Impairment Information |
Type of Impairment |
Limb deficiency |
Origin of Impairment |
Acquired |
Classification |
S5, SB6, SM5 |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Wife Elvira, sons Sanzhar and Sardar |
Residence |
Nur-Sultan, KAZ |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
Kazakh, Russian |
Higher education |
Translation/interpretation - Kazakh-Russian University: Nur-Sultan, KAZ |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began swimming in 2008 in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. |
Why this sport? |
His grandmother encouraged him to pursue an active lifestyle after his accident and enrolled him in swimming because she thought it would be safe for him. |
Club / Team |
Nur-Sultan Youth Sports School for the Impaired: Kazakhstan |
Name of coach |
Samat Yergaliyev [personal], KAZ |
Training Regime |
He has 10 training sessions per week over five days. |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Fitness, yoga. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold in the S5 50m butterfly and bronze in the S5 50m backstroke at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021; old.qazaqtv.com, 03 Aug 2020) |
Most influential person in career |
His parents and his relatives. (mix.tn.kz, 10 Oct 2018) |
Hero / Idol |
Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi, Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Fight until the end." (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021) |
Awards and honours |
In 2011 he was named as one of the two Best Para Athletes in Kazakhstan, together with fellow swimmer Mikhail Yeryomenko. (kazsports.kz, 14 Feb 2012)
In 2009 he received the Altyn Adam award as the Best Athlete of the Year in Kazakhstan. (sports.kz, 02 Dec 2009)
He has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Kazakhstan. (Athlete, 28 Feb 2019; kazsports.kz, 20 Dec 2017) |
Ambitions |
To win a medal at the Paralympic Games. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021) |
Impairment |
He lost both arms in 2002 at age 12, after receiving an electric shock from a transformer while playing in the yard at school. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021; azattyq.org, 26 May 2011) |
Other information |
FURTHER EDUCATION
He has completed a course in sport studies at the Kazakh Academy of Sport and Tourism in Almaty, Kazakhstan. He also has a master's degree in physical education and sports from the Eurasian National University in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021; caravan.kz, 14 Jul 2013) |
