Khusniddin Norbekov

Khusniddin Norbekov
Personal information
Born (1987-05-23) 23 May 1987 (age 37)
Navoiy, Soviet Union
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Sport
CountryUzbekistan
SportPara-athletics
DisabilityCerebral palsy
Disability classF37
Events
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Discus throw F37
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Shot put F35
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Shot put F35
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Shot put F37
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha Discus throw F37
Gold medal – first place 2017 London Discus throw F37
Gold medal – first place 2019 Dubai Shot put F35
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris Shot put F35
Gold medal – first place 2024 Kobe Shot put F35
Silver medal – second place 2017 London Shot put F37
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Doha Shot put F37
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Discus throw F37
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Shot put F35
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Shot put F37–38
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Shot put F37

Khusniddin Norbekov (born 23 May 1987) is an Uzbekistani Paralympic athlete with cerebral palsy.[2][3] He is a Paralympic champion at the Summer Paralympics in 2016, 2021 and 2024. He holds five world championships titles in para-athletics.

Career

In 2008 he began to engage in professional sports in his hometown of Navoiy. Starting from 2009, he started to participate in international competitions as a member of the Uzbekistan national team. In 2014, at the Summer Paralympic Games in Incheon, South Korea, he won a gold medal.[4] In 2015, at the World Para Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, he won a gold medal in discus throwing in the F37 category and was awarded a bronze medal in shot put.[5]

In 2016, at the Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he won a gold medal in discus throwing in the F37 category, becoming an Olympic Champion.[6] In shot put, he won a bronze medal in his category at the Paralympic Games.[7] In the same year, Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev conferred upon him the title of "Pride of Uzbekistan".[8][9][10]

In 2017 at the World Para Athletics Championships in London he secured a gold medal in discus throwing and a silver medal in shot put.[11] In 2018, at the Asian Para Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, he won a gold medal.[4] In 2019, at the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, UAE, he won a gold medal and set a world record in shot put with a throw of 17.32 meters in the F37 category.[12]

In 2020, at the Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, he won a gold medal in shot put with a distance of 16.13 meters in the F35 category, becoming a two-time Paralympic champion.[13][2] In the same year, Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev conferred upon him the title of "Merited Athlete of the Republic of Uzbekistan".[3][14][15][16][17]

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