Bakhtiyar Kuanyshuly Tolegenov ( kk, Бақтияр Қуанышұлы Төлегенов; born January 5, 1976) is a retired
boxer 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 Featherweight (– 57 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, ...
in
Atlanta, Georgia
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. There he was defeated in the first round by USA's eventual bronze medalist
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. (''né'' Sinclair; February 24, 1977) is an American boxing promoter and former professional boxer. He currently owns a team in the NASCAR Cup Series named The Money Team Racing. As a professional boxer he competed b ...
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1976 births
Living people
Featherweight boxers
Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstani male boxers
20th-century Kazakhstani people
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