Aiperi Medet Kyzy

Aiperi Medet Kyzy
Aiperi Medet Kyzy at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey
Personal information
Nationality Kyrgyzstan
Born (1999-03-30) 30 March 1999 (age 25)
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan[1][2]
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country Kyrgyzstan
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class76 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Kyrgyzstan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Belgrade 76 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Oslo 76 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Ulaanbaatar 76 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Bishkek 76 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 New Delhi 76 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Almaty 76 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Astana 76 kg
Individual World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Belgrade 76 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 76 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta 76 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Konya 76 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Baku 75 kg
Asian Indoor Games
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ashgabat 75 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2022 Istanbul 76 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Antalya 76 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Istanbul 76 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Belgrade 76 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Budapest 76 kg

Aiperi Medet Kyzy (born 30 March 1999)[3][4] is a Kyrgyzstani freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal in the women's 76 kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. She also represented Kyrgyzstan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5]

At the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China, Medet Kyzy won the gold medal in the women's 76 kg event.[6] She is also a two-time medalist, including gold, at the Islamic Solidarity Games and a five-time medalist, including two gold medals, at the Asian Wrestling Championships.

Career

Medet Kyzy won the bronze medal in the 75 kg event at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan. In August 2017, she competed in the 75 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Paris, France.[7] A month later, Medet Kyzy won one of the bronze medals in the women's 75 kg event at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[4] At the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia, Medet Kyzy won one of the bronze medals in the women's 76 kg event.[3]

At the 2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship held in Budapest, Hungary, she won one of the bronze medals in the 76 kg event.[8][9] In 2020, Medet Kyzy won the silver medal in the 76 kg event at the Asian Wrestling Championships in New Delhi, India.[10][11] In the final, she lost against Hiroe Minagawa of Japan. In the same year, she also won one of the bronze medals in the women's 76 kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[12][13]

In April 2021, Medet Kyzy qualified at the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Almaty, Kazakhstan to represent Kyrgyzstan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[14] In the same month, she secured the silver medal in her event at the 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships held in the same venue as the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament.[15][16] At the Olympics, Medet Kyzy lost her bronze medal match against Yasemin Adar of Turkey in the women's 76 kg event.[17][18]

Medet Kyzy won one of the bronze medals in the women's 76 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[19][20] At the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia, she won the gold medal in the 76 kg event.[21][22] In 2022, she won the gold medal in the 76 kg event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[23] Medet Kyzy also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.[24][25] Her gold medal streak continued at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey with victory in the 76 kg event.[26] She competed in the 76 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[27]

Medet Kyzy won the silver medal in the women's 76 kg event at the 2023 Grand Prix Zagreb Open held in Zagreb, Croatia. She won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament held in Alexandria, Egypt.[28] She won the silver medal in her event at the 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan.[29][30]

In September 2023, Medet Kyzy won the silver medal in the women's 76 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[31] As a result, she earned a quota place for Kyrgyzstan for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[32] Two weeks later, she won the gold medal in the women's 76 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.[6] She defeated Zhamila Bakbergenova of Kazakhstan in her gold medal match.[6]

In April 2024, Medet Kyzy won the gold medal in her event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.[33] She defeated Huang Yuanyuan of China in her gold medal match.[33] In August 2024, Medet Kyzy lost her bronze medal match in the women's 76 kg event at the Summer Olympics.[34]

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 3rd Freestyle 75 kg
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 3rd Freestyle 75 kg
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 3rd Freestyle 76 kg
2020 Asian Championships New Delhi, India 2nd Freestyle 76 kg
2021 Asian Championships Almaty, Kazakhstan 2nd Freestyle 76 kg
World Championships Oslo, Norway 3rd Freestyle 76 kg
2022 Asian Championships Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 1st Freestyle 76 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 1st Freestyle 76 kg
2023 Asian Championships Astana, Kazakhstan 2nd Freestyle 76 kg
World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 2nd Freestyle 76 kg
Asian Games Hangzhou, China 1st Freestyle 76 kg
2024 Asian Championships Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 1st Freestyle 76 kg

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