Aytjan Khalmakhanov

Aytjan Khalmakhanov
Personal information
Born (2006-01-11) 11 January 2006
Uzbekistan
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb; 9.9 st)
Sport
CountryUzbekistan
SportGreco-Roman
Event
63-67 kg
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Uzbekistan
World Championships
2025 Zagreb 63 kg
Asian Championships
2025 Amman 63 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
2025 Riyadh 67 kg
Grand Prix
2026 Zagreb 67 kg
2025 Zagreb 63 kg
World U20 Championships
2025 Samokov 63 kg
World U17 Championships
2022 Rome 51 kg
2023 Istanbul 55 kg
Asian U17 Championships
2023 Bishkek 51 kg

Aytjan Khalmakhanov (Kazakh: Айтжан Қалмаканов; born 11 January 2006)[1] is an Uzbekistani Greco-Roman wrestler of Kazakhstani ethnicity[2], competing in the 63 kg division. He won the gold medal at the 2025 Asian Wrestling Championships.[3]

Career

In the 2025 Asian Wrestling Championships in Amman, Jordan, after bye in the first round, he defeated North Korea's Kim Chan 9–0 in the quarterfinals and Kazakh Sultan Assetuly 16–7 with technical superiority in the semifinals to reach the final. In the final match, he defeated Iranian Mohammad Mehdi Keshtkar with 13-4 technical superiority and won the gold medal.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Айтжан Халмаханов — Профессиональная борцовская лига" (in Russian). Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  2. ^ Абдуллаева, Диана (2025-09-21). "Этнический казах принес Узбекистану историческое "золото" на ЧМ по греко-римской борьбе". www.zakon.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  3. ^ "Aytjan Khalmakhanov profile page". uww.org.
  4. ^ "GR- 63 kg". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 24 March 2025.