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Utkirjon Nigmatov

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Utkirjon Nigmatov
Utkirjon Nigmatov at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Asila Mirzayorova at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Native nameOʻtkirjon Nigmatov
CitizenshipUzbek
Born (1990-09-10) 10 September 1990 (age 34)
Samarkand region Uzbek SSR
Weightup to 66 kg
Sport
CountryUzbekistan
Sportjudoka
Disabilityvisually impaired
Eventjudo
Medal record
Representing  Uzbekistan
Paralympic Games
Judo
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 66 kg
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta 66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Team
IBSA World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Colorado, USA Individual
Gold medal – first place 2018 Lisbon, Portugal Individual
IBSA World Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Seul, South Korea Individual
IBSA World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Antalya, Turkey Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tbilisi, Georgia Individual
IBSA Judo Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2021 Baku, Azerbaijan Individual

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.

Career

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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

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IBSA World Championships

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Year Location Event Position
2014 United States Colorado, United States Individual Judo 2nd[1]
2018 Portugal Lisbon, Portugal Individual Judo 1st[1]

IBSA World Games

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Year Location Event Position
2015 North Korea Seoul, South Korea Individual Judo 1st[1]

Paralympic Games

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Year Location Event Position
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Individual Judo 1st[1]

IBSA World Cup

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Year Location Event Position
2017 Turkey Antalya, Turkey Individual Judo 3rd[1]
2020 Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia Individual Judo 3rd[1]

Asian Para Games Jakarta

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Year Location Event Position
2018 Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia Individual Judo 1st[1]

IBSA Judo Grand Prix

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Year Location Event Position
2021 Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan Individual Judo 2nd[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Utkirjon Nigmatov". judoinside.com. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  2. ^ "JudoInside - IBSA World Championships Colorado Event". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  3. ^ "JudoInside - IBSA World Games Seoul Event". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  4. ^ "Rio 2016 - judo - mens-66-kg". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Olamsport.com: Paralimpiyachilarimizga yuksak davlat mukofotlari topshiriladi". championat.asia. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  8. ^ "JudoInside - Asian Para Games Jakarta Event". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  9. ^ "Узбекистан завоевал 70 медалей на Параазиатских играх". Газета.uz. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  10. ^ "JudoInside - IBSA World Championships Lisbon Event". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  11. ^ "JudoInside - IBSA Judo Grand Prix Baku Event". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  12. ^ "Азербайджанский парадзюдоист завоевал золотую медаль - ОБНОВЛЕНО". Информационное Агентство Репорт. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  13. ^ "Judo Grand Prix Tournament has taken place in Azerbaijan's Baku". uza.uz. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  14. ^ "Para-judoists of Uzbekistan took the second place in the team competition of the Grand Prix". olympic.uz. Retrieved 2023-10-05.