Ikhtiyor Navruzov

Ikhtiyor Navruzov (born 5 July 1989 in Bukhara) is an Uzbek freestyle wrestler. He competed in the 66 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and lost quarter finals match against India's Sushil Kumar.[1][2] He is a silver 2015 World Wrestling Championships medalist in the 65 kg, gold medalist of 2018 Bishkek,[3] 2 times (2011 Tashkent, 2017 New Delhi[4]) silver medalist and 2 bronze medalist (2010 New Delhi, 2021 Almaty) of Asian Wrestling Championships.

Ikhtiyor Navruzov
Navruzov at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameIkhtiyor Navruzov
Nationality Uzbekistan
Born (1989-07-05) 5 July 1989
Bukhara, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country Uzbekistan
SportWrestling
Weight class65-74 kg
Event(s)Freestyle
Achievements and titles
World finalsSilver (2015)
Regional finalsGold (2018)
Olympic finalsBronze (2016)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Uzbekistan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 65 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Las Vegas65 kg
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2014 Incheon65 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Bishkek70 kg
Silver medal – second place2017 New Delhi70 kg
Silver medal – second place2011 Tashkent66 kg
Bronze medal – third place2010 New Delhi66 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 Almaty74 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Konya 74 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place2008 Istanbul 66 kg

Biography

Navruzov was born on 5 July in 1989 in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Ikhtiyor started wrestling at the age of ten. He was brought to the section by his cousins. In 2001 he became the champion of Uzbekistan among youths. Successes at the junior level allowed Ikhtiyor to study at the Republican College of Olympic Reserve. In 2008, Navruzov became the bronze medalist of the f World Junior Wrestling Championships, that held in Turkey, Istanbul. In 2010, Navruzov was close to winning a medal at the Asian Summer Games, but lost to Kazakhstani Leonid Spiridonov in the fight for third place. In March 2012, Ikhtiyor won a landslide victory in the Asian qualification tournament and received the right to compete at the London Olympics. In August 2012, Ikhtiyor Navruzov took part in the Summer Olympic Games in London. The Uzbek wrestler began his performances from the 1/8 final stage, where he defeated the bronze medalist of the 2008 Games, Georgian Otar Tushishvili. In the quarterfinals, Ihtiyor lost to Sushil Kumar after three rounds. After this defeat, Navruzov was able to continue his performances in the repechage round of the competition as Kumar became a finalist in the Olympic tournament. The first rival of Ihtiyork on the way to bronze was the Olympic champion Ramazan Shahin. The Uzbek wrestler was unable to offer serious resistance to his opponent and dropped out of the further fight for medals. In September 2014, Ikhtiyor Navruzov became the bronze medalist of the Asian Games. The Uzbek wrestler achieved the biggest success in his career in 2015. At the World Championships in American Las Vegas, Navruzov was able to reach the final in the category up to 65 kg, defeating two winners of the previous world championship, Mongolian wrestler Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran and Russian Soslan Ramonov, during the tournament. The decisive fight was held in a stubborn struggle, but in the end, the Italian wrestler Frank Chamiso became the world champion.

Rio 2016

Navruzov won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 65 kg freestyle wrestling event against Mongolia's Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran. The Mongolian coaches protested the loss, as Navruzov won a penalty point on a technicality in the final seconds of the match.[5] Upon realizing he had won bronze, Navruzov twice screamed "Allahu Akbar," the Islamic Takbir.[6] Before the bout against Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran, Navruzov was also part of another controversy where he defeated Puerto Rico's Franklin Gómez, which would result of an investigation made by the United World Wrestling that would suspend four judges from Georgia, South Korea, Germany and Russia.

Match against Franklin Gómez

At the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Navruzov faced Franklin Gómez of Puerto Rico. Gómez and Navruzov were tied 5–5 in the second round. As the fight was about to end, Gómez made a move that took Navruzov outside of the ring, initially warranting two points for Gómez. However, one of the officers argued that the move favored Navruzov, forcing Gómez' corner to challenge the call. When the officers decided against him, the bout ended 8–5 for Navruzov.[7]

Shortly after the fight, at least three officers in charge of the match were suspended by United World Wrestling because of "suspicious officiating". They also claimed that an investigation would be done, but their decision couldn't be overturned.[8] In 3 September 2016, it was announced that at least three officers were officially expelled from the UWW, without offering the reasons for the expulsion.[9]

Match against Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran

During the second bronze medal match between Navruzov and Mongolia's Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran in the 65 kg freestyle wrestling caused controversy over Navruzov being awarded two penalty points toward the end of the match. During the final seconds, Mandakhnaran held a lead of 7–6 and began celebrating before the match had concluded. In response, Navruzov was awarded a penalty point for Mandakhnaran "failing to engage" during the end of the match, which resulted in Navruzov winning the bronze due to scoring the last point. The Mongolian coaches protested the point, which could not be challenged, by stripping in front of the judges on the mat, resulting in a shoe being sent into the judges' table. Navruzov would be awarded a second penalty point as the coaches were escorted away from the mat, leading to the final score being 7–8.[10][11][12]

References
  1. "Akzhurek Tanatarov". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  2. "Ikhtiyor Navruzov Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  3. "insidethegames.biz - Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games News". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  4. "Olympic Day 2017: Sushil Kumar, double Olympic medalist". The Times of India. 23 June 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  5. "Mongolia's wrestling coaches strip off their clothes in epic meltdown following bronze medal match". NationalPost.com. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  6. "65kg bronze medal match: Navruzov (UZB) vs. Ganzorig (MGL)". Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  7. Piñeiro, Noel (21 August 2016). "Franklin Gómez se despide de Rio 2016". Primera Hora. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  8. Evans, Bill (22 August 2016). "Rio 2016: Officials suspended after 'suspicious' call involving ex-N.J. wrestler". NJ.com. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  9. Pillot, Víctor (3 September 2016). "Expulsados los tres oficiales del combate de Franklin en Río". El Nuevo Día.
  10. "Wrestling – Men's Freestyle 65 kg – Match Number 398 – Mat B" (PDF). Rio 2016. 21 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  11. Temp Mongolian wrestling coaches go nuts, strip down after unfavorable decision Nate Scott, USA TODAY Sports August 21, 2016
  12. Temp Mongolian coaches strip in front of judges to protest bronze-medal controversy AUGUST 22, 2016 Lindsey Foltin, FOXSports.com news.com.au
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