Yermakhan Ibraimov

Yermakhan Ibraimov
Personal information
Full nameЕрмахан Ибраимов
Nationality Kazakhstan
Born (1972-01-01) 1 January 1972 (age 52)
Jambyl Region, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLight-Middleweight
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Light Middleweight
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Light Middleweight
World Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place 1997 Budapest Light Middleweight
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Houston Light Middleweight
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok Light Middleweight
Asian Amateur Boxing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Tashkent Light Middleweight

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]

After his competitive career, Ibraimov worked to support youth sport in Kazakhstan.[4]

  1. ^ https://astanatimes.com/2024/07/kazakh-athletes-saw-triumphs-and-trials-through-olympic-history/
  2. ^ Staff, B. N. (23 April 2016). "Olympic Games Countdown: The rising force of Kazakhstan". Boxing News. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Yermakhan Ibraimov". el.kz. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Street Workout area from NOC". olympic.kz. Retrieved 22 September 2024.