Ruslan Zhaparov (born 27 May 1996) is a Kazakh heavyweight

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competitor. He represented Kazakhstan at the 2016 Summer Olympics in

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in the men's +80 kg. He was defeated by Azerbaijan's Radik Isaev in the round of 16 and South Korea's Cha Dong-min in the repechages. Zhaparov was the flag bearer for Kazakhstan during the Parade of Nations. In 2018 Zhaparov won a bronze medal at the Asian Games and a silver at the Asian Championships.

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* 1996 births Living people Kazakhstani male taekwondo practitioners Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Kazakhstan Taekwondo practitioners at the 2016 Summer Olympics Taekwondo practitioners at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in taekwondo Asian Games bronze medalists for Kazakhstan Asian Taekwondo Championships medalists Taekwondo practitioners at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Taraz 21st-century Kazakhstani people {{Kazakhstan-taekwondo-bio-stub