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| ALIMZHANOV Elmir |
| NOC |
Kazakhstan
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| Gender | Men |
| Born |
05 Oct 1986
in Alma Ata, URS
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| Height | 1.85 m |
| Weight | 72 kg |
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Further Personal Information |
| Marital status |
Married |
| Family |
Wife Nellia, sons Ramil [2011] and Amir [2014] |
| Residence |
Almaty, KAZ |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
| Languages |
English, Russian |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began fencing at age 10 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. |
| Why this sport? |
His father was a fencing coach. "It's possible to say I was involved in fencing from birth. I love this sport and I am happy everything happened this way." |
| Club / Team |
Dinamo: Kazakhstan |
| Name of coach |
Andrey Churbakov [national], KAZ; Eldar Alimzhanov [father], KAZ, from 1996; Valery Dimov, from 2006; Andrey Churbakov [national], KAZ |
| Handedness |
Right |
International Debut |
| Year |
2006 |
| Competing for |
Kazakhstan |
General Interest |
| Nicknames |
Champion (Athlete, 20 Jan 2013) |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
Being crowned world junior champion, and competing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (Athlete, 23 Jun 2015) |
| Most influential person in career |
His father. (comode.kz, 16 Apr 2015) |
| Awards and honours |
He holds the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Kazakhstan. (Athlete, 10 Apr 2014) |
| Famous relatives |
His father was a Master of Sport and a fencing coach in the Soviet Union. (sports.kz, 21 Jun 2012) |
| World Championships |
| 2011 |
8 |
Individual Epee |
Catania, Italy |
| Asian Championships |
| 2017 |
Quarterfinal |
Individual Epee |
Hong Kong, China |
| 2017 |
Final 5-6 |
Team Epee |
Hong Kong, China |
| 2016 |
5 |
Individual Epee |
Wuxi, China |
| 2015 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Singapore, Singapore |
| 2015 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Singapore, Singapore |
| 2013 |
1 |
Individual Epee |
Shanghai, China |
| 2012 |
2 |
Individual Epee |
Wakayama, Japan |
| 2011 |
2 |
Individual Epee |
Seoul, Korea |
| 2011 |
4 |
Team Epee |
Seoul, Korea |
| 2010 |
3 |
Team Epee |
Seoul, Korea |
| 2009 |
6 |
Individual Epee |
Doha, Qatar |
| 2008 |
2 |
Individual Epee |
Bangkok, Thailand |
| 2008 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Bangkok, Thailand |
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