Sport Greco-Roman wrestling Height 1.56 m | 1980 Prievidza -48 kg Weight 48 kg | |
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Born 6 May 1951 (age 65) ( 1951-05-06 ) Tegistik, Bayzak District, Kazakhstan Children Zhenis Üshkempirov, Zhandos Üshkempirov, Yeldos Üshkempirov Parents Kuntore Amiraliyeva, Ushkempir Amiraliyev Olympic medal Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's Greco-Roman Light Flyweight Similar Shamil Serikov, Daulet Turlykhanov, Yuriy Melnichenko, Yermakhan Ibraimov, Serik Konakbayev | ||
Zhaqsylyq Üshkempirov (Kazakh: Жақсылық Әмірәліұлы Үшкемпіров; born 6 May 1951) is a retired light-flyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Kazakhstan. He won an Olympic gold medal in 1980 and a world title in 1981.
Ushkempirov took up wrestling in 1969 and won the Soviet title in 1975 and 1980. After retiring from competitions he worked as director of a sports school in Almaty in 1984–1993. In 1993 he founded the sports club Zhaksylyk and served as its president. Since 2001, an annual junior wrestling tournament has been held in Almaty in his honor.
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