Daniyar Kaisanov (born 18 July 1993)[1] is a Kazakhstani freestyle wrestler. He is a two-time gold medalist at the Asian Wrestling Championships, a silver medalist at the Asian Games and a bronze medalist at the World Wrestling Championships. He also represented Kazakhstan at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
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| Native name | Данияр Әлібекұлы Қайсанов | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Daniyar Alibekovich Kaisanov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 July 1993 Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 74 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 5th (2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World finals |  (2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Regional finals |  (2020)
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Medal record
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Career edit
Kaisanov represented Kazakhstan at the 2018 Asian Games and he won the silver medal in the men's 74 kg event.[1] In the final, he lost against Bekzod Abdurakhmonov of Uzbekistan.[1]
Kaisanov won the gold medal in the men's 74 kg event at the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Xi'an, China.[2][3] In 2020, he also won the gold medal in the men's 74 kg event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India.[4][5]
In 2019, Kaisanov competed at the World Wrestling Championships in the men's 74 kg event.[6] At the time he didn't win the bronze medal[6][7] but he was awarded one of the bronze medals after Zelimkhan Khadjiev tested positive for doping. As a result, he qualified to represent Kazakhstan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. In March 2021, Kaisanov won one of the bronze medals in the 74 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy.[8] In June 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 74 kg event at the 2021 Waclaw Ziolkowski Memorial held in Warsaw, Poland.[9]
Kaisanov lost his bronze medal match against Bekzod Abdurakhmonov of Uzbekistan in the men's 74 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[10]
Achievements edit
| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2018 | Asian Championships | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | 3rd | Freestyle 74 kg |
| Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 2nd | Freestyle 74 kg | |
| 2019 | Asian Championships | Xi'an, China | 1st | Freestyle 74 kg |
| World Championships | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | 3rd | Freestyle 74 kg | |
| 2020 | Asian Championships | New Delhi, India | 1st | Freestyle 74 kg |
References edit
- ^ a b c "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (24 April 2019). "Iran secure further four men's freestyle gold medals to finish on seven at Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "2019 Asian Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2020.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (23 February 2020). "Kaisanov defends Asian Wrestling Championships freestyle title in New Delhi". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "2020 Asian Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ a b "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (21 September 2019). "Two more golds put Russia top of freestyle at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "2021 Poland Open Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
External links edit
- Daniyar Kaisanov at United World Wrestling
- Daniyar Kaisanov at the International Wrestling Database
- Daniyar Kaisanov at Olympics.com
- Daniyar Kaisanov at Olympedia
