Azamat Dauletbekov


Azamat Dauletbekov is a Kazakh freestyle wrestler. He is a two-time bronze medalist in the men's 86kg event at the World Wrestling Championships. He is also a six-time medalist, including three gold medals, at the Asian Wrestling Championships. He represented Kazakhstan at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Career

Dauletbekov won the silver medal in his event at the 2017 Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India. In 2018, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. He lost his bronze medal match at the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships held in New Delhi, India.
Dauletbekov competed at the 2021 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Almaty, Kazakhstan hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He did not qualify at this tournament and he also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Dauletbekov won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. He also won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Tunis Ranking Series event held in Tunis, Tunisia. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 86kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.
Dauletbekov won the gold medal in his event at the 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan. He defeated Alireza Karimi of Iran in his gold medal match. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 86kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. As a result, Dauletbekov earned a quota place for Kazakhstan for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
In April 2024, he won the gold medal in his event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. He defeated Javrail Shapiev of Uzbekistan in his gold medal match. In August 2024, Dauletbekov competed in the men's freestyle 86kg event at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He was eliminated in his first match by eventual bronze medalist Aaron Brooks of the United States.

Achievements

YearTournamentLocationResultEvent
2017Asian ChampionshipsNew Delhi, India2ndFreestyle 86kg
2018Asian ChampionshipsBishkek, Kyrgyzstan3rdFreestyle 86kg
2022Asian ChampionshipsUlaanbaatar, Mongolia1stFreestyle 86kg
2022World ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia3rdFreestyle 86kg
2023Asian ChampionshipsAstana, Kazakhstan1stFreestyle 86kg
2023World ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia3rdFreestyle 86kg
2024Asian ChampionshipsBishkek, Kyrgyzstan1stFreestyle 86kg
2025Asian ChampionshipsAmman, Jordan3rdFreestyle 92kg