Akpaev, Amancha Seisenovich

A native of the village of Vladimirovka (Enotaevsky district, Astrakhan region). In 1961 he graduated from the Kazakh Institute of Physical Culture .

Since 1961 - a teacher of physical education at the Kzyl-Orda Pedagogical Institute .

Since 1963 - instructor, head coach of the Republican Council of the Union of Sports Societies and Organizations,

Since 1965 - at the Komsomol work; instructor, head of the sports and defense-mass work department of the Central Committee of the Komsomol of Kazakhstan.

Since 1970 - Chairman of the Committee of Youth Organizations of Kazakhstan.

Since August 1971 - Chairman of the Committee on Physical Culture and Sports under the Council of Ministers of the Kazakh SSR.

Since 1986 - Chairman of the State Committee of the Kazakh SSR on physical education and sports.

Since January 1991 - Chairman of the State Committee of the Kazakh SSR for Youth, Physical Education and Sports, and since August 1991 - First Deputy Minister of Tourism, Physical Education and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

In 1993-2002 - President of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan .

• Order of Kurmet (1996),
• Order of Friendship of Peoples ,
• Order of the Badge of Honor (twice),
• Golden Olympic Order - the highest award of the IOC (1997),
• Two medals
• Honored Worker of Kazakhstan (under number 1),
• Honored Worker of Physical Culture of Kazakhstan,
• Honored trainer of the USSR .

• The first president of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Amancha Akpaev, passed away
• Biography on CenterAsia website

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