Rizabek Aitmukhan

Rizabek Aitmukhan
Aitmukhan in 2025
Personal information
Native name
Ризабек Айтмұқан
Born (2004-04-29) 29 April 2004
Kishkenekol, Kazakhstan
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight97 kg (214 lb; 15.3 st)
Sport
CountryKazakhstan
SportAmateur wrestling
Event
Freestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Kazakhstan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Belgrade92 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 Astana92 kg
Silver medal – second place2024 Bishkek97 kg
Silver medal – second place2025 Amman97 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place2025 Riyadh97 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Tirana97 kg
Bronze medal – third place2025 Novi Sad97 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Pontevedra97 kg
Silver medal – second place2023 Amman92 kg
Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place2022 Taraz92 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Budapest92 kg
Bronze medal – third place2024 Budapest97 kg
Bronze medal – third place2026 Tirana97 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Gold medal – first place2025 Kocaeli97 kg
Bronze medal – third place2024 Antalya97 kg
Asian U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Bishkek92 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Bishkek92 kg

Rizabek Qanatūly Aitmūqan[a] (Kazakh: Ризабек Қанатұлы Айтмұқан; born 29 April 2004) is a Kazakh freestyle wrestler. He won the gold medal in the 92 kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships.[1][2]

Career

On February 7, 2023, at the age of 18, Aitmukhan became the champion of Kazakhstan in freestyle wrestling among seniors.

On September 18, 2023, he won the first gold medal in the history of Kazakhstan at the World Freestyle Wrestling Championships. Aitmukhan defeated the Hungarian wrestler in the first round with a score of 13:3, and in the second round defeated the European champion of 2023, Turkish Feyzullah Aktürk with a score of 11:0. And in the semifinals, the Kazakh wrestler defeated his Georgian opponent and for the first time in his career reached the final of the World Championship among adults. In the final, Aitmukhan fought with Azerbaijani Osman Nurmogamedov and became the winner.[3]

On April 18, 2026, Aitmukhan challenged Kyle Snyder for the RAF Light Heavyweight Championship at RAF 08, losing by decision.[4] This fight earned him a Match of the Night award.[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Often transliterated as Rizabek Kanatovich Aitmukhan through a Russified Romanization of Ризабек Канатович Айтмухан.

References

  1. ↑ "International Wrestling Database". whatsmat.uww.org. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  2. ↑ https://whatsmat.uww.org/daten.php?spid=F08FCD6B8A3C476A8838BDBEFBD7FF6E
  3. ↑ "92kg Bracket". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  4. ↑ Fowlkes, Ben (19 April 2026). "RAF 8 results: Arman Tsarukyan runs Urijah Faber off the mat in lopsided victory, calls out Colby Covington". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  5. ↑ Real American Freestyle (19 April 2026). "The whole building was on its feet for this one". instagram.com. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
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