Zholaman Sharshenbekov is a Kyrgyz wrestler who competes in the Greco - Roman style of wrestling. Sharshenbekov hit the ground running as a cadet with a gold medal at the Asian championships in 2015. The following year, Sharshenbekov was a bronze medalist but entered the cadet world championships and came back with a bronze medal to show for it. In 2017 Sharshenbekov made the move up to juniors taking home silver at the Asian and world championships respectively before making the next jump up to the senior level in 2018. Sharshenbekov continued to show his worth on the world stage taking silver again at the Asian and world championships.