Nepes Gukulow

Turkmenistan wrestler (born 1978)

Nepes Gukulov

Personal information

Born

10 September 1978 (1978-09-10) (age 45)
Turkmenistan

Height

1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)

Weight

58 kg (128 lb)

Sport

Greco-Roman wrestling

Club

University Sports Club, Ashgabat

Coached by

Micha Tshakmasian

Medal record

Men's Greco-Roman wrestling

Representing Turkmenistan
World Championships
	2002 Moscow	-55 kg
Central Asian Games
	1994 Bishkek	-54 kg
West Asian Games
	1997 Tehran	-54 kg

Nepes Gukulov (born 10 September 1978) is a retired Greco-Roman wrestler from Turkmenistan. He represented his country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney as a featherweight (-58 kg), finishing 10th overall (with a 1-2 record).^[1]

He is also the only Turkmen to ever medal at the World Wrestling Championships, winning a silver in 2002 in Moscow at -55 kg. He defeated defending world champion Hassan Rangraz in the semifinals before losing to Geidar Mamedaliyev in the gold medal match.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Wrestling at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Featherweight, Greco-Roman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
^ Heintz, Jim (21 September 2002). "Gukulov defeats defending champion Rangraz in semi-finals". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
^ "Turkmen athlete won silver prize in world championship on Greek-Roman wrestling". turkmenistan.ru. 23 September 2002. Retrieved 18 July 2016.