Muratbek Kipshakbayev

Muratbek Sultanbekovich Kipshakbayev (Kazakh: Муратбек Султанбекович Кипшакбаев; born 11 September 1979 in Ongutsik Qazaqstan) is a Kazakh judoka, who competed in the men's half-lightweight category.[1] He celebrated his victory in front of the Kazakh crowd with a gold medal in the 66-kg division at the 2004 Asian Judo Championships in Almaty, and later represented his nation Kazakhstan at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2]

Muratbek Kipshakbayev
Personal information
Full nameMuratbek Sultanbekovich
Kipshakbayev
Nationality Kazakhstan
Born (1979-09-11) 11 September 1979
Ongutsik Qazaqstan,
Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Event(s)66 kg
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Kazakhstan
Asian Championships
2004 Almaty 66 kg

Kipshakbayev qualified for the Kazakh squad in the men's half-lightweight class (66 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by topping the field of judoka and receiving a berth from the Asian Championships in Almaty.[2] He ran off two straight victories over Dominican Republic's Juan Carlos Jacinto and Serbia and Montenegro's Miloš Mijalković in the prelims, before falling short to Bulgarian judoka and eventual bronze medalist Georgi Georgiev with a waza-ari during their quarterfinal match.[3] Kipshakbayev offered a chance to compete for the bronze through the repechage, but could not bounce back with an appeasing defeat from Georgia's David Margoshvili in the second playoff.[4]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Muratbek Kipshakbayev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  2. "Муратбек Кипшакбаев: Победу дарю отцу" [Muratbek Kipshakbayev: "I dedicate this victory to my father"] (in Kazakh). Gazeta.kz. 18 May 2004. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  3. Kuchkov, Delyan (16 August 2004). "Георги Георгиев с първи медал в джудото от 24 г" [Georgi Georgiev wins a first judo medal in 24 years] (in Bulgarian). Sega. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  4. "Judo: Men's Half-Lightweight (66kg/146 lbs) Repechage Round 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
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