Ruslan Kayratuly Zhaparov (Руслан Қайратұлы Жапаров, born 27 May 1996) is a Kazakh heavyweight taekwondo competitor.

He represented Kazakhstan at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the men's +80 kg.

[2] He was defeated by Azerbaijan's Radik Isaev in the round of 16 and South Korea's Cha Dong-min in the repechages.

[3] Zhaparov was the flag bearer for Kazakhstan during the Parade of Nations.

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