Kurban Kurbanov

Kurban Kurbanov
Kurbanov in 2012
Personal information
Born (1985-03-21) 21 March 1985 (age 39)
Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight96 kg (212 lb)
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
ClubDynamo Toshkent
Gamid Gamidov Wrestling club
Medal record
Representing  Uzbekistan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Baku -96 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou 96 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Jeju City 96 kg

Kurban Kurbanov (Russian: Курбан Курбанов; born 21 March 1985 in Makhachkala, Dagestan) is an Uzbek freestyle wrestler from Russia. He competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the 96 kg category and finished in seventh and fifth place, respectively.[1] He was the silver medalist at the 2010 Asian Games.[2][3][4] He won the 2011 Asian Freestyle Wrestling Championship.[5] He trains in Gamid Gamidov Wrestling club.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kurban Kurbanov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ^ "Silver medallist Kurban Kurbanov of Uzbekistan poses on the podium". Getty Images. 25 November 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Asian Games – 2010 Wrestling – Freestyle 96 kg – (Men)". Times of India. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Kurban Kurbanov London Olympics 2012". www.london2012.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Iran becomes runner-up at Asian Wrestling Championship". Mehr News Agency (MNA). 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2012.


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