Rasul Boqiev

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Rasul Boqiev
Personal information
Born (1982-09-29) 29 September 1982 (age 38)
Rudaki, Tajikistan
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country Tajikistan
SportJudo
Event(s)-73kg
Coached byVladimir Nikolaevich Elchaninov
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Medal record
Representing  Tajikistan
Men's judo
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 73 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro 73 kg
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou 73 kg
Asian Judo Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Kuwait City 73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Tashkent 73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha 73 kg
Updated on 23 July 2012.

Rasul Boqiev (also spelled as Rasul Bokiev (Tajik: Расул Боқиев); born 29 September 1982) is a Tajikistani judoka who competes in the -73 kg (lightweight) category. He has won bronze medal at the and a bronze medal, Tajikistan's first ever Olympic medal, at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Career[]

He is considered one of the top athletes in Tajikistan and the world in the judo under 73 kg weight-class.[citation needed] Since his first international competition at the , where he won the bronze medal, he has been successful in showing results of consistent improvement and athleticism. The following year he also won a bronze medal at the lightweight (73 kg) category of the 2006 Asian Games, winning the bronze medal match against Kim Chol Su of North Korea. In the same year he claimed the 2nd place at the . On 17 February 2007, he won the and on 17 May 2007 he won the bronze medal at the . His achievement at the 2007 World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro earned him his entry to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. On 9 February 2008, the history repeated itself: for the second time in his career, Rasul competed at the Paris Super World Cup and again finished 7th among 60 competitors.

Rasul also regularly participates in various tournaments in Tajikistan and the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States. In April 2007 he won the in Chelyabinsk.

On 23 February 2008 Rasul contested at the [1] and resulted 3rd among 56 competitors. On 7–8 June 2008 Rasul won the 2008 Tre Torri International Judo Tournament in Porto Sant'Elpшdio of Italy.

In August, 2008 Rasul won bronze at the Olympic Games in Beijing. This was Tajikistan's first ever Olympic medal. In the quarter-finals, Rasul beat Si Rijigawa of China to progress to the semi-finals and secure a medal. He was defeated in the semis by the reigning World Champion, Wang Ki-Chun of South Korea.[2]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he finished in 7th, losing to Riki Nakaya in the quarter finals, and to Ugo Legrand in the repechage.[3]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/beijing-2008/judo/66-73kg-lightweight-m
  3. ^ http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/judo/66-73kg-lightweight-m
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