Sayatbek Okassov Explained

Sayatbek Okassov
Birth Date:1991 7, df=yes
Height:166cm (65inches)
Country:Kazakhstan
Sport:Amateur wrestling
Weight Class:65 kg
Event:Freestyle

Sayatbek Okassov (born 7 July, 1991)[1] is a Kazakhstani freestyle wrestler. He won the silver medal in the men's 65 kg event at the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Xi'an, China.[2] [3]

Career

In 2014, Okassov competed in the 65 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan where he lost his only match against Franklin Gómez of Puerto Rico.[4] In the following year, 2015, he was also eliminated from the competition after one match, this time against Toghrul Asgarov of Azerbaijan.

In 2016, Okassov competed at the first qualification tournament hoping to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[5] This was unsuccessful as he was eliminated from the tournament in his second match.[5]

In 2018, Okassov represented Kazakhstan at the Asian Games held in Indonesia and won one of the bronze medals in the men's 65 kg event.[1] [6]

Achievements

YearTournamentLocationResultEvent
2018Asian GamesJakarta, Indonesia3rdFreestyle 65kg
2019Asian ChampionshipsXi'an, China2ndFreestyle 65kg

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athlete Profile. United World Wrestling.
  2. News: Iran claim three gold medals on opening day of Asian Wrestling Championships. Etchells. Daniel. 23 April 2019. InsideTheGames.biz. 13 January 2020.
  3. Web site: 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships Results. United World Wrestling. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200518232029/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2019-04/results_04_xian.pdf. 18 May 2020.
  4. Web site: 2014 World Wrestling Championships. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200907120531/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/media/document/event/results/results_09_tashkent.pdf. 7 September 2020. 18 December 2020. United World Wrestling.
  5. Web site: 2016 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament – Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180115071629/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/media/document/event/results/results_04_ulaanbaatar.pdf. 15 January 2018. 18 December 2020. United World Wrestling.
  6. Web site: Wrestling Results Book. 2018 Asian Games. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200203161810/http://www.ocagames.com/orb/files/4/112/AG2018_OfficialResultBook_Wrestling_v1.0.pdf. 3 February 2020. 18 May 2020.