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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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