Erlan Sherov
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| Nationality | Kyrgyz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 June 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Kyrgyzstan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –90 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 22257 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 98226 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Erlan Sherov (born 19 June 1998) is a judoka from Kyrgyzstan. He was a bronze medalist at the 2024 World Judo Championships.[1]
Career[edit]
He won a silver medal in the 90kg category at the 2022 Asian Judo Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan in August 2022.[2]
He reached the final of 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]
He won bronze in the 90kg category at the Asian Championships in Hong Kong in April 2024.[4]
He won bronze in the 90kg at the 2024 World Judo 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 Paris 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.
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