Utkirjon Nigmatov (born 10 September 1990)is an Uzbek judoka and Paralympian competing in the weight category up to 66 kg.[1] He is the champion of the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games, a medalist in World Championships, winner of the Summer Para Asian Games, and a medalist in World Cup and Grand Prix events in Para Judo.
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| Native name | Oʻtkirjon Nigmatov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Uzbek | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 September 1990 Samarkand region Uzbek SSR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | up to 66 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Uzbekistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | visually impaired | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
In 2014, at the World Judo Championships for the visually impaired in Colorado, USA, he won a silver medal in his weight category, losing in the final to Bayram Mustafayev from Azerbaijan.[1][2] In 2015, at the World Games for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Seoul, South Korea, in the judo competition in the weight category up to 66 kg, he claimed victory in the final over Mongolian judoka Munkhbat Aajim.[3]
In 2016, at the Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the weight category up to 66 kg, he secured a victory in the final over Azerbaijani judoka Bayram Mustafayev, earning an Olympic gold medal.[4] In the same year, the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, awarded Utkirjon the honorary title " Oʻzbekiston iftixori" ("Pride of Uzbekistan").[5][6][7]
In 2018, at the Summer Para Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, in the weight category up to 66 kg, he emerged victorious in the final against Kazakh judoka Azamat Turumbetov, winning the gold medal for the games.[8] At the same competition, he also secured a bronze medal as part of the Uzbekistan team.[9] In the same year, at the World Judo Championships for the visually impaired in Lisbon, Portugal, he won a bronze medal in his weight category.[10]
In 2021, he won silver at the Grand Prix stage of visually impaired and partially sighted judo in Baku, Azerbaijan, in the weight category up to 66 kg, losing in the final to the Azerbaijani Namig Abbasli.[11][12][13][14]
Medals edit
IBSA World Championships edit
| Year | Location | Event | Position |
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| 2014 |  Colorado, United States
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Individual Judo | 2nd[1] |
| 2018 |  Lisbon, Portugal
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Individual Judo | 1st[1] |
IBSA World Games edit
| Year | Location | Event | Position |
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| 2015 |  Seoul, South Korea
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Individual Judo | 1st[1] |
Paralympic Games edit
| Year | Location | Event | Position |
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| 2016 |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Individual Judo | 1st[1] |
IBSA World Cup edit
| Year | Location | Event | Position |
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| 2017 |  Antalya, Turkey
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Individual Judo | 3rd[1] |
| 2020 |  Tbilisi, Georgia
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Individual Judo | 3rd[1] |
Asian Para Games Jakarta edit
| Year | Location | Event | Position |
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| 2018 |  Jakarta, Indonesia
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Individual Judo | 1st[1] |
IBSA Judo Grand Prix edit
| Year | Location | Event | Position |
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| 2021 |  Baku, Azerbaijan
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Individual Judo | 2nd[1] |
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Utkirjon Nigmatov". judoinside.com. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ^ "JudoInside - IBSA World Championships Colorado Event". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ^ "JudoInside - IBSA World Games Seoul Event". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ^ "Rio 2016 - judo - mens-66-kg". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ^ "О награждении группы спортсменов и тренеров, добившихся высоких результатов на XV летних Паралимпийских играх в городе Рио-де-Жанейро". lex.uz. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ^ "RIO-DE-JANEYRO SHAHRIDA BO'LIB O'TGAN XV YOZGI PARALIMPIYA O'YINLARIDA YUQORI NATIJALARGA ERISHGAN SPORTCHI VA MURABBIYLARDAN BIR GURUHINI MUKOFOTLASH TO'G'RISIDA". lex.uz. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ^ "Olamsport.com: Paralimpiyachilarimizga yuksak davlat mukofotlari topshiriladi". championat.asia. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ^ "JudoInside - Asian Para Games Jakarta Event". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ^ "Узбекистан завоевал 70 медалей на Параазиатских играх". Газета.uz. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ^ "JudoInside - IBSA World Championships Lisbon Event". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ^ "JudoInside - IBSA Judo Grand Prix Baku Event". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ^ "Азербайджанский парадзюдоист завоевал золотую медаль - ОБНОВЛЕНО". Информационное Агентство Репорт. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ^ "Judo Grand Prix Tournament has taken place in Azerbaijan's Baku". uza.uz. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ^ "Para-judoists of Uzbekistan took the second place in the team competition of the Grand Prix". olympic.uz. Retrieved 2023-10-05.