SALIMGEREYEV Yerzhan

Date of Birth: 8 Dec 1989

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Sport Class: S6

Place of birth: YERKINKALA

Birth Country:

Kazakhstan

Place of residence : ATYRAU

Residence Country:

Kazakhstan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 100m Freestyle - S6
	Men's 50m Butterfly - S6	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Butterfly - S6 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 50m Butterfly - S6 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Freestyle - S6 Heat 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
6	50m Freestyle - S6	2019	London, GBR	31.73
7	Mixed 4 x 50m Medley Relay 20 Points	2019	London, GBR	3:01.53
7	100m Freestyle - S6	2017	Mexico City, MEX	1:11.89
8	50m Freestyle - S6	2017	Mexico City, MEX	33.42
11	100m Freestyle - S6	2019	London, GBR	1:10.76
DSQ	50m Butterfly - S6	2019	London, GBR	DSQ
DSQ	50m Butterfly - S6	2017	Mexico City, MEX	DSQ
Asian Para Games
1	50m Freestyle - S6	2018	Jakarta, INA	31.66
1	100m Freestyle - S6	2018	Jakarta, INA	1:12.22
European Championships
5	50m Freestyle - S6	2020	Funchal, POR	32.26
6	100m Freestyle - S6	2020	Funchal, POR	1:10.89
10	400m Freestyle - S6	2020	Funchal, POR	6:20.85
DSQ	50m Butterfly - S6	2020	Funchal, POR	DSQ

Volunteering, driving, football. (Athlete, 10 Sep 2019, 19 Aug 2021)

Occupation:

Management Information Systems - Atyrau University of Oil and Gas, Kazakhstan

Languages spoken:

Kazakh, Russian

Atyrau Para Sports Club [Kazakhstan]

Damir Yeshenkulov [club], KAZ; Nurlan Zhumagaziyev [personal], KAZ, from 2014

2016 for Kazakhstan (Athlete, 29 Sep 2017)

He began the sport in 2011 in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021)

He went to a local club for people with impairments to improve his health. After meeting the coaches, he chose swimming from the sports that were available at the club. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021; azh.kz, 19 Nov 2015)

To win medals at the Paralympic Games and the world championships. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021)

Winning gold medals in the S6 50m freestyle and S6 100m freestyle at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia. (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021; ru.sputniknews.kz, 06 Nov 2018)

Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, Russian mixed martial arts [MMA] fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov. (Athlete, 10 Sep 2019)

Coach Nurlan Zhumagaziyev, and his friends. (Athlete, 10 Sep 2019, 19 Aug 2021)

Philosophy:

"Only forward." (Athlete, 19 Aug 2021)

He was named the 2018 Athlete of the Year in the Atyrau region of Kazakhstan. (pricom.kz, 26 Dec 2018)

In December 2016 he received the Breakthrough of the Year award at the Athletes' Ball in Atyrau region. (azh.kz, 27 Dec 2016)

In 2017 he received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Kazakhstan. (100esim.el.kz, 07 Sep 2017)

General Interest

Classification
S6, SB6, SM6 (IPC, 23 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (azh.kz, 19 Nov 2015)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (azh.kz, 19 Nov 2015)

Impairment Details
In 1999 he was electrocuted in a transformer box while playing hide-and-seek with his friends. His right leg and left arm were amputated as result of his injuries. (express-k.kz, 22 Apr 2020; azh.kz, 19 Nov 2015)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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