Nurzhan Karimzhanov
{{Short description|Kazakhstani boxer (born 1980)}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox boxer (amateur)
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|30 May 1980}}
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| weight_class = Light welterweight
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{{MedalSport | Men's boxing}}
{{MedalCountry | {{KAZ}} }}
{{MedalCompetition| Asian Games}}
{{MedalGold| 2002 Busan | Light welterweight}}
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Nurzhan Karimzhanov (born 30 May 1980) is a Kazakhstani boxer, who won the gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games in the Junior Welterweight division.
Career
At the Olympics 2000 he fought at lightweight and beat among others local hero Michael Katsidis but lost to Andriy Kotelnyk.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/nurzhan-karimzhanov-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418024954/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/nurzhan-karimzhanov-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Olympic results|publisher=Sports Reference}} At the Asian Games he won the junior welterweight title.
Karimzhanov qualified for the Athens Games by ending up in second place at the 1st AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Guangzhou, PR China. In the final he lost to Thailand's eventual gold medalist Manus Boonjumnong. At the Olympics 2004 he beat two opponents, but lost to Boris Georgiev 18:20.
References
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External links
- [https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/athens2004/kaz/Nurzhan+Karimzhanov/366522 Yahoo]
{{Asian Games Champions Boxing Light Welterweight}}
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Category:Kazakhstani male boxers
Category:Light-welterweight boxers
Category:Olympic boxers for Kazakhstan
Category:Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Category:Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Category:Asian Games medalists in boxing
Category:Asian Games gold medalists for Kazakhstan
Category:Boxers at the 2002 Asian Games
Category:Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
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