Yorkinbek Odilov

Yorkinbek Odilov

Personal information
Nationality	Uzbekistani
Born	(2000-06-28) 28 June 2000 (age 24)[1] Fergana, Uzbekistan
Sport
Sport	Para-athletics
Disability class	F57
Event(s)	shot put javelin throw
Medal record Para-athletics Representing  Uzbekistan Paralympic Games 2024 Paris Javelin throw F57 World Championships 2023 Paris Javelin throw F57 Asian Para Games 2022 Hangzhou Javelin throw F57

Yorkinbek Odilov (born 28 June 2000) is an Uzbekistani para-athlete, competing in F57 throwing events: shot put and javelin throw. He represented Uzbekistan at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, winning the gold medal in javelin throw.

Career

Odilov competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics, where he competed in the men's javelin throw and men's shot put events.[2][3]

Odilov represented Uzbekistan 2023 World Para Athletics Championships and won a silver medal in the javelin throw event.[1] Three months later, at the rescheduled 2022 Asian Games, he won the silver medal in javelin throw.[4] He again represented Uzbekistan at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships and finished in seventh and fourth in the shot put and javelin throw events respectively.[5][6]

Odilov represented Uzbekistan at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a gold medal in the javelin throw event.[7]

References

1. "Yorkinbek Odilov". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
2. "F57 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
3. "F57 results". Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
4. "Medallists by Event" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
5. "Men's shot put F57". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
6. "Men's javelin throw F57". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
7. "Parveen Kumar finishes 8th in F57 javelin throw final at Paris Paralympics". The Times of India. 1 September 2024.