Abzal Azhgaliyev

Kazakhstan

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Sport Specific Information

Name of coach	Madygali Karsybekov [national], KAZ; Assel Kamesheva [club], KAZ
When and where did you begin this sport?	He took up the sport in 2005 in Oral, Kazakhstan.
Training Regime	He trains with the Russian Federation short track team in Moscow.

General Interest

Awards and honours	He was Kazakhstan's flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (OIS, 25 Feb 2018, 09 Feb 2018) He holds the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Kazakhstan. (Athlete, 02 Oct 2018; skating.kz, 31 May 2018)
Hobbies	Playing computer games. (Athlete, 02 Oct 2018)
Memorable sporting achievement	Winning gold in the 500m at the 2016/17 World Cup event in Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America. (Athlete, 03 Nov 2018)
Hero / Idol	US boxer Muhammad Ali. (Athlete, 03 Nov 2018)
Ambitions	To win medals at the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 02 Oct 2018)
Most influential person in career	His mother. (Athlete, 03 Nov 2018)
Sporting philosophy / motto	"Just do it." (Athlete, 03 Nov 2018)
Milestones	He became the first short track skater from Kazakhstan, male or female, to finish on top of the podium at a World Cup event when he won the 500m in 2016 in Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America. (SportsDeskOnline, 30 Oct 2017; mk-kz.kz, 30 Dec 2016)

Championships results	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
Championships results
	2010/2011	World Junior Championships	3000m Relay	4
	2014	Olympic Games	5000m Relay	5
	2016/2017	World Championships	5000m Relay	6
	2018	Olympic Games	5000m Relay	6
	2018	Olympic Games	500m	9
	2010/2011	World Junior Championships	Overall	32
	2009/2010	World Junior Championships	Overall	56

World Cups	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
World Cups
	2016/2017	Salt Lake City, UT	500m	1
	2016/2017	World Cup	500m	2
	2016/2017	Minsk	500m	2
	2018/2019	Calgary, AB	500m	2
	2016/2017	Minsk	5000m Relay	3
	2018/2019	Almaty	500m	3
	2016/2017	Salt Lake City, UT	5000m Relay	3
	2016/2017	Calgary, AB	500m	4
	2016/2017	Shanghai	500m	4
	2018/2019	Almaty	1000m	5
	2018/2019	Calgary, AB	2000m Relay	5
	2016/2017	Shanghai	500m	5
	2016/2017	Gangneung	5000m Relay	6
	2016/2017	Shanghai	5000m Relay	6
	2015/2016	Dresden	5000m Relay	7
	2014/2015	Erzurum	5000m Relay	7
	2016/2017	Calgary, AB	500m	8
	2016/2017	Minsk	1000m	8
	2018/2019	Calgary, AB	5000m Relay	9
	2018/2019	Almaty	5000m Relay	10
	2018/2019	Calgary, AB	500m	10
	2017/2018	World Cup	500m	12
	2014/2015	Dresden	5000m Relay	15
	2016/2017	Gangneung	1000m	18
	2014/2015	Erzurum	500m	18
	2016/2017	Gangneung	500m	20
	2017/2018	Shanghai	1000m	27
	2017/2018	Shanghai	500m	29
	2014/2015	Erzurum	1000m	30
	2016/2017	Salt Lake City, UT	1000m	30
	2012/2013	Dresden	1000m	31
	2012/2013	Dresden	1500m	31
	2015/2016	Dresden	500m	32
	2015/2016	Dresden	1500m	33
	2014/2015	Dresden	500m	33
	2013/2014	World Cup	1500m	34
	2016/2017	World Cup	1000m	37
	2015/2016	World Cup	500m	38
	2014/2015	Dresden	1000m	38
	2014/2015	World Cup	500m	41
	2017/2018	World Cup	1000m	45
	2013/2014	World Cup	1000m	50
	2010/2011	World Cup	1500m	51
	2014/2015	World Cup	1000m	58
	2012/2013	World Cup	1500m	62
	2012/2013	World Cup	1000m	69
	2015/2016	World Cup	1500m	84
	2015/2016	World Cup	1000m	88
	2009/2010	World Cup	1500m	78
	2010/2011	World Cup	500m	91
	2009/2010	World Cup	500m	93
	2010/2011	World Cup	1000m	110
	2012/2013	World Cup	500m	119