Umurbek Bazarbayev

Ümürbek Bazarbaýew
Personal information
Nationality Turkmenistani
Ethnicity Uzbek
Born (1981-09-17) September 17, 1981
Ýylanly, Dasoguz Province, Turkmenistan
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st)
Sport
Country Turkmenistan
Sport Weightlifting

Umurbek Bazarbayev (born September 17, 1981 in Ýylanly, Dasoguz Province, Turkmenistan) is a Turkmenistani weightlifter. His personal best is 303 kg, achieved at the 2011 World Championships.

He ranked sixth in the 62 kg category at the 2004 Summer Olympics, with a total of 287.5 kg.[1]

At the 2008 Asian Championships he won the overall bronze medal, with a total of 296 kg.[2]

He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 62 kg division but did not finish.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he again finished 6th, with a total of 302 kg.[3]

He is 5 ft 4 inches tall and weighs 143 lb.

Notes and references

  1. "BAZAARBAYEV Umurbek". International Weightlifting Federation.
  2. "BAZARBAYEV Umurbek". International Weightlifting Federation.
  3. "London 2012 - Weightlifting - Men's -62 kg". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 16 February 2015.


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