Smanov

Nurzhan Smanov (Нуржан Сманов; born February 17, 1972) is a retired

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from

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

, who competed for his native country in the Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg) division at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

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. There he was defeated in the quarterfinals by Cuba's eventual silver medalist

Juan Hernández Sierra Juan Hernández Sierra (born March 16, 1969) is a retired amateur boxer from Cuba, who competed in the welterweight (< 67 kg) division during the 1990s. He represented his native country at three consecutive sports-reference
1972 births Living people Welterweight boxers Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Kazakhstan Asian Games medalists in boxing Boxers at the 1994 Asian Games Boxers at the 1998 Asian Games Kazakhstani male boxers Asian Games gold medalists for Kazakhstan Asian Games silver medalists for Kazakhstan {{Kazakhstan-Olympic-medalist-stub Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games 20th-century Kazakhstani people