Bakhtiyar Artayev

Bakhtiyar Artayev
Artayev depicted on a stamp from Kazakhstan
Personal information
Full nameBakhtiyar Garifollauly Artayev
NationalityKazakh
Born (1983-03-14) 14 March 1983
Taraz, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classWelterweight / Middleweight
Medal record
Olympic Games
2004 AthensWelterweight
World Amateur Championships
2005 MianyangWelterweight
2007 ChicagoMiddleweight
Asian Games
2006 DohaMiddleweight
Asian Championships
2002 SerembanWelterweight

Bakhtiyar Garifollauly Artayev (Kazakh: Бақтияр Ғарифоллаұлы Артаев, Baqtiiar Ğarifollaūly Artaev; born 14 March 1983) is a Kazakh amateur boxer who won the gold medal for Kazakhstan at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was also the winner of the Val Barker Trophy for the outstanding boxer of the 2004 Olympics. In recognition of his success, one of the Taraz sport centres was named after him. In 2012 he was appointed as a president of the Astana Presidential Sports Club.