Islam Yevloyev

Islam Yevloyev
Personal information
Full nameIslam Aboovich Yevloyev
Born (2004-09-23) 23 September 2004
Sport
CountryKazakhstan
SportWrestling
Weight class87 kg
Event
Greco-Roman wrestling
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Kazakhstan
Islamic Solidarity Games
2025 Riyadh 87 kg
Grand Prix
2026 Zagreb 97 kg
Asian U23 Championships
2023 Bishkek 82 kg
World U20 Championships
2024 Pontevedra 82 kg
Asian U20 Championships
2023 Amman 82 kg

Islam Yevloyev (born 23 September 2004) is a Kazakh Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the silver medal at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games.[1][2]

Career

Yevloyev won the silver medal at the 2023 Asian U23 Wrestling Championships in Bishkek in the men's Greco-Roman 82 kg event.[3]

In 2025, he competed at the 2025 World Wrestling Championships in Zagreb. He reached the quarter-finals after defeating Armenia's Vigen Nazaryan 3–1, and later finished fifth in the men's Greco-Roman 87 kg category after losing in the bronze-medal stage.[4][5]

Later in 2025, Yevloyev won the silver medal at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh. He advanced to the final in the 87 kg division after defeating Algeria's Sid Bachir in the semi-finals.[6] In the final, he lost to a reigning world champion and finished with silver.[7] After the event, he said that his international career was only beginning and that he intended to show more in future competitions.[8]

In February 2026, Yevloyev was mentioned by United World Wrestling as a former U20 world champion and as one of the notable contenders at 87 kg in the Asian Championships preview.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Islam Yevloyev athlete profile". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Islam Yevloyev results". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  3. ^ "U23 & U17 Asian Championships Bishkek 2023 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Wrestlers Islam Yevloyev and Erzhet Zharlykasyn reached the quarter-finals of the World Championships" (in Russian). National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 20 September 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  5. ^ "World Championships 2025 Greco-Roman Seeds and Entries". United World Wrestling. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  6. ^ "Wrestler Islam Yevloyev reached the semi-finals of the Islamic Solidarity Games" (in Russian). National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 18 November 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  7. ^ "Wrestler Islam Yevloyev lost to the world champion and became silver medalist of the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games" (in Russian). National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 18 November 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  8. ^ "Islam Yevloyev: Everything is just beginning. I will show what I am capable of" (in Russian). National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 18 November 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  9. ^ "Asian Championships to be held in Astana". United World Wrestling. 9 February 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.