Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov

Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov (Kazakh: Жақсылық Әмірәліұлы Үшкемпіров; 6 May 1951 – 2 August 2020) was a light-flyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Kazakhstan. He won an Olympic gold medal in 1980 and a world title in 1981.[1]

Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov

Üshkempirov (left) at the 1980 Olympics
Personal information
Born	6 May 1951 Tegistik, Bayzak District, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Died	2 August 2020 (aged 69) Nur-Sultan
Height	156 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Weight	48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Sport	Greco-Roman wrestling
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1980 Moscow -48 kg World Championships 1981 Oslo -48 kg European Championships 1980 Prievidza -48 kg

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.[1]

References

1. "Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.