Nurzhan Karimzhanov

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Nurzhan Karimzhanov

Personal information

Born

May 30, 1980

Medal record

Men's Boxing
Competitor for Kazakhstan
Asian Games
Gold	2002 Busan	Junior Welterweight

Nurzhan Karimzhanov (born May 30, 1980) is a Kazakhstani boxer, who won the gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games in the Junior Welterweight division.

Career

At the Olympics 2000 he fought at lightweight and beat among others local hero Michael Katsidis but lost to Andriy Kotelnyk. At the Asian Games he won the junior welterweight title.

Karimzhanov qualified for the Athens Games by ending up in second place at the 1st AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Guangzhou, PR China. In the final he lost to Thailand's eventual gold medalist Manus Boonjumnong. At the Olympics 2004 he beat two opponents, but lost to Boris Georgiev 18:20.

At the moment he has the problem that compatriot Serik Sapiyev is also fighting in his weightclass.

External links

yahoo

v t e Asian Games Boxing Champions in Men's Light Welterweight

1954 – 2002: 60–63.5 kg, 2006: 60–64 kg

1954: Ernesto Porto (PHI) 1958: Shigemasa Kawakami (JPN) 1962: Kim Deuk-Bong (KOR) 1966: Niyom Prasertsom (THA) 1970: Srisook Bantow (THA) 1974: Ro Yong-So (PRK) 1978: Kim In-Chang (KOR) 1982: Kim Dong-Kil (KOR) 1986: Kim Ki-Taek (KOR) 1990: Ahmad Mayez Khanji (SYR) 1994: Reynaldo Galido (PHI) 1998: Mahammatkodir Abdullaev (UZB) 2002: Nurzhan Karimzhanov (KAZ) 2006: Manus Boonjumnong (THA) 2010: Daniyar Yeleussinov (KAZ)

Persondata
Name	Karimzhanov, Nurzhan
Alternative names
Short description	kazakhstani boxer
Date of birth	May 30, 1980
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