Sayatbek Okassov

Sayatbek Okassov (born 7 July 1991)[1] is a Kazakhstani freestyle wrestler. In 2019, he won the silver medal in the men's 65 kg event at the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Xi'an, China.[2][3]

Sayatbek Okassov
Personal information
Born (1991-07-07) 7 July 1991
Height166 cm (5.45 ft; 65 in)
Sport
CountryKazakhstan
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class65 kg
Event(s)Freestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Kazakhstan
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta 65 kg
Asian Championships
2019 Xi'an 65 kg

Career

In 2014, he competed in the 65 kg event at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan where he lost his only match, against Franklin Gómez of Puerto Rico.[4] The following year, in 2015, he was also eliminated from the competition after one match; this time he lost his match against Toghrul Asgarov of Azerbaijan.

In 2016, he competed at the first qualification tournament hoping to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[5] This was unsuccessful as he was eliminated from the tournament in his second match.[5]

In 2018, he represented Kazakhstan at the 2018 Asian Games held in Indonesia and he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 65 kg event.[1][6]

Major results
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 3rd Freestyle 65 kg
2019 Asian Championships Xi'an, China 2nd Freestyle 65 kg

References
  1. "Athlete Profile". United World Wrestling.
  2. Etchells, Daniel (23 April 2019). "Iran claim three gold medals on opening day of Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  3. "2019 Asian Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2020.
  4. "2014 World Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  5. "2016 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament – Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  6. "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.


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