Nurbek Oralbay Rahatuly (Kazakh: Нұрбек Оралбай Рахатұлы, Nurbek Oralbay Rahatulı; born 11 June 2000) is a Kazakh amateur boxer. He won gold medal at the 2018 Youth World Championships in the middleweight division.[1] In 2022, he won a bronze medal at the Asian Championships in Amman.[2] At the World Boxing Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Nurbek Oralbay competed in the 80 kg weight category. In the final match for the gold medal, he defeated Tuohetaerbieke Tanglatihan and became the world champion. [3]

Nurbek Oralbay
Нұрбек Оралбай
Born (2000-06-11) 11 June 2000 (age 24)
NationalityKazakh
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
StanceOrthodox
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Kazakhstan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Middleweight
World Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Tashkent Light heavyweight
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Amman Light heavyweight
Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Budapest Middleweight

2024 Summer Olympics

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At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, he had his first fight against Australian Callum Peters. Nurbek won with a score of 3:2 and in the quarterfinals faced Azerbaijani boxer Murad Allahverdiyev, winning unanimously by the judges. In the semifinals, he competed against Dominican Cristian Pinales, winning with a score of 3:2 and advancing to the final. In the final, he lost to Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Khyzhniak, earning a silver medal. [4]

Personal life

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He is the twin brother of fellow boxer Aibek Oralbay.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Men's Middle (75kg)
  2. ^ "Олимпиада-2024: Боксшы Нұрбек Оралбай әлем мықтыларымен жұдырықтасады".
  3. ^ "Қазақ пен қазақтың бәсекесі: Нұрбек Оралбай әлем чемпионы атанды".
  4. ^ https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/nurbek-oralbay_1932824
  5. ^ "The Oralbay twin brothers shined in the semi-finals of the Cologne Boxing World Cup". Asian Boxing Confederation.
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