Nurlan Koizhaiganov

Nurlan Altynbekovich Koizhaiganov (Kazakh: Нұрлан Алтынбекұлы Қойжайғанов, Nūrlan Altynbekūly Qoijaiğanov; born March 27, 1977, in Ayagoz) is a retired amateur Kazakh Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's lightweight category.[1] He scored top five finishes in the 60-kg division in two consecutive editions of the Asian Games (1998 and 2002), and later represented his nation Kazakhstan at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Before being retired from wrestling in 2005, Koizhaiganov also trained throughout his sporting career at Professional Sport Club Daulet in Semipalatinsk, under his personal coach Kanat Nurlasiev.

Nurlan Koizhaiganov
Personal information
Full nameNurlan Altynbekovich Koizhaiganov
Nationality Kazakhstan
Born (1977-03-27) 27 March 1977
Ayagoz, Kazakh SSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleGreco-Roman
ClubProfessional Sport Club
Daulet
CoachKanat Nurlasiev

Koizhaiganov qualified for the Kazakh squad in the men's 60 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Earlier in the process, he placed first in his respective category from the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tashkent, Uzbekistan to guarantee a spot on the Kazakh wrestling team.[2][3] He easily ousted Italy's Paolo Fucile in his opening match by a quick 7–0 margin, and then overwhelmed 2000 Olympic bronze medalist Akaki Chachua of Georgia 7–6 in the prelim pool to clinch his spot for the next round of the competition. Koizhaiganov lost to neighboring Russia's Aleksey Shvetsov in the quarterfinal match at 1–3, and to Japan's Makoto Sasamoto in a consolation playoff with a comfortable 4–0 verdict, dropping him to sixth in the final standings.[4][5]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nurlan Koizhaiganov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  2. Abbott, Gary (16 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 60 kg/132 lbs. in men's Greco-Roman". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  3. "Кубок мира. Казахстан - Россия - 2:5. Койжаганов всех удивил" [Koizhaiganov surprises everyone at World Cup. Kazakhstan vs. Russia (2–5)] (in Kazakh). Gazeta.kz. 28 October 2003. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  4. "Wrestling: Men's Greco-Roman 60kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  5. "Teary-eyed Sasamoto to protest wrestling loss". Japan Times. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 22 July 2014.


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