Bakhtiyar Artayev

Bakhtiyar Artayev
Personal information
Full nameBakhtiyar Garifollauly Artayev
NationalityKazakh
Born (1983-03-14) 14 March 1983 (age 41)
Taraz, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classWelterweight / Middleweight
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Welterweight
World Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Mianyang Welterweight
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Chicago Middleweight
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha Middleweight
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Seremban Welterweight

Bakhtiyar Garifollauly Artayev (Kazakh: Бақтияр Ғарифоллаұлы Артаев, Baqtiiar Ğarifollaūly Artaev; born 14 March 1983) is a Kazakh amateur boxer who won the gold medal for Kazakhstan at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1] He was also the winner of the Val Barker Trophy for the outstanding boxer of the 2004 Olympics. In recognition of his success, one of the Taraz sport centres was named after him. In 2012 he was appointed as a president of the Astana Presidential Sports Club.[2]

  1. ^ Bakhtiyar Artayev sports-reference.com
  2. ^ President's sport club opened in Astana. tengrinews.kz. 24 December 2012