Galib Jafarov
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| Medal record | |||
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Galib Jafarov |
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| Men's Boxing | |||
| Competitor for |
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| World Amateur Championships | |||
| Gold | 2003 Bangkok | Featherweight | |
| Silver | 2001 Belfast | Featherweight | |
| Asian Games | |||
| Silver | 2002 Busan | Featherweight | |
| Bronze | 2006 Doha | Featherweight | |
Galib Jafarov (born May 9, 1978) is a boxer from Kazakhstan best known to win the gold medal at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships in the Featherweight (– 57kg) division.
[edit] Career
2001 he lost the final to Turkish legend Ramaz Paliani but 2003 he won Gold. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but was defeated in the quarterfinals by Alexei Tichtchenko of Russia, who eventually won the competition. At the Asian Games 2006 he lost to Zorigtbaataryn Enkhzorig and won bronze.

