Nurkanat Azhikanov
Personal information
Born (2001-02-23) 23 February 2001 (age 23)[1]
Sport
CountryKazakhstan
SportKarate
Weight class75 kg
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Kazakhstan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Dubai Kumite 75 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Dubai Team kumite
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Kumite 75 kg
Asian Karate Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Almaty Team kumite
Gold medal – first place 2023 Malacca Kumite 75 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tashkent Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Almaty Kumite 75 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tashkent Kumite 75 kg

Nurkanat Azhikanov (born 23 February 2001)[2] is a Kazakhstani Professional karateka, he is currently represents Kazakhstan internationally Kumite (Karate) event.[3]

Career

He qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France to represent Kazakhstan in Men’s -75 Kg Kumite Category at the Karate competition of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4][5]

He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2021 Asian Karate Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[6][7]

He competed in the men's kumite 75 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[8] He competed at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[9]

In 2023, he won the gold medal in his event at the Asian Karate Championships held in Malacca, Malaysia.[10][11] He also won the gold medal in the men's kumite 75 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.

Records

Competition Results
YEAR COMPETITION VENUE RANK/POSITION EVENT
2019 2019 KARATE1 SERIES A Istanbul  Turkey Participate Individual -75 Kg Kumite
2019 18th Asian Junior, Cadet & Under 21 Karate Championships Kota Kinabalu  Malaysia Participate U -84 Kg Kumite
2018 Karate 1 Youth League Sofia  Bulgaria Participate Junior -76 Kg Kumite
2017 17th Asian Junior, Cadet & Under 21 Karate Championships Okinawa  Japan Participate Junior -76 Kg Kumite
2017 10th World Junior, Cadet & Under 21 Karate Championships Tenerife  Spain Participate Junior -76 Kg Kumite
2017 16th Asian Junior, Cadet & Under 21 Karate Championships Astana  Kazakhstan  Silver Junior -76 Kg Kumite
2017 10th WKF Training Camp & Karate 1 Youth Cup Umag  Croatia Participate Junior -76 Kg Kumite
2015 9th World Junior, Cadet & Under 21 Karate Championships Jakarta  Indonesia Participate Junior -76 Kg Kumite

References

  1. ^ "Nurkanat AZHIKANOV Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2021-11-06.
  2. ^ "Entry List by Country" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  3. ^ "World Karate Profile and Rank". Sportdata.
  4. ^ "riel Torres, Btissam Sadini, and Nurkanat Azhikanov among top karatekas qualifying to the Olympic Games on day 2 of ParisKarate2021". World Karate Federation (WKF) News.
  5. ^ "(Русский) ӘЖІҚАНОВ НҰРҚАНАТ ТОКИО-2020 32-ші ЖАЗҒЫ ОЛИМПИАДА ОЙЫНДАРЫНА, ЕРЛЕР АРАСЫНДА, КУМИТЭден, 75 кг САЛМАҒЫНДА ЖЕКЕ ЛИЦЕНЗИЯНЫ ЖЕҢІП АЛДЫ". www.kazkarate.net.
  6. ^ Houston, Michael (21 December 2021). "Bronze medals won on penultimate day of Asian Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 Asian Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). Sportdata.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Karate Results Book". 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games – sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  10. ^ Burke, Patrick (22 July 2023). "Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Hamedi among winners on day two of AKF Senior Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  11. ^ "2023 Asian Karate Championships Results Book". Sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.


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