Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Kyzylorda, KAZ |
| Higher education |
Physical Education - Kyzylorda State University: Kazakhstan |
General Interest |
| Awards and honours |
In recognition of winning bronze at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, he received the national Order of Kurmet [Honour] from the president of Kazakhstan. (vesti.kz, 26 Aug 2016)
He has received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Kazakhstan. (Athlete, 08 Apr 2018; kazsports.kz, 20 Dec 2017) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Yury Melnikov [national], KAZ; Erzhas Boltayev [personal], KAZ; Arman Abdreyev [personal], KAZ |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up weightlifting in 2002 in Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan. |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
| Languages |
Kazakh, Russian |
General Interest |
| Other information |
SANCTION
He was banned from competition for two years in 2013 after testing positive for the banned substance stanozolol. He was stripped of the gold medal he won at the Asian championships in 2013, as well as his World University Games silver medal from the same year. His sanction ended on 24 June 2015. (iwf.net, 2016; ztb.kz, 14 Dec 2015; informburo.kz, 28 Nov 2015)
BELARUS TO KAZAKHSTAN
He was born in Belarus, but later moved to Kazakhstan and took up weightlifting there. (ztb.kz, 14 Dec 2015) |
Further Personal Information |
| Family |
One daughter |
General Interest |
| Injuries |
He was affected by an arm injury at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro but still went on to claim bronze in the 105kg category. (ONS, 15 Aug 2016) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
Central Sports Army Club [CSKA]: Kazakhstan |
General Interest |
| Hobbies |
Hunting. (Athlete, 08 Apr 2018) |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning bronze in the 105kg category at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 08 Apr 2018) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
After trying a number of sports, including karate, cycling, football, basketball and wrestling, he was spotted by a weightlifting coach Arman Abdreyev. |
General Interest |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"The barbell is my only opponent. If I manage to lift the weight, it's almost like a victory. Over myself, and then over the other competitors." (bnews.kz, 24 Sep 2016) |
| Nicknames |
Sasha (zakon.kz, 17 Aug 2016) |
Rio de Janeiro
London
Ashgabat
Houston, TX
Ningbo
Astana
Groznyy