Nurislam Sanayev
Kazakhstani amateur wrestler
Артас Валентинович Санаа · 努里斯兰·萨纳耶夫 · ヌリスラム・サナエフ · 누리슬람 사나예프
- Born
- 9 February 1991, Chadan
- Citizenship
- Kazakhstan
- Sport
- amateur wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler
- Height
- 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
- Weight
- 57 kg (126 lb)
Nurislam Sanayev (Russian: Нурислам Валентинович Санаев; born 9 February 1991, in the Tuvan ASSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian-born Kazakhstani freestyle wrestler of Tuva heritage. He represented Kazakhstan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's freestyle 57 kg event. He lost in the semi-finals and he then won his bronze medal match against Georgi Vangelov of Bulgaria.
Earlier, he competed in the men's freestyle 57 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he got eliminated in the repechage. In 2021, he won the gold medal in the 57 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – men's freestyle 57 kg | 2016 | 12th place |
| wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's freestyle 57 kg | 2020 | 3rd place (bronze) |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q27064130 (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.