Kazakh Greco-Roman wrestler
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.
Career
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]
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