Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Sport Greco-Roman wrestling | Weight 58 kg (128 lb) Coached by Micha Tshakmasian | |
Born 10 September 1978 (age 38) ( 1978-09-10 ) Turkmenistan Club University Sports Club, Ashgabat | ||
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 an 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.
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