Akzhurek Tanatarov

{{short description|Kazakh freestyle wrestler}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

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| image = Akzhurek Tanatarov 2012.jpg

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| caption = Akzhurek Tanatarov in 2012

| native_name = Ақжүрек Достықұлы Таңатаров;

| full_name = Akzhurek Dostykuly Tanatarov

| nationality = {{KAZ}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1985|8|15}}

| birth_place = Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union

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| height = 170 cm

| weight =

| country = {{KAZ}}

| sport = Wrestling

| weight_class = 66-70 kg

| event = Freestyle

| club = national team of Kazakhstan

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| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport| Men's freestyle wrestling }}

{{MedalCountry|{{KAZ}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

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{{MedalBronze|2012 London |66 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2017 Paris|70 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2017 New Delhi|70 kg}}

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Akzhurek Dostykuly Tanatarov ({{langx|kk|Ақжүрек Достықұлы Таңатаров}}; born 3 September 1986) is a Kazakh freestyle wrestler.{{cite web|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/tanatarov-akzhurek-1137098/|title=Akzhurek Tanatarov|accessdate=11 August 2012|work=london2012.com|archive-date=3 January 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103185504/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/tanatarov-akzhurek-1137098/|url-status=dead}} At the 2012 Summer Olympics he was defeated in the semifinal round of the 66 kg freestyle event by Sushil Kumar of India. Kumar, who was beaten in the final by Japan's Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu after losing the first two rounds, had entered the final amid some controversy. The Kazakh athlete claimed Kumar had bitten his ear, which was denied by the latter.{{Cite web |date=2013-06-15 |title=No, I didn't bite my opponent's ear: Sushil Kumar - Times Of India |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615210600/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-28/wrestling/33449765_1_back-individual-olympic-medals-sushil-kumar-star-wrestler |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=web.archive.org}}

Tanatarov won a bronze medal in the repechage round, beating Ramazan Şahin in his bronze medal match.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418103211/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/akzhurek-tanatarov-1.html Akzhurek Tanatarov]. sports-reference.com{{Cite web |title=Freestyle 66 kg results - Wrestling - London 2012 Olympics |url=http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/wrestling/freestyle-66-kg-m |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120201655/http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/wrestling/freestyle-66-kg-m |archivedate=20 November 2015 |access-date=2016-04-16 |website=olympic.org}}