Nurbergen Zhumagaziyev

Nurbergen Batyrgalitovich Zhumagaziyev (Kazakh: Нурберген Батыргалитович Жумагазиев; born 29 November 1990 in Oral, Kazakhstan)[2] is a Kazakh male short track speed skater.[1]

Nurbergen Zhumagaziyev
Zhumagaziyev (second) at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Birth nameNurbergen Batyrgalitovich Zhumagaziyev
Born (1990-11-29) November 29, 1990 (age 34)
Oral, Kazakhstan
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country Kazakhstan
SportShort track speed skating
Coached byMadygali Karsybekov[1]
Medal record
Men's short track speed skating
Representing  Kazakhstan
Asian Winter Games
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Astana-Almaty 5000 m relay
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Almaty 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Almaty 5000 m relay

Biography

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At the Asian Games in Alma-Ata, he competed in the individual races for 1,000 and 1,500 meters, as well as in the relay for 5,000 meters. In the relay, the team won bronze,[3] at a distance of 1,000 meters came seventh. The fall of an athlete from Mongolia, which led to the fall of Nurbergen,[4] prevented him from making it to the final of performances at 1,500 meters.

At the Olympic Games in Sochi, he competed in the individual 500-meter race and in the 5,000-meter relay. The personal result at 500 meters is 42.680 seconds and 29th place, in the relay together with the team showed a result of 6:54.630, which brought them 5th place.[5]

Coaching career

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July 16, 2022 — appointed head coach of the Kazakhstan short track team.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nurbergen Zhumagaziyev". sochi2014.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nurbergen Zhumagaziyev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Шорт-трек в Казахстане: лед тронулся, господа!". ratel.kz. 2018-01-20.
  4. ^ "Пробиться в финал казахстанскому шорт-трекисту помешало падение монгольского спортсмена". www.sports.kz. 2011-02-04.
  5. ^ "Казахстанские шорт-трекисты стали пятыми в эстафете на Олимпиаде в Сочи". vesti.kz. 2014-02-22.
  6. ^ "В команде Казахстана по шорт-треку сменился главный тренер". olympic.kz. 2022-07-16.
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