Amir Maimuratov

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Amir Maimuratov
Personal information
Born (1995-07-19) 19 July 1995 (age 30) [1]
Astana, Kazakhstan
Years active2009—present
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Climbing career
Type of climber Competition speed climbing
Sport
CountryKazakhstan
ClubCSKA
Medal record
Men's competition climbing
Representing Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Asian Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 Tai'anSpeed

Amir Maimuratov (born 19 July 1995) is a Kazakhstani competition speed climber. He represented Kazakhstan at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

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Early life

Maimuratov attended Kazakh-British Technical University. [1]

Career

During the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series in Budapest, Maimuratov finished in second place with a time of 4.95 seconds. [2] [3] He finished third overall in the Olympic Qualifier Series rankings and qualified to represent Kazakhstan at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [4]

During the men's speed climbing event, he finished in second place in the qualification round with a personal best time of 4.89 seconds. [5] He defeated Joshua Bruyns in the elimination round to advance to the quarterfinals, and finished in fifth place after losing in the quarterfinals to Reza Alipour. [6]

Major results

Olympic Games

Discipline 2024
Speed5

World championships

Discipline 2011 2012 2014 2016 2018 2019 2021 2023
Speed70521916151227

World Cup

Discipline 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Speed38104631312823249
Combined128

Asian championships

Discipline201320142015201620172018201920222024
Speed45813342
Bouldering42
Lead39
Combined19

References

  1. 1 2 "MAIMURATOV Amir". Paris 2024 Olympics . Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. Goh, ZK (22 June 2024). "Aleksandra Kalucka and Wu Peng claim speed climbing gold trophies at OQS Budapest". olympics.com. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  3. "Final Race Flourish As Maimuratov Sets the Pace". ifsc-climbing.org. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  4. Wong, Samantha (4 August 2024). "Sport climbing preview: New format for Paris Olympics means twice as many medals". nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  5. "2024 Olympics: Amir Maimuratov of Kazakhstan reaches speed sport climbing semifinal". inform.kz. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  6. Wong, Samantha (6 August 2024). "U.S. climber Sam Watson smashes men's speed world record with 4.75-second qualification run". nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 6 August 2024.