Sport | Short Track | |
FederationID | STKAZ13006199201 | |
NOC | Kazakhstan | |
Born | 30 Jun 1992
in Oral ![]() |
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Gender | Men |
Residence | Oral, KAZ | |
Occupation | Athlete, Student | |
Languages | English, Kazakh, Russian |
Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
500m | 40.136 | 04 Nov 2018 | ![]() |
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1000m | 1:24.275 | 08 Dec 2018 | ![]() |
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3000m | 5:22.460 | 28 Aug 2010 | ![]() |
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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. |
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) |
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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 | ||
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Championships results
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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 | ||
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World Cups
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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 |