Biography
Ikhtiyor Navruzov is an Uzbek freestyle wrestler. He was born on 5 July 1989 in Bukhara, took up wrestling at around ten and became Uzbekistan's youth champion in 2001. He competed in classes from 65 to 74 kg.
At the 2012 London Olympics he wrestled at 66 kg and lost the quarter-final to Sushil Kumar. At the 2016 Rio Olympics he won bronze at 65 kg, beating Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran 8–7 in the bronze-medal bout.
In 2015 he took silver at the World Championships in Las Vegas (65 kg), losing the final to Frank Chamizo. At the Asian Championships he won bronze (2010, 2014), silver (2011, 2017) and gold (2018, 70 kg), and bronze again in 2021 (74 kg). He also won bronze at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, the 2008 World Junior Championships and the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games.
Education
- Uzbek State Institute of Physical CultureUniversity · 2014 · Bachelor (2011), Master (2014)
Life path
- 2001National youth champion
Uzbekistan youth championship.
- 2008World Junior bronze
Istanbul, 66 kg.
- 2012London Olympics
66 kg, quarter-final.
- 2014Asian Games bronze
Incheon, 65 kg.
- 2015World Championships silver
Las Vegas, 65 kg.
- 2016Rio Olympic bronze
65 kg.
- 2018Asian champion
Bishkek, 70 kg.
- 2021Asian Championships and Islamic Solidarity Games bronze
74 kg.
Achievements
- 🥉Olympic Games (65 kg)Rio-2016 (2016)
- 🥈World Championships (65 kg)Las-Vegas (2015)
- 🥇Asian Championships (70 kg)Bishkek (2018)
- 🥈Asian Championships (70 kg)Nyu-Dehli (2017)
- 🥈Asian Championships (66 kg)Toshkent (2011)
- 🥉Asian Games (65 kg)Incheon (2014)
Followers
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