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Nepes Gukulov

Turkmen amateur wrestler

Born
10 September 1978, Turkmenistan
Citizenship
Turkmenistan
Sport
amateur wrestling
Occupation
amateur wrestler
Height
165 cm (5 ft 5 in)

Nepes Gukulov (born 10 September 1977) 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).

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.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
2000 Summer Olympics2000

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q16581779 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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