Biography
Started: He began training at age 19 in 2016 in Atbasar, Kazakhstan. (paralympic.kz, 05 Sep 2021; Athlete, 11 Jul 2019)
Reason: His college classmate invited him to the gym. "I worked out for six months, I liked it. There I met a powerlifter named Ksenia Polukarova, and she introduced me to her coach Yury Kolesnikov. He brought me to national level." (rus.azattyq.org, 07 Sep 2021)
Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (paralympic.org, 28 Aug 2023)
Milestones: He became the first male athlete to win a Paralympic gold medal for Kazakhstan when he triumphed in the men's 54kg division at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. (SportsDeskOnline, 02 Jul 2024)
Awards: In recognition of the gold medal he won at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, he received the Order of Barys from the president of Kazakhstan. (akorda.kz, 06 Sep 2021)
In 2018 he was named among the Best Athletes in the Akmola region of Kazakhstan. (kokshetau.asia, 06 Dec 2018)
He has received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Kazakhstan. (dknews.kz, 05 Dec 2022)
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Personal Details
GenderMale
Birth DateJune 12, 1996
OccupationAthlete
Languages SpokenRussian
CoachYury Kolesnikov [personal], KAZ, from 2017
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paralympic Games | ||||
| 1 | -54kg | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | 174 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | -54kg | 2023 | Dubai, UAE | 180 |
| 1 | -54kg | 2021 | Tbilisi, GEO | 178 |
| 5 | -49kg | 2019 | Nur-Sultan, KAZ | 162 |
| 5 | Mixed Team | 2019 | Nur-Sultan, KAZ | 402.13 |
| 7 | Mixed Team | 2023 | Dubai, UAE | 339.49 |
| 7 | -54kg | 2017 | Mexico City, MEX | 145.0 |
| Asian Para Games | ||||
| 1 | -54kg | 2022 | Hangzhou, CHN | 186 |
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