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Yernar Yerimbetov

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Yernar Yerimbetov
Full nameYernar Saparbekovich Yerimbetov
Alternative name(s)Ernar Erimbetov
Country represented Kazakhstan
Born (1980-02-15) 15 February 1980 (age 44)
Almaty, Kazakh SSR
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
ClubCSKA Almaty
Head coach(es)Vladimir Espanov
Medal record
Representing  Kazakhstan
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Vault
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Guangzhou Floor exercise
Gold medal – first place 2003 Guangzhou Horizontal bar
Silver medal – second place 2003 Guangzhou Vault
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Daegu Vault
Gold medal – first place 2003 Daegu Parallel bars
Silver medal – second place 2003 Daegu All-around
Silver medal – second place 2005 Izmir Parallel bars
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Izmir Vault
FIG World Cup
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Apparatus World Cup 0 0 0

Yernar Saparbekovich Yerimbetov (born 15 February 1980) is a Kazakhstani artistic gymnast. He is the 2006 Asian Games vault bronze medalist and the 2003 Summer Universiade vault and parallel bars champion and all-around silver medalist. He represented Kazakhstan at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing 14th in the all-around and eighth in the parallel bars final.

Career[edit]

Yerimbetov first competed internationally at age 17 in the 1997 Junior International and finished 24th in the all-around.[2]

2000–2002[edit]

He began competing in senior competitions in 2000 and won a silver medal on the parallel bars behind Aljaž Pegan at the 2001 Cottbus World Cup.[3] At the 2001 World Championships, he was the leader in the all-around final at the halfway point of the competition, but a mistake in the fourth rotation caused him to fall to sixth place.[4] He also qualified for the floor exercise and vault finals, finishing seventh and fifth, respectively.[5]

Yerimbetov represented Kazakhstan at the 2002 Asian Games and finished fourth on the vault, parallel bars, and horizontal bar.[6] He then won a bronze medal on the vault at the 2002 Glasgow World Cup.[7] He placed sixth in the vault final at the 2002 World Championships.[8]

2003[edit]

Yerimbetov began the 2003 season with a bronze medal on the parallel bars at the Paris World Cup.[9] He then won a silver medal on the horizontal bar at the Glasgow World Cup.[10] At the 2003 Asian Championships, he won gold medals on the floor exercise and the horizontal bar and a silver medal on the vault.[4] He won the silver medal in the all-around at the 2003 Summer Universiade behind South Korea's Yang Tae-young. In the event finals, he tied with Yang for the parallel bars title, and he tied with Latvia's Jevgēņijs Saproņenko for the vault title.[11] At the 2003 World Championships, he placed fourth in the all-around and was less than two-tenths of a point away from a medal.[12]

2004[edit]

Yerimbetov won a silver medal on the horizontal bar and a bronze medal on the floor exercise at the 2004 Cottbus World Cup.[13] Then at the World Cup in Lyon, he won the gold medal on the parallel bars.[14] He won three silver medals at the Rio de Janeiro World Cup- vault, parallel bars, and horizontal bar.[15] He then competed 2004 Summer Olympics and placed 14th in the all-around final after placing fifth in the qualification round.[16] In the parallel bars final, he finished eighth.[17] After the Olympic Games, he won a gold medal on the horizontal bar and a bronze medal on the parallel bars at the Ghent World Cup.[18] He then won a bronze medal on the vault at the Stuttgart World Cup.[19]

2005–2009[edit]

Yerimbetov won a gold medal on the horizontal bar at 2005 Ghent World Cup.[20] He then won a silver medal on the vault behind Marian Drăgulescu at the Paris World Cup.[21] Then at the 2005 Summer Universiade, he won a silver medal on the parallel bars and a bronze medal on the vault.[22] He finished 17th in the all-around final at the 2005 World Championships.[23]

Yerimbetov won bronze medals on the vault at both the 2006 Cottbus World Cup and the 2006 Asian Games.[24][25] He then finished fourth in the vault final at the 2006 World Championships.[26]

In 2007, Yerimbetov seriously injured his shoulder, causing him to miss the 2008 Summer Olympics, but he returned to competition at the end of 2008.[27] He competed on the vault, parallel bars, and horizontal bar at the 2009 World Championships but did not advance past the qualification round.[28]

2010–2011[edit]

Yerimbetov represented Kazakhstan at the 2010 Asian Games and helped his team finish fourth.[29] Individually, he finished fourth in the vault final and fifth in the horizontal bar final.[30] He competed in the all-around at the 2010 World Championships and placed 60th in the qualification round.[31]

Yerimbetov won a silver medal on the parallel bars at the 2011 Doha World Cup.[32] His final major competition was the 2011 World Championships,[33] and he helped Kazakhstan place 24th as a team.[34]

Personal life[edit]

Yerimbetov married a former gymnast, and in 2003, their son Malik was born.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Yernar Yerimbetov". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Yernar Yerimbetov (KAZ)". Gymn Forum. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  3. ^ "25. Cottbuser "Turnier der Meister 2001" "Tournament of Masters" Cottbus / Germany 2001, March, 30 – April 01 Barren" [25th Cottbus "Tournament of Champions 2001" "Tournament of Masters" Cottbus / Germany 2001, March, 30 – April 01 Bars]. Gym Media (in German). 30 March 2001. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Yernar Yerimbetov (Kazakhstan)". International Gymnast Magazine. February 2004. Archived from the original on 16 April 2007.
  5. ^ "2001 World Championships – Ghent, Belgium October 27 – November 5, 2001 Men's Event Finals" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  6. ^ "The 14th Asian Games Results" (PDF). Japan Gymnastics Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2003. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Grand Prix Glasgow 2002 World Cup 2001/2002, Artistic Gymnastics, Men 2002, October, 26 – 27 Results Men". Gym Media. Archived from the original on 25 March 2003. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  8. ^ "2002 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Debrecen, Hungary November 20–24, 2002 MAG , Vault" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  9. ^ "World Cup Paris: Dutch Surprise on Still Rings!". Gym Media. 16 March 2003. Archived from the original on 5 February 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  10. ^ "2003 Glasgow Grand Prix Men's EF". Gymn Forum. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  11. ^ "22nd Summer Universiade Men's Artistic Gymnastics Daegu (KOR) Aug, 2003". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  12. ^ "37th World Championships Artistic Gymnastics Anaheim, California USA August 16–24, 2003 Results Men's Individual All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 21 August 2003. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Cottbus Superscore 2004 Men". Gym Media. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Final Day of World Cup in Lyon". Gym Media. 14 March 2004. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Third World Cup 2004 in Rio de Janeiro". Gym Media. 4 April 2004. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Games of the XXVIII Olympiad. ART: 14–19 and 22–23; TRA: 20–21; RG: 26–29. 2004, August, 14 – 29, Athens (GRE) MAG, All Around" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Games of the XXVIII Olympiad. ART: 14–19 and 22–23; TRA: 20–21; RG: 26–29. 2004, August, 14 – 29, Athens (GRE) MAG, Parallel Bars" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  18. ^ "1st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Ghent (BEL). 2004 Nov 05-07 Artistic Gymnastics Results Men Finals". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  19. ^ "DTB-Cup Stuttgart: 2 victories for Romania and the Netherlands". Gym Media. 27 November 2004. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  20. ^ "World Cup Ghent: Winners came from nine different nations!". Gym Media. 1 May 2005. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  21. ^ "14th French International – Men Paris – Bercy (FRA) May 20 – 21, 2005". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  22. ^ "22nd Summer Universiade Men's Artistic Gymnastics Izmir (TUR) Aug 11–21, 2005". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  23. ^ "38th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Melbourne, Australia – November 22nd – 27th 2005 Results Men's Individual All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 24 November 2005. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  24. ^ "30th Turnier der Meister Artistic Gymnastics World Cup B Cottbus (GER) 2006 March 24–26". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  25. ^ "15th Asian Games Artistic Gymnastics Doha, Qatar 2006 Finals Men". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  26. ^ "39th World Championships Artistic Gymnastics Aarhus (DEN) October 13th – 21st 2006 Results Apparatus Finals" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 21 October 2006. p. 4. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  27. ^ "Ерімбетовтің Оралуы" [The Return Of Yerimbetov]. Gazeta (in Kazakh). 15 January 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  28. ^ "41st Artistic Gymnastics World Championships October 13–18, 2009 London (GBR) Qualification Men" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 15 October 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  29. ^ "第16回 アジア競技大会 男子団体" [16th Asian Games Men's Team] (PDF). Japan Gymnastics Association (in jp). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  30. ^ "第16回 アジア競技大会 男子種目別" [16th Asian Games Men's Event Finals] (PDF). Japan Gymnastics Association (in jp). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  31. ^ "42nd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Rotterdam (NED) 16–24 October 2010 All-Around Results Men's Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  32. ^ "4th FIG ART Challenge Cup Qatar 30/3 – 1/4/2011 Results Parallel Bars" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. International Gymnastics Federation. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  33. ^ "Yerimbetov Yernar – FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  34. ^ "43rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Tokyo (JPN) 7–16 October 2011 Team Results Men's Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 9 October 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2024.

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