Amir Maimuratov

Kazakhstani speed climber
Amir Maimuratov
Personal information
Born (1995-07-19) 19 July 1995 (age 29)[1]
Astana, Kazakhstan
Years active2009—present
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Climbing career
Type of climberCompetition speed climbing
Sport
CountryKazakhstan
ClubCSKA

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

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.[6] Maimuratov ended up in fifth place after losing in the quarterfinals to Iran's Reza Alipour.

Major results

Olympic Games

Discipline 2024
Speed 5

World championships

Discipline 2011 2012 2014 2016 2018 2019 2021 2023
Speed 70 52 19 — 16 15 12 27

World Cup

Discipline 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Speed 38 10 — 46 31 31 28 23 24 9
Combined — — 128 — — — — —

Asian championships

Discipline 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022
Speed 4 — — 5 — 8 13 34
Bouldering — — — — — — 42 —
Lead — — — — — — 39 —
Combined — — — — — — 19 —

References

  1. ^ a b "Amir Maimuratov". olympics.com. 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.
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