Bakhtiyar Artayev
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| Full name | Bakhtiyar Garifollauly Artayev | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Kazakh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 March 1983 Taraz, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Welterweight / Middleweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.