Roman Kim (wrestler)

Roman Kim
Personal information
Born (1997-03-20) 20 March 1997
Kyrgyzstan
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight130 kg (290 lb; 20 st)
Sport
CountryKyrgyzstan
SportAmateur wrestling
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Kyrgyzstan
Asian Championships
2020 New Delhi 130 kg
2022 Ulaanbaatar 130 kg
2023 Astana 130 kg
Grand Prix
2022 Warsaw 130 kg
Asian U23 Championships
2019 Ulaanbaatar 130 kg
World Juniors Championships
2017 Tampere 130 kg
Asian Juniors Championships
2017 Taichung 120 kg
World Cadets Championships
2014 Snina 100 kg
Asian Cadets Championships
2014 Bangkok 100 kg

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]

References

  1. ^ "Roman Kim profile page". uww.org.
  2. ^ "International Wrestling Database". whatsmat.uww.org. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  3. ^ "Чемпионат Азии: триумф казахстанцев и провал иранцев - Новости в мире, Официальный сайт Дагестанской борьбы". 2023-04-15. Archived from the original on 2023-04-15. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  4. ^ a b "2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  5. ^ "2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  • Roman Kim at the International Wrestling Database