Gaidarbek Gaidarbekov is a Russian boxer. He has won over 50 awards from the most prestigious tournaments. In 2012, he became one of the confidants of the presidential candidate Vladimir Putin.
Biography
Early period
Gaidarbek Abdulaevich Gaidarbekov was born on October 6, 1976 in the Dagestan village of Khurukh. Since childhood, I was drawn to those sports in which you can show your leadership abilities. Gaidarbek especially liked wrestling. The family welcomed such a hobby.
Until the 7th grade, the boy studied in his native village, later his parents decided to move to Sogratl, Gunibsky district.
Career
A year later, Gaidarbek already lived in Kaspiysk. He moved there to his older brother. In a new place, the guy mastered the basics of boxing, began to train hard. Honored trainer of the RSFSR Magomed Magomedov became Gaidarbekov's mentor.
Entering the ring, the young athlete represented the Dynamo club. After a successful performance at the Games in Sydney, Gaidarbekov was offered to move from an amateur to a professional ring. He refused.
In 2002, Gaidarbek faced a serious defeat in the first round of the European Championship. The loss did not break the fighter, on the contrary, tempered him, there were even more training sessions in the schedule.
After 2 years, the famous Dagestani again entered the ring together with the strongest athletes in Europe, showing spectacular boxing.
At the Olympics in Athens, according to Gaidarbekov, the members of the Russian team were not treated very hospitably, the fights were judged incompetently.
Gaidarbek's decisive battle was with Gennady Golovkin from Kazakhstan. It was a meeting between the two favorites of the tournament. The first rounds Gennady dominated, but the Dagestani was able to take the initiative into his own hands, showing a beautiful fight, skillfully breaking through the opponent's defense. Despite the obvious superiority of Gaidarbekov, the champion was worried that the won medal could be unreasonably given to Kazakhstan. Moreover, in the semifinals in Athens, Evgeny Makarenko and Sergei Kazakov were openly condemned. The guys just didn't get a few points. Then even experts representing different states suggested that some sets of medals were distributed in advance.
In the summer of 2004, Gaidarbek Gaidarbekov made an official announcement about his retirement from boxing.
In 2012, Honored Master of Sports Gaidarbekov of Russia became one of the confidants of presidential candidate Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. Later he took the position of Deputy Minister for Physical Culture and Sports.
Awards
2000 - Silver medal at the Sydney Olympic Games.
2004 - gold medal at the Olympic Games in Athens.
2004 - gold medal at the European Championship in Pula.
Personal life
During the heyday of his career, Gaidarbek Gaidarbekov always willingly communicated with journalists on any topic. Now he rarely gives interviews. He has a wife and children, but the athlete does not advertise his personal life.
