CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (December 6) — United World Wrestling has released the five nominations for the 2023 Freestyle Wrestler of the Year, which is awarded to the best senior-level freestyle wrestler.
The nominations reflect the results from this year’s World Championships, Continental Championships, Continental Games and Ranking Series events.
The five finalist are:
David TAYLOR (USA)
- 2023 86kg world champion
- Ranked No. 6 in the world with 45000 points
Ismail MUSZUKAJEV (HUN)
- 2023 65kg world champion
- Ranked No. 3 in the world with 62520 points
Amir Hossein ZARE (IRI)
- 2023 125kg world champion
- 19th Asian Games champion
- Zagreb Open Ranking Series champion
- Ranked No. 1 in the world with 69000 points
Zaurbek SIDAKOV (AIN)
- Ranked No. 2 in the world with 45000 points
- 2023 74kg world champion
Akhmed TAZHUDINOV (BRN)
- 2023 97kg world champion
- 19th Asian Games champion
- Kyrgyz Ranking Series champion
- Asian Championships champion
- Ranked No. 1 in the world with 87520 points
The voting for the UWW Wrestler of the Year in Freestyle is open till December 17 and winners will be announced on December 18.
