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'''Serik Kerimbekovich Konakbaev''' ({{lang-kz|Серік Керімбекұлы Қонақбаев}}; {{lang-ru|Серик Керимбекович Конакбаев}}; born October 25, 1959 in [[Pavlodar]], [[Kazakh SSR]]) is a retired [[Kazakhs|Kazakh]] amateur [[boxing|boxer]], who represented the [[Soviet Union|USSR]] at the [[1980 Summer Olympics]] in [[Moscow]], [[Soviet Union]]. There he won the silver medal in the [[light welterweight]] division (– 63.5 kg), after being defeated in the final by [[Patrizio Oliva]] of [[Italy]]. Two years later he once again captured the silver medal, this time at the [[1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships|World Championships]] in [[Munich]], [[West Germany]]. In 1992, Konakbayev became honorary president of Kazakhstan Boxing Federation, and in 1999, Konakbayev also became a member of the Kazakhstan parliament. |
'''Serik Kerimbekovich Konakbaev''' ({{lang-kz|Серік Керімбекұлы Қонақбаев}}; {{lang-ru|Серик Керимбекович Конакбаев}}; born October 25, 1959 in [[Pavlodar]], [[Kazakh SSR]]) is a retired [[Kazakhs|Kazakh]] amateur [[boxing|boxer]], who represented the [[Soviet Union|USSR]] at the [[1980 Summer Olympics]] in [[Moscow]], [[Soviet Union]]. There he won the silver medal in the [[light welterweight]] division (– 63.5 kg), after being defeated in the final by [[Patrizio Oliva]] of [[Italy]]. Two years later he once again captured the silver medal, this time at the [[1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships|World Championships]] in [[Munich]], [[West Germany]]. In 1992, Konakbayev became honorary president of Kazakhstan Boxing Federation, and in 1999, Konakbayev also became a member of the Kazakhstan parliament. |
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== Olympic results == |
=== 1980 Olympic results === |
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* Defeated [[Simion Cuţov]] (Romania) |
* Defeated [[Simion Cuţov]] (Romania) by unanimous decision, 5–0 |
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* Defeated [[Imre Bácskai (boxer, born 1961)|Imre Bácskai]] (Hungary) RET 2 |
* Defeated [[Imre Bácskai (boxer, born 1961)|Imre Bácskai]] (Hungary) RET 2 |
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* Defeated [[José Angel Molina]] (Puerto Rico) |
* Defeated [[José Angel Molina]] (Puerto Rico) by walkover |
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* Defeated [[José Aguilar (boxer)|José Aguilar]] (Cuba) |
* Defeated [[José Aguilar (boxer)|José Aguilar]] (Cuba) by majority decision, 4–1 |
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* Lost to [[Patrizio Oliva]] (Italy) |
* Lost to [[Patrizio Oliva]] (Italy) by majority decision, 1–4 |
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=== 1984 Olympics === |
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{{see|1984 Summer Olympics boycott}} |
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Konakbayev came to attention of [[Howard Cosell]], and after the Soviet Olympic authorities announced the USSR team wouldn't show up at the [[1984 Los Angeles Olympics]], where Konakbayev had genuine chances to compete for the gold medal at the [[Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Welterweight|welterweight event]] of the Games, Cosell said:<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS5yTxMgef8&t=5815 Howard Cosell on the 1984 Summer Olympics boxing].</ref> |
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{{quote|As for the Soviets, well, they are no longer dominant in boxing, they have a couple of good-ones, one of them a man named Konakbayev.}} |
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{{stack|[[File:Mark Breland and Serik Konakbayev.jpg|thumb|Konakbaev (right) and [[Mark Breland]] (left) in 2010]]}} |
{{stack|[[File:Mark Breland and Serik Konakbayev.jpg|thumb|Konakbaev (right) and [[Mark Breland]] (left) in 2010]]}} |
Revision as of 09:03, 30 August 2019
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Medal record | ||
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Men’s Boxing | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
Olympic Games | ||
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1980 Moscow | Light Welterweight |
World Amateur Championships | ||
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1982 Munich | Welterweight |
European Amateur Championships | ||
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1979 Cologne | Light Welterweight |
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1981 Tampere | Welterweight |
Friendship Games | ||
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1984 Havana | Welterweight |
Serik Kerimbekovich Konakbaev (Kazakh: Серік Керімбекұлы Қонақбаев; Russian: Серик Керимбекович Конакбаев; born October 25, 1959 in Pavlodar, Kazakh SSR) is a retired Kazakh amateur boxer, who represented the USSR at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he won the silver medal in the light welterweight division (– 63.5 kg), after being defeated in the final by Patrizio Oliva of Italy. Two years later he once again captured the silver medal, this time at the World Championships in Munich, West Germany. In 1992, Konakbayev became honorary president of Kazakhstan Boxing Federation, and in 1999, Konakbayev also became a member of the Kazakhstan parliament.
1980 Olympic results
- Defeated Simion Cuţov (Romania) by unanimous decision, 5–0
- Defeated Imre Bácskai (Hungary) RET 2
- Defeated José Angel Molina (Puerto Rico) by walkover
- Defeated José Aguilar (Cuba) by majority decision, 4–1
- Lost to Patrizio Oliva (Italy) by majority decision, 1–4
1984 Olympics
Konakbayev came to attention of Howard Cosell, and after the Soviet Olympic authorities announced the USSR team wouldn't show up at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, where Konakbayev had genuine chances to compete for the gold medal at the welterweight event of the Games, Cosell said:[1]
As for the Soviets, well, they are no longer dominant in boxing, they have a couple of good-ones, one of them a man named Konakbayev.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Mark_Breland_and_Serik_Konakbayev.jpg/220px-Mark_Breland_and_Serik_Konakbayev.jpg)
References
- Serik Konakbayev at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-03-21)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Serik Konakbayev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
External links
- Article by Kyle McLachlan (Bad Left Hook, February 15, 2015).
- Living people
- Soviet male boxers
- Light-welterweight boxers
- Boxers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers of the Soviet Union
- Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
- 1959 births
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Members of the Mazhilis
- Kazakhstani male boxers
- People from Pavlodar
- AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Sportsperson-politicians
- Soviet sportspeople stubs
- European boxing biography stubs
- Soviet Olympic medalist stubs