Daulet Niyazbekov

Daulet Niyazbekov (Kazakh: Дәулет Шораұлы Ниязбеков; born 12 February 1989) is a former Kazakh freestyle wrestler, who was a member of the Olympic Games 2012. He competed in the men's freestyle 55 kg and he lost his bronze medal match to World Champion Yang Kyong-il. Niyazbekov was a bronze medalist at the World Wrestling Championships 2011 in Istanbul, Turkey. He won the Asian Wrestling Championship in 2015, as well as bronze at the 2014 and 2017 editions.[1]

Daulet Niyazbekov
Дәулет Ниязбеков
Personal information
Native nameДәулет Шораұлы Ниязбеков
Full nameDaulet Shoraevich Niyazbekov
Nationality Kazakhstan
Born (1989-02-12) February 12, 1989
Zhanakorgan, Kyzylorda Region, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country Kazakhstan
SportWrestling
Weight class65 kg
Event(s)Freestyle
ClubCSKA
Coached byAbutalip Amanov
Achievements and titles
World finalsBronze (2011) Silver (2019)
Regional finalsGold (2015)

Gold (2016)

Gold (2018)

Bronze (2013)

Bronze (2014)

Bronze (2017)

Bronze (2020)
Olympic finals5th (2012) 5th (2020)
Medal record
Men's Freestyle wrestling
Representing  Kazakhstan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 Nur-Sultan65 kg
Bronze medal – third place2011 Istanbul55 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Doha61 kg
Gold medal – first place2016 Bangkok61 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 Bishkek65 kg
Bronze medal – third place2013 New Delhi60 kg
Bronze medal – third place2014 Astana61 kg
Bronze medal – third place2017 New Delhi61 kg
Bronze medal – third place2020 New Delhi65 kg

Niyazbekov competed in the men's freestyle 61 kg at the World Wrestling Championships 2015 in Las Vegas, United States. He was eliminated in the quarterfinal rounds, after being defeated by American Reece Humphrey.

He has qualified to represent Kazakhstan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's freestyle 65 kg class.[2]

References

  1. "Daulet Niyazbekov is Asian Champion 2015". asicsamerica.com. May 8, 2015.
  2. INFORM.KZ (2019-09-19). "Two Kazakh free style wrestlers earn 2020 Olympic Games quotas". www.inform.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-02-24.


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