Russian freestyle wrestler
Ilyas Idrisovich Bekbulatov (Russian: Ильяс Идрисович Бекбулатов , Kumyk : Бекболатланы Ильяс Идрисны уланы , romanized: Bekbolatlanı İlyas İdrisnı ulanı ; born 12 August 1990[ 1] ) is a Russian -born Uzbekistani [ 1] freestyle wrestler , who claimed the European title at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships . He wrestles at the 74 kg category on the international circuit. In 2015, he won the gold medal at the senior Russian national championships .
Career
As a junior wrestler, he came in first at the 2008 Russian national championships, 2008 junior European championships and 2007 cadet and junior European championships[ 2]
In 2013, he won his first senior international title at the 2013 Golden Grand Prix Ivan held in Krasnoyarsk , Russia[ 2] and bronze medal at 2013 European Championships in Tbilisi , Georgia . In 2015, he won Golden Grand Prix Ivan again, in the final match he over Brent Metcalf of the USA and became the first wrestler who beat Metcalf in freestyle wrestling match,[ 2] then he won national title at the 2015 Russian National Championships .[ 2]
At the 2015 European Games he lost to Olympic champion Toghrul Asgarov of Azerbaijan , but went on to wrestle back and win a bronze medal against Azamat Nurykau of Belarus .[ 2] In 2016, he won the silver medal at the World Cup in Los Angeles, California as a Russian team member.[ 5] Since 2020 he has been representing Uzbekistan in wrestling competition. In February 2020, he earned for Uzbekistan the gold medal at the Asian Championships[ 1]
Championships and accomplishments
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66 kg : 1929–1937
67 kg : 1946–1961
70 kg : 1962–1967
68 kg : 1969–1995
69 kg : 1997–2001
66 kg : 2002–2013
65 kg : 2014–present