Aidyn Smagulov (Kazakh: Айдын Смағұлов; born 1 December 1976) is a Kyrgyz and Kazakh judoka. He won the Kazakhstan championship in 1996 and went on to win the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the men's extra lightweight (‍–‍60 kg) category, together with Cuba's Manolo Poulot. He is the first Olympic medalist to represent Kyrgyzstan in the nation's history.[1]

Aidyn Smagulov
Personal information
Born (1976-12-01) 1 December 1976 (age 47)
Oskemen, Shyrgys Qazaqstan, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryKyrgyzstan
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍60 kg, ‍–‍66 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (2000)
World Champ.R16 (1997)
Asian Champ.Silver (2000)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Kyrgyzstan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney ‍–‍60 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Osaka ‍–‍60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF15686
JudoInside.com7283
Updated on 31 May 2023

An ethnic Kazakh, Smagulov was born and trained in Kazakhstan. He has represented Kyrgyzstan since 1999.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aidyn Smagulov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012.
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