Umurbek Bazarbayev is a Turkmen

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan , formerly also known as Turkmenia is one of the Turkic states in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic . Turkmenistan is one of the six independent Turkic states...

 weightlifter. His personal best is 296 kg.

He ranked sixth in the 62 kg category at the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

, with a total of 287.5 kg.

At the 2008 Asian Championships

2008 Asian Weightlifting Championships

The 2008 Asian Weightlifting Championships were held at Ishikawa Sports Center in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture Japan between April 26 and May 5 2008. It was the 39th mens and 20th women's championship. Much of the responsibility for the event lay with the Japan Weightlifting Association...

 he won the overall bronze medal, with a total of 296 kg.

He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 62 kg

The men's 62 kg weightlifting event was the second lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 62 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 11, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B...

in the 62 kg division but did not finish.

He is 5 ft 4 inches tall and weighs 143 lb.

External links

• NBC profile
• Athlete Biography at beijing2008