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Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov

1951 - 2020

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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov is the 224th most popular wrestler (down from 122nd in 2019), the 70th most popular biography from Kazakhstan (down from 61st in 2019) and the most popular Kazakhstani Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov ranks 224 out of 1,027. Before him are Jack Swagger, Walter, LA Knight, Arvo Haavisto, Liv Morgan, and Khalil Taha. After him are Zack Ryder, Mick Foley, Héctor Rodríguez, CM Punk, Paul Heyman, and Zakaria Chihab.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov ranks 461. Before him are Lyudmila Narusova, Konrad Weise, Trilok Gurtu, Susan Blackmore, Renato Zaccarelli, and Christian Tissier. After him are Charles S. Dutton, Costică Ștefănescu, Héctor Rodríguez, Alley Mills, Björn Andersson, and Aleksandr Laveykin. Among people deceased in 2020, Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov ranks 571. Before him are David Dinkins, Károly Wieland, Alex Trebek, Volodymyr Troshkin, Kurt Stettler, and Khalil Taha. After him are Francisco Rodríguez Adrados, Günter de Bruyn, Robert May, Baron May of Oxford, Clifford Robinson, Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo, and Kevin Dobson.

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In Kazakhstan

Among people born in Kazakhstan, Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov ranks 70 out of 193. Before him are Ken Alibek (1950), Shaken Aimanov (1914), Älihan Smaiylov (1972), Joseph Werth (1952), David Rigert (1947), and Imangali Tasmagambetov (1956). After him are Sergei Lukyanenko (1968), Näcip Cihanov (1911), Serhiy Skachenko (1972), Yakov Rylsky (1928), Rashid Nurgaliyev (1956), and Askar Mamin (1965).

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Among WRESTLERS In Kazakhstan

Among wrestlers born in Kazakhstan, Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov ranks 1. After him are Charalambos Cholidis (1956), Shamil Serikov (1956), Yeldos Smetov (1992), Aidyn Smagulov (1976), Askhat Zhitkeyev (1981), Vedat Albayrak (1993), Azamat Dauletbekov (1994), Daniyar Kaisanov (1993), Meirzhan Shermakhanbet (1996), and Lkhagvasürengiin Sosorbaram (2001).

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