Nariman Atayev (born 25 January 1971) is a retired male

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. He represented his native country at the

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, where he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the men's welterweight division (– 67 kg) by Puerto Rico's eventual bronze medalist Daniel Santos.

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1971 births Living people Welterweight boxers Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Uzbekistan Asian Games bronze medalists in boxing Boxers at the 1994 Asian Games Boxers at the 1998 Asian Games Uzbekistani male boxers Asian Games bronze medalists for Uzbekistan Asian Games boxers for Uzbekistan {{Uzbekistan-boxing-bio-stub Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists 20th-century Uzbekistani people