Nurlan Koizhaiganov

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{{Infobox sport wrestler
| name = Nurlan Koizhaiganov
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| fullname = Nurlan Altynbekovich Koizhaiganov
| nationality = {{KAZ}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|3|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Ayagoz]], [[Kazakh SSR]],<br>[[Soviet Union]]
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| height = {{height|m=1.70|0|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|60|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
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| style = [[Greco-Roman wrestling|Greco-Roman]]
| club = Professional Sport Club<br>Daulet
| coach = Kanat Nurlasiev
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'''Nurlan Altynbekovich Koizhaiganov''' ({{lang-kz|Нұрлан Алтынбекұлы Қойжайғанов}}; born March 27, 1977 in [[Ayagoz]]) is a retired amateur Kazakh Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's lightweight category.<ref>{{cite sports-reference|Nurlan Koizhaiganov|http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/nurlan-koyzhaganov-1.html|22 July 2014}}</ref> He scored top five finishes in the 60-kg division in two consecutive editions of the [[Asian Games]] (1998 and 2002), and later represented his nation [[Kazakhstan]] at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]]. Before being retired from wrestling in 2005, Koizhaiganov also trained throughout his sporting career at Professional Sport Club Daulet in [[Semipalatinsk]], under his personal coach Kanat Nurlasiev.

Koizhaiganov qualified for the Kazakh squad in the [[Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg|men's 60 kg]] class at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]]. Earlier in the process, he placed first in his respective category from the Olympic Qualification Tournament in [[Tashkent, Uzbekistan]] to guarantee a spot on the [[Kazakh wrestling]] team.<ref>{{cite news|last=Abbott|first=Gary|title=Olympic Games preview at 60 kg/132 lbs. in men's Greco-Roman|url=http://www.themat.com/section.php?section_id=3&page=showarticle&ArticleID=10294|work=[[USA Wrestling]]|publisher=The Mat|date=16 July 2004|accessdate=29 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Кубок мира. Казахстан - Россия - 2:5. Койжаганов всех удивил|trans_title=Koizhaiganov surprises everyone at World Cup. Kazakhstan vs. Russia (2–5)|language=Kazakh|url=http://sport.gazeta.kz/news/kubok-mira-kazakhstan---rossiya---25-kojjzhaganov-vsekh-udivil-newsID8030.html|publisher=Gazeta.kz|date=28 October 2003|accessdate=22 July 2014}}</ref> He easily ousted Italy's [[Paolo Fucile]] in his opening match by a quick 7–0 margin, and then overwhelmed 2000 Olympic bronze medalist [[Akaki Chachua]] of Georgia 7–6 in the prelim pool to clinch his spot for the next round of the competition. Koizhaiganov lost to neighboring Russia's Aleksey Shvetsov in the quarterfinal match at 1–3, and to Japan's [[Makoto Sasamoto]] in a consolation playoff with a comfortable 4–0 verdict, dropping him to sixth in the final standings.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wrestling: Men's Greco-Roman 60kg|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/wrestling/results/3532650.stm|work=[[Athens 2004]]|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=15 August 2004|accessdate=30 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Teary-eyed Sasamoto to protest wrestling loss|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2004/08/28/olympics/teary-eyed-sasamoto-to-protest-wrestling-loss/#.U84HB_mSySo|publisher=[[Japan Times]]|date=28 August 2004|accessdate=22 July 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?spid=73C000D45708412DB17C0D5B342F2117 Profile – International Wrestling Database]

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[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Kazakhstani male sport wrestlers]]
[[Category:Olympic wrestlers of Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Wrestlers at the 1998 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Wrestlers at the 2002 Asian Games]]
[[Category:People from Ayagoz]]

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