Galymzhan Usserbayev

Galymzhan Usserbayev (born 19 December 1988) is a freestyle wrestler from Kazakhstan.

Galymzhan Usserbayev
Usserbayev (top) at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityKazakhstan Kazakhstan
Born19 December 1988 (1988-12-19) (age 34)
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
CountryKazakhstan Kazakhstan
SportFreestyle wrestling
Weight class74 kg
ClubCSKA
Coached bySergey Beloglazov
Medal record
Representing  Kazakhstan
Men's freestyle wrestling
Asian Wrestling Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 Xi'an79 kg
Military World Games
Bronze medal – third place2015 Mungyeong 74 kg
World Military Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Fort Dix74 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Moscow79 kg
Olympic Qualification Tournament
Gold medal – first place2016 Astana74 kg

2014 season

He competed at 74 kg freestyle at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships where he won his first match, but lost his second.[1]

2015 season

He won a bronze medal at the 2015 Military World Games.[2]

2016 season

He won the 74 kg freestyle competition at the 2016 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament to earn a birth at the 2016 Olympics.[1] At the Olympics he lost a bronze medal match to Soner Demirtaş.[3]

2021 season

In 2021, he won the gold medal in the 79 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy.[4]

References

  1. "Japan Snares 3 Tickets to Rio as Asian OG Qualifier Gets Under Way". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  2. "6 Kazakhs in TOP 20 wrestlers of the world – News – WRESTLING FEDERATION". Wrestling.kz. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  3. Galymzhan Usserbayev Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  4. "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.


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