Ulan Nadyrbek Uulu (russian: Улан Надырбек Уулу; born 5 January 1981 in

Bishkek Bishkek ( ky, Бишкек), ), formerly Pishpek and Frunze, is the capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan. Bishkek is also the administrative centre of the Chüy Region. The region surrounds the city, although the city itself is not part of ...

) is an amateur Kyrgyz freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's lightweight category. He won a silver medal in the 60-kg division at the

2002 Asian Games The 2002 Asian Games ( ko, 2002년 아시아 경기대회/2002년 아시안 게임, Icheoni-nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheoni-nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the XIV Asian Games ( ko, 제14회 아시아 경기대회/제14회 아시안 � ...

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, and later represented his nation

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...

at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

. Uulu also trained throughout his sporting career for Edishor 4 Wrestling Club in

under his personal coach and mentor Kenjibek Umaraliev. Uulu made sporting headlines at the

, where he picked up a bronze medal over India's Shokinder Tomar with a colossal fall in the men's lightweight category. At the

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, Uulu qualified for the Kyrgyz squad in the men's 60 kg class. Earlier in the process, he placed seventh and received a spot on the Kyrgyz wrestling team from the

2003 World Wrestling Championships The following is the final results of the 2003 World Wrestling Championships. The Freestyle Competition was held in New York City, United States, while the Greco-Roman Competition was held in Créteil, France. Medal table Team ranking Medal su ...

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. In the prelim pool, Uulu made a strong start with a comfortable 3–0 decision over Hungary's Gergõ Wöller, before being tamed in his next match by Ukraine's Vasyl Fedoryshyn 3–5. Placing second in the pool and twelfth overall, Uulu failed to advance to the quarterfinals.

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Profile – International Wrestling Database
1981 births Living people Olympic wrestlers for Kyrgyzstan Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in wrestling Sportspeople from Bishkek Wrestlers at the 2014 Asian Games Kyrgyzstani male sport wrestlers Asian Games bronze medalists for Kyrgyzstan Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games {{Kyrgyzstan-wrestling-bio-stub