Yermakhan Ibraimov (born 1 January 1972 in Jambyl Region) is a Kazakh boxer who competed in the Light Middleweight (71 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal.[1] Four years earlier, at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he got a bronze medal.[2] He also won a bronze at the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Houston, Texas, and a silver at the previous edition in Budapest. His first coach is Bakshar Karsybaev.[3]
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Full name | Ермахан Ибраимов | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Jambyl Region, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | 1 January 1972||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | Light-Middleweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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After his competitive career, Ibraimov worked to support youth sport in Kazakhstan.[4]
Olympic results
edit1996
- Defeated Nick Farrell (Canada) 15–4
- Defeated Hendrik Simangunsong (Indonesia) RSC 1 (2:14)
- Defeated Markus Beyer (Germany) 19–9
- Lost to Alfredo Duvergel (Cuba) 19–28
2000
- Defeated Yousif Massas (Syria) RSC 3
- Defeated Hely Yánes (Venezuela) RSC 3
- Defeated Juan Hernández Sierra (Cuba) 16–9
- Defeated Jermain Taylor (United States) RSC 4
- Defeated Marian Simion (Romania) 25–23
References
edit- ^ https://astanatimes.com/2024/07/kazakh-athletes-saw-triumphs-and-trials-through-olympic-history/
- ^ Staff, B. N. (23 April 2016). "Olympic Games Countdown: The rising force of Kazakhstan". Boxing News. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Yermakhan Ibraimov". el.kz. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Street Workout area from NOC". olympic.kz. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
External links
edit- Yermakhan Ibraimov at Olympedia
- Yermakhan Ibraimov at databaseOlympics.com
- Yermakhan Ibraimov at Sports-Reference.com
- Boxing record for Yermakhan Ibraimov from BoxRec (registration required)