Aset Zhumashovich Imanbayev (also Asset Imanbayev, Kazakh: Әсет Жұмашұлы Иманбаев; born September 23, 1981) is an amateur Kazakhstani Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's featherweight category.[1] He is a two-time Asian wrestling champion (2003 and 2004), and a gold medalist for his division at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea.[2]
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Full name | Aset Zhumashovich Imanbayev | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Urzhar, East Kazakhstan Province, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | 23 September 1981|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | PSK Daulet | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Nurgasin Ryspek | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Imanbayev represented Kazakhstan at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he competed for the men's 55 kg class. He received a bye for the second preliminary round, before losing out to Armenia's Roman Amoyan, with a two-set technical score (1–4, 1–3), and classification point score of 1–3.[3]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Asset Imanbayev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ "Asian Games roundup: Gold medals keep coming despite rowing defeat for China". Sports Illustrated. CNN. 3 October 2002. Archived from the original on 3 April 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ "Men's Greco-Roman 55kg (121 lbs) Round of 16 Final Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.