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Bekzod Abdurakhmonov

Bekzod Abdurakhmonov

Uzbek freestyle wrestler

Bekzod Makhamadzhonovich Abdurakhmonov (Russian: Бекзод Махамаджонович Абдурахмонов; born 15 March 1990) is an Uzbekistani freestyle wrestler and mixed martial artist. He won the gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games in 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 this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Makhamadzhonovich and the family name is Abdurakhmonov.
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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]

He competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and he earned a quota place for Uzbekistan for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[6]

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.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
7 matches 7 wins 0 losses
By knockout 4 0
By submission 3 0
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References

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    "Bekzod Abdurakhmonov". Clarion University Athletics. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
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    "Bekzod Abdurakhmonov won the first gold medal at the Asian games". Uz Report. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
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    "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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    "ABDURAKHMONOV Bekzod". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
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    "2017 Asian Wrestling Championships – Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2018.
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    "2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
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    Tapology.com. "Bekzod MMA Record". Tapology. Retrieved 25 May 2022.


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