Kazirbekiin Yolk
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| Native name | Кадербекийн Ёолк | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 2000 or 2001 (age 24–25) | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Mongolia | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –60 kg | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 
(2025) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Profile at external databases | |||||||||||||||
| IJF | 72201 | ||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 162181 | ||||||||||||||
| Updated on 15 June 2025 | |||||||||||||||
Kazirbekiin Yolk (Mongolian: Кадербекийн Ёолк) is a Mongolian jukoka who competes in the super lightweight category (up to 60 kg).[1][2] He won a bronze medal in the men's 60 kg event at the 2025 World Judo Championships held in Budapest.
Biography
[edit]The family of Yolk resides near Darkhan.[3]
Career
[edit]Prior to the world championships in 2025, Yolk's best results were finishing in 7th place in the 2023 Grand Slam Ulaanbaatar in 60 kg weight class and 5th place in the 2024 Grand Slam Tokyo.[4] At the 2025 World Championships, he competed in the men's 60 kg event despite being a complete underdog.[1][5] Yolk defeated Jonathan Yang and Jhonathan Benavides en route to the quarter-finals. In that round, he lost to the Ayub Bliev, who also went on to win a bronze medal.[6] In the dispute for the bronze medal, Yolk faced Michel Augusto, winning the bout as a result of Augusto suffering an injury (an ankle sprain) as well as excessive shidos (punishments).[7][8]
Yolk is currently ranked 59th in the IJF world rankings with 650 points (as of June 2025).[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "profile".
- ^ "Judo results".
- ^ Messner, Nicholas (14 June 2025). "Yolk Kazirbyek: An Inspired Judoka". International Judo Federation.
- ^ "Будапешт 2025: Өнөөдөр зодоглох ДӨРВӨН найдвар". 24tsag.mn (in Mongolian). 13 June 2025. Archived from the original on 20 June 2025.
- ^ "OTP Bank World Senior Championships 2025 Hungary Individuals".
- ^ "Bliev Steps Up For Bronze". eju.net. 13 June 2025. Archived from the original on 13 June 2025.
- ^ "-60 kg: Nagayama, Unbeatable in Budapest, no Matter How Hard They Tried". ijf.org. 13 June 2025. Archived from the original on 14 June 2025.
- ^ "Lesionado, Michel Augusto perde bronze no Mundial de judô e sai carregado pelo adversário". Globo (in Portuguese). 13 June 2025. Archived from the original on 20 June 2025.
- ^ "IJF Senior World Ranking List". European Judo Union. 2 June 2025. Archived from the original on 20 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Kazirbekiin Yolk at the International Judo Federation
- Kazirbekiin Yolk at JudoInside.com
- Kazirbekiin Yolk at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Kazirbekiin Yolk at The-Sports.org
