Ruslan Zhaparov

Ruslan Zhaparov
	Zhaparov at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
Native name	Руслан Қайратұлы Жапаров
Full name	Ruslan Kayratuly Zhaparov
National team	Kazakhstan
Born	27 May 1996 (age 28); Taraz, Kazakhstan
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country	Kazakhstan
Sport	Taekwondo
Event	+80 kg
Coached by	Altynbek Musinov (personal); Yu Yong-Jin (national)
Medal record
Representing Kazakhstan
Asian Games
Asian Championships
Military World Games

Ruslan Kayratuly Zhaparov (Руслан Қайратұлы Жапаров, born 27 May 1996) is a Kazakh 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

^ ^a ^b ^c "Ruslan Zhaparov". AsianGames2018.id. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018.
^ "Ruslan Zhaparov". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
^ "Taekwondo - Standings - Men +80kg". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. 16 August 2016. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

Olympic Games
Preceded by Yerdos Akhmadiyev	Flagbearer for Kazakhstan Rio 2016	Succeeded by Abzal Azhgaliyev

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