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{{short description|Kazakhstani boxer}}
{{Infobox boxer (amateur)|
| name=Galib Jafarov
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| fullname = Galib Musa oglu Jafarov
| nicknames = 
| nationality = {{KAZ}}
| weight class = [[Featherweight]]
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|5|9}}
| birth_place = [[Aktobe]], [[Kazakh SSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = {{convert|1.70|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|57|kg|lb}}
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates=
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Amateur Boxing Championships|World Amateur Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships|2003 Bangkok]] | Featherweight}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships|2001 Belfast]] | Featherweight}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[Boxing at the 2002 Asian Games|2002 Busan]] | Featherweight}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2006 Asian Games|2006 Doha]] | Featherweight}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Amateur Boxing Championships|Asian Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2004 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships|2004 Puerto Princesa]] | Featherweight}}
}}

'''Galib Musa oglu Jafarov''' ({{langx|az|Qalib Musa oğlu Cəfərov}});  is a [[Kazakhstan|Kazakh]] [[boxing|boxer]] of [[Azerbaijani people|Azerbaijani descent]], best known to win the gold medal at the [[2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships]] in the Featherweight (– 57&nbsp;kg) division.

==Career==
In 2001 he lost the final to Turkish legend [[Ramaz Paliani]] but two years later he gained the gold medal at the World Championships. He competed at the [[Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Featherweight|2004 Summer Olympics]], but was defeated in the quarterfinals by [[Alexei Tichtchenko]] of Russia, who eventually won the competition. Jafarov qualified for the Athens Games by winning the gold medal at the [[2004 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships]] in [[Puerto Princesa]], [[Philippines]]. In the final he defeated South Korea's [[Jo Seok-Hwan]].

At the 2006 Asian Games he lost to [[Zorigtbaataryn Enkhzorig]] and won bronze.

==References==
* [http://66.218.71.209/olympics/torino2006/kaz/galib+jafarov/366519 Profile on Yahoo! Sports]{{Dead link|date=December 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/dz/galib-dzhafarov-1.html |title=Galib Dzhafarov |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520002710/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/dz/galib-dzhafarov-1.html |archive-date=2011-05-20 |url-status=dead}}

{{Footer World Amateur Champions Featherweight}}

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[[Category:1978 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Kazakhstani people of Azerbaijani descent]]
[[Category:Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic boxers for Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists in boxing]]
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists in boxing]]
[[Category:Boxers at the 2002 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Boxers at the 2006 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Kazakhstani male boxers]]
[[Category:AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists]]
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Asian Games boxers for Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Featherweight boxers]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Aktobe]]
[[Category:21st-century Kazakhstani sportsmen]]


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