Erlan Sherov (born 19 June 1998) is a judoka from Kyrgyzstan. He was a bronze medalist at the 2024 World Judo Championships.[1]
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| Born | 19 June 1998 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Kyrgyzstan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –90 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | R16 (2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 
(2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Champ. | 
(2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 22257 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 98226 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editSherov won a silver medal in the 90 kg category at the 2022 Asian Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan in August 2022.[2]
Sherov reached the final of the 90 kg category at the 2022 Asian Games in September 2023 where he won gold with a victory against Uzbekistan's Davlat Bobonov. In doing so, he became the first judoka in the history of the Kyrgyz Republic to claim gold at the Asian Games.[3]
Sherov won bronze in the 90 kg category at the 2024 Asian Championships in Hong Kong in April 2024.[4]
Sherov won bronze in the 90 kg at the 2024 World Championships in Abu Dhabi in May 2024.[5] He became the first senior Kyrgyzstan male to win a medal at the Championships,[6] and he achieved this despite competing at the event with a rib injury.[7] That month he rose to fourth place in the Olympic rankings for the event.[8] He was subsequently selected for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Erlan Sherov". Judo Inside. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Kyrgyz judoka Erlan Sherov wins silver at Asian Judo Championship in Nur-Sultan". Kabar.kg. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Kyrgyzstan judoist reaches Asian Games Final for first time". Daryo. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Kyrgyzstani Erlan Sherov wins bronze at 2024 Asian Judo Championship". Akipress. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Kyrgyzstani Erlan Sherov wins bronze medal at World Judo Championship". 24.kg. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Erlan Sherov's medal is first in history of Kyrgyz judo at world championships among adults". Akipress. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Judoka Erlan Sherov fought for bronze medal with rib injury: Trainer". Akipress. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Kyrgyzstani judoka Erlan Sherov climbs to 4th place in Olympic ranking". Akipress. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Two judokas from Kyrgyzstan on list of participants of Olympic Games in Paris". 24.kg. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
External links
edit- Erlan Sherov at the International Judo Federation
- Erlan Sherov at JudoInside.com
- Erlan Sherov at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Erlan Sherov at The-Sports.org
- Erlan Sherov on Instagram
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