Impairment Information |
Type of Impairment |
Spinal Cord Injuries |
Origin of Impairment |
Acquired |
Classification |
S3, SB2, SM3 |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Wife Lyazzat, one son, one daughter |
Residence |
Aktobe, KAZ |
Languages |
English, Kazakh, Russian |
Higher education |
Engineering - K. Zhubanov Aktobe Regional State University: Kazakhstan |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began the sport in 2013 in Aktobe, Kazakhstan. |
Why this sport? |
While undergoing rehabilitation in Ukraine he was encouraged to try the sport. After returning home, he found a suitable swimming pool and began training on his own. |
Senior International Debut |
Year |
2017 |
Competing for |
Kazakhstan |
Tournament |
World Cup |
Location |
Berlin, GER |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Reading. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2019) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning bronze in 100m backstroke at the 2014 National Championships in Kazakhstan. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2019) |
Most influential person in career |
Gulmiram Srazhova, a member of the Aktobe Foundation for Support of Paralysed Citizens in Kazakhstan. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2019) |
Hero / Idol |
US boxer Muhammad Ali, US swimmer Michael Phelps. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2019) |
Awards and honours |
He has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Kazakhstan. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2019) |
Ambitions |
To win gold at the Paralympic Games. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2019) |
Impairment |
In 2007 he was struck by a car, which resulted in spinal cord injuries. (kazpravda.kz, 22 Nov 2016) |
Other information |
OCCUPATION
Since 2014 he has run a construction company that specialises in adapting buildings to make them accessible to people with an impairment in Aktobe, Kazakhstan. "To date [mid-2020], we have completed more than 100 projects. On the scale of the region, this is of course a very small number. But I am glad we have started the process. I want to protect the interests of citizens with impairments, so that Aktobe becomes as accessible as possible for us." (avestnik.kz, 27 Aug 2020; pandus-ok.kz, 02 Apr 2020)
FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied at the Almaty Management University Graduate School of Business in Kazakhstan. (Athlete, 03 Mar 2019) |
