Radik Zhaparov (born February 29, 1984) is a Kazakh

ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fin ...

who has competed since 2003. At the

2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics (), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February in Turin, Italy. This marked the second time Italy had hosted the Winter O ...

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, he finished 11th in the team large hill and 26th in the individual normal hill events. At the

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is a biennial Nordic skiing event organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The World Championships was started in 1925 for men and opened for women's participation in 1954. World Championship eve ...

, Zhaparov has finished 11th in team events three times (

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: large, normal;

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: large) and 24th in the individual normal hill (2007) events. Zharparov's best individual World Cup finish was 11th in a large hill event in

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in 2007. His best individual career finish was second in an FIS Cup normal hill event in

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, also in 2007.

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* 1984 births Kazakhstani male ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers for Kazakhstan Living people Ski jumpers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Asian Games medalists in ski jumping Ski jumpers at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Ski jumpers at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Asian Games silver medalists for Kazakhstan Asian Games bronze medalists for Kazakhstan Medalists at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2011 Asian Winter Games {{Kazakhstan-skijumping-bio-stub