Galymzhan Usserbayev
Kazakhstani freestyle wrestler
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Galymzhan Usserbayev (born 19 December 1988) is a freestyle wrestler from Kazakhstan.
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| Nationality |  Kazakhstan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 December 1988 (age 37) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Kazakhstan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 74 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CSKA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Sergey Beloglazov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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2014 season
He competed at 74 kg freestyle at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships where he won his first match, but lost his second.[1]
2015 season
He won a bronze medal at the 2015 Military World Games.[2]
2016 season
He won the 74 kg freestyle competition at the 2016 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament to earn a berth at the 2016 Olympics.[1] At the Olympics he lost a bronze medal match to Soner Demirtaş.[3]
2021 season
In 2021, he won the gold medal in the 79 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy.[4]
