nd | Greco-Roman 98 kg | |
| 2018 | Asian Championships | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | 3rd | Greco-Roman 97 kg |
| Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 3rd | Greco-Roman 97 kg | |
| 2019 | Asian Championships | Xi'an, China | 1st | Greco-Roman 97 kg |
| 2022 | Asian Championships | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | 3rd | Greco-Roman 97 kg |
| Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | 2nd | Greco-Roman 97 kg | |
| 2023 | Asian Championships | Astana, Kazakhstan | 2nd | Greco-Roman 97 kg |
| 2024 | Summer Olympics | Paris, France | 3rd | Greco-Roman 97 kg |
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