Roman Kim (wrestler) explained

Roman Kim
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Birth Date:1997 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Kyrgyzstan
Height:1.9m (06.2feet)
Weight:130kg (290lb)
Country:Kyrgyzstan
Sport:Amateur wrestling
Event:Greco-Roman

Roman Kim (born 20 March 1997) is a Kyrgyz Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 130 kg division.[1]

Career

Bronze medallist at the 2020, 2022 and 2023 Asian Championships. Junior world vice-champion in 2017; third at the 2014 Cadet World Championships. Asian U-23 champion in 2019. Asian cadet champion in 2014.[2]

On 9 April 2023 in Astana, defeating Temurbek Nasimov from Uzbekistan in the bout for 3rd place, he won the bronze medal of the Asian Championships.[3]

He competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[4] He was eliminated in his second match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[4] He also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roman Kim profile page. uww.org.
  2. Web site: International Wrestling Database . 2024-03-22 . whatsmat.uww.org.
  3. Web site: 2023-04-15 . Чемпионат Азии: триумф казахстанцев и провал иранцев - Новости в мире, Официальный сайт Дагестанской борьбы . 2024-03-12 . web.archive.org.
  4. Web site: 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240422185521/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_asian_og_qualifier.pdf . 22 April 2024 . 22 April 2024 . United World Wrestling.
  5. Web site: 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240514204605/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-05/results_05_istanbul_qt.pdf . 14 May 2024 . 14 May 2024 . United World Wrestling.