Adilbek Niyazymbetov
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| Native name | Әділбек Сәбитұлы Ниязымбетов | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Kazakh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 May 1989 Nukus, Uzbekistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | light heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Myrzagali Aitzhanov (national) Marat Jakiyev (personal) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Adilbek Sabituly Niyazymbetov (Kazakh: Әділбек Сәбитұлы Ниязымбетов; born 19 May 1989)[1] is an Uzbekistani-born amateur light-heavyweight boxer who competes for Kazakhstan. He won silver medals at the world championships in 2011 and 2013 and at the Summer Olympics in 2012 and 2016.
Career
At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he qualified for the Olympics by winning silver. He beat Jeysson Monroy, Meng Fanlong and Elshod Rasulov but lost the final to Cuban Julio César la Cruz.
At the 2012 Olympics he beat Carlos Góngora from Ecuador, Iranian Ehsan Rouzbahani 13–10, and Ukrainian Oleksandr Gvozdyk 13:13 on countback before losing the final to Russian favorite Egor Mekhontsev 15:15, again on countback.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he beat Mikhail Dauhaliavets, Teymur Mammadov and Joshua Buatsi before losing to Julio César La Cruz in the final.[2]
References
- ^ Adilbek Niyazymbetov. AIBA
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adilbek Niyazymbetov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
External links
- Adilbek Niyazymbetov at AIBA.org (archived)
- Adilbek Niyazymbetov at Olympics.com
- Adilbek Niyazymbetov at Olympics.com
1958–2014: 81 kg • 2022–present: 80 kg | |
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from Nukus
- Light-heavyweight boxers
- Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers of Kazakhstan
- Olympic silver medalists for Kazakhstan
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games medalists in boxing
- Boxers at the 2014 Asian Games
- Kazakhstani male boxers
- AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists
- Asian Games gold medalists for Kazakhstan
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Asian boxing biography stubs
- Kazakhstani martial arts biography stubs