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
Event
Greco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Kyrgyzstan
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place2020 New Delhi130 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Ulaanbaatar130 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Astana130 kg
Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place2022 Warsaw130 kg
Asian U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Ulaanbaatar130 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 Tampere130 kg
Asian Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 Taichung120 kg
World Cadets Championships
Bronze medal – third place2014 Snina100 kg
Asian Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Bangkok100 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. 1 2 "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