Impairment Information |
Type of Impairment |
Limb deficiency |
Origin of Impairment |
Acquired |
Classification |
S6, SB6, SM6 |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Atyrau, KAZ |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
Kazakh, Russian |
Higher education |
Management Information Systems - Atyrau University of Oil and Gas: Kazakhstan |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began the sport in 2011 in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. |
Why this sport? |
He went to a local club for people with impairments to improve his health. After meeting the coaches, he chose swimming from the sports that were available at the club. |
Club / Team |
Atyrau Para Sports Club: Kazakhstan |
Name of coach |
Damir Yeshenkulov [club], KAZ; Nurlan Zhumagaziyev [personal], KAZ, from 2014 |
Senior International Debut |
Year |
2016 |
Competing for |
Kazakhstan |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Volunteering, driving, football. (Athlete, 10 Sep 2019, 19 Aug 2021) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold medals in the S6 50m freestyle and S6 100m freestyle at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021; ru.sputniknews.kz, 06 Nov 2018) |
Most influential person in career |
Coach Nurlan Zhumagaziyev, and his friends. (Athlete, 10 Sep 2019, 19 Aug 2021) |
Hero / Idol |
Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, Russian mixed martial arts [MMA] fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov. (Athlete, 10 Sep 2019) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Only forward." (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021) |
Awards and honours |
He was named the 2018 Athlete of the Year in the Atyrau region of Kazakhstan. (pricom.kz, 26 Dec 2018)
In December 2016 he received the Breakthrough of the Year award at the Athletes' Ball in Atyrau region. (azh.kz, 27 Dec 2016)
In 2017 he received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Kazakhstan. (100esim.el.kz, 07 Sep 2017) |
Ambitions |
To win medals at the Paralympic Games and the world championships. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021) |
Impairment |
In 1999 he was electrocuted in a transformer box while playing hide-and-seek with his friends. His right leg and left arm were amputated as result of his injuries. (express-k.kz, 22 Apr 2020; azh.kz, 19 Nov 2015) |
