Hobbies
Singing, playing football. (Athlete, 31 Oct 2019)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Coaching, Sport Studies - Kazakh Academy of Sport and Tourism: Almaty, KAZ
Family
Wife Esmira
Spoken languages
Azerbaijani, English, Kazakh, Russian, Turkish, Uzbek
Club
Shymkent School of Supreme Sports Skill: Kazakhstan
Coach
Sergey Vertyankin [national], KAZ; Khikmat Nurkhojayev [personal]
Start sporting career
He took up gymnastics at age four in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. He switched to trampolining at age five.
Reason for taking up the sport
His father, a former football player, enrolled him in gymnastics. He switched to trampolining when Kazakhstan's first training group opened and he was invited to join by coach Aleksandr Nilov.
Milestones
He became the first trampoline gymnast representing Kazakhstan to compete at the Olympic Games at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 06 Aug 2018; express-k.kz, 28 Aug 2016)
Ambitions
To win gold at the Olympic Games. (Athlete, 31 Oct 2019)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold at the 2018 Asian Championships in Manila, Philippines, claiming bronze at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, and competing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 31 Oct 2019)
Hero / Idol
US boxer Muhammad Ali. (Athlete, 31 Oct 2019)
Most influential person in career
His father. (Athlete, 31 Oct 2019)
Rituals
He likes to listen to music before competitions. (prosports.kz, 25 Sep 2017)
Philosophy / Motto
"Never give up when you fail. You have to go towards your goal, no matter what." (yujanka.kz, 21 Sep 2018)
Awards
He holds the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Kazakhstan. (shooting-sports.kz, 20 Dec 2021; Athlete, 31 Oct 2019)
Additional information
TRAINING ABROAD
He has spent time training in the United States of America under Dmitri Poliarush, who won individual trampolining gold at the 1996 World Championships in Vancouver, BC, Canada. "Unfortunately in [Kazakhstan] there is no sports base for training in acrobatic sports. We are a young sport, but I would like to see one at home. We went to the Olympic Games [in 2016]. We showed the whole world that this kind of sport is developing in Kazakhstan. I would like to train at home and not go so far." (fig-gymnastics.com, 12 Oct 2017; prosports.kz, 25 Sep 2017)
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