Biography
Bahodirjon Sultonov (Sooltonov) was born on 15 January 1985 in Andijan. He is an Uzbek boxer who won bronze at the 2003 World Championships, losing the semi-final to Russia's Gennady Kovalev. In 2004 he won the Asian Championships in the Philippines, which qualified him for the Athens Olympics.
At the 2004 Athens Olympics he fought at 54 kg and took bronze after losing the semi-final to Cuba's Guillermo Rigondeaux. He competed at the 2005 and 2007 World Championships. In 2006 he won the featherweight gold medal at the Asian Games in Doha, beating Olympic silver medallist Kim Song Guk in the semi-final. He also took part in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where he lost his second bout to Ukraine's Vasyl Lomachenko.
He was named Honoured Sportsman of Uzbekistan in 2003 and received the Dostlik order in 2009.
Awards
Honoured Sportsman of Uzbekistan2003 · Uzbekistan
Order «Do'stlik» (Friendship)2009 · Uzbekistan
Life path
- 1985Born in Andijan
- 2003World Championships
Bronze medal.
- 2003Honoured Sportsman title
- 2004Asian Championships
Gold in Puerto Princesa.
- 2004Athens Olympics
54 kg; bronze medal.
- 2006Asian Games (Doha)
Gold medal.
- 2008Beijing Olympics
Lost in his second bout.
- 2009Dostlik order
Achievements
- 🥉BronzeWorld Championships (2003)
- 🥇Asian championAsian Championships (Puerto Princesa) (2004)
- 🥉BronzeSummer Olympics (Athens) (2004)
- 🥇GoldAsian Games (Doha) (2006)