Ruslan Zhaparov
 Zhaparov at the 2018 Asian Games | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Руслан Кайратович Жапаров | |||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Kazakhstan | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 May 1996 Taraz, Kazakhstan | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Kazakhstan | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | +80 kg | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Altynbek Musinov (personal) Yu Yong-Jin (national)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ruslan Zhaparov (born 27 May 1996) is a Kazakhstani heavyweight taekwondo competitor. He represented Kazakhstan at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's +80 kg.[2] He was defeated by Azerbaijan's Radik Isaev in the round of 16 and South Korea's Cha Dong-min in the repechages.[3] Zhaparov was the flag bearer for Kazakhstan during the Parade of Nations.[4]
In 2018 Zhaparov won a bronze medal at the Asian Games and a silver at the Asian Championships.[1]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ruslan Zhaparov.
- ^ a b c Ruslan Zhaparov. asiangames2018.id
- ^ "Ruslan Zhaparov". rio2016.com. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
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