Bekzod Abdurakhmonov

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Bekzod Abdurakhmonov
Бекзод Абдурахмонов
Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Hasanov vs Abdurakhmonov 12.jpg
Bekzod Abdurakhmonov(right) against Jabrayil Hasanov at the 2016 Olympics
Born (1990-03-15) March 15, 1990 (age 31)
Tashkent, Uzbek ASSR, Soviet Union (now Uzbekistan)
Other namesThe Uzbek Assassin
ResidenceBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Nationality Uzbekistan
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight74 kg (163 lb; 11 st 9 lb)
DivisionLightweight
Reach70.0 in (178 cm)
Fighting out ofTashkent, Uzbekistan
Boston, Massachusetts
TeamTeam Sityodtong
Team Nowhere
RankInternational Master of Sports in Wrestling
WrestlingFreestyle Wrestling
Years active2013–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total7
Wins7
By knockout3
By submission3
By decision1
Losses0
Other information
UniversityClarion[1]
Notable club(s)Nittany Lion Wrestling Club
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Bekzod Makhamadzhonovich Abdurakhmonov (Russian: Бекзод Махамаджонович Абдурахмонов; born March 15, 1990) is an Uzbekistani freestyle wrestler and mixed martial artist. He won the gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games in the Men's 70 kg Freestyle wrestling.[2] At the 2016 Olympics he beat former gold medalist Jordan Burroughs of the United States 11-1, but lost in the bronze-medal match to Jabrayil Hasanov of Azerbaijan. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 74 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[3][4]

In 2017, he won the gold medal in the men's 74 kg event at the 2017 Asian Wrestling Championships in New Delhi, India.[5] In the final he defeated Muslim Evloev of Kyrgyzstan.[5]

Bekzod Abdurakhmonov also wrestled under folkstyle rules in America's NCAA D1 where he achieved All-American status for Pennsylvania's Clarion University in 2012, finishing in 3rd place.

References[]

  1. ^ "Bekzod Abdurakhmonov". Clarion University Athletics. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Bekzod Abdurakhmonov won the first gold medal at the Asian games". Uz Report. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ABDURAKHMONOV Bekzod". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b "2017 Asian Wrestling Championships – Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2018.

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