Kanybek Osmonaliyev

Kanybek Osmonaliyevich Osmonaliyev (Russian: Каныбек Осмоналиевич Осмоналиев; born November 19, 1953, in Beysheke, Kirghiz SSR) is a former Soviet weightlifter, Olympic champion and world champion. He won gold medal in the flyweight class at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. He was affiliated with Burevestnik Frunze.^[1] Later, he was active in national political posts, including as "Chairman of the National Commission for Kyrgyz Language and Language Policy" (12 May 2022^[2] – 5 March 2024^[3]).