Ulugbek Rashitov

Ulugbek Rashitov (born 23 March 2002) is an Uzbekistani taekwondo practitioner. In 2021, he won the gold medal in the 68 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. In 2019, he won the gold medal in the 58 kg event at the Military World Games held in Wuhan, China.[1]

Ulugbek Rashitov
Rashitov on a 2022 stamp of Uzbekistan
Personal information
Born (2002-03-23) 23 March 2002
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
CountryUzbekistan
SportTaekwondo
University teamNational University of Uzbekistan
Coached byPavel Khan
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo 68 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 Baku68 kg
Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place2022 Riyadh (F)68 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 68 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Chuncheon 68 kg
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Wuhan 58 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Konya 68 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2018 Buenos Aires 48 kg
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Hammamet 51 kg
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Atyrau 45 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Amman 55 kg

Career

In 2018, he won the silver medal in the boys' 48 kg event at the Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 2019, Rashitov won the gold medal in the 55 kg event at the Asian Junior Taekwondo Championships.[2]

Rashitov represented Uzbekistan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He won gold, beating Bradly Sinden of Great Britain in the final.[3][4] At the 2020 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 68 kg weight category. In qualifying, he defeated Seydou Fofana from Mali In the 1/8 finals, he defeated two-time Olympic medalist from South Korea Lee Dae Hong.[5] In the semi-finals, he went to dayan against Nedžad Husić[6] (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and won a landslide victory with a score of 28:5. In the final, he defeated the British taekwondo player Bradley Sinden with a score of 34:29, winning the first gold medal at the Olympic Taekwondo Games in the history of the Uzbekistan national team.[7]

See also

Uzbekistan at the 2020 Summer Olympics

References
  1. "Results – Page 434" (PDF). 2019 Military World Games. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  2. Palmer, Dan (22 July 2019). "Iran dominate Asian Junior Taekwondo Championships with 10 gold medals". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  3. Palmer, Dan (25 July 2021). "Rashitov and Zolotic win Olympic taekwondo titles as refugee team's Alizadeh agonisingly misses bronze". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  4. "Taekwondo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  5. "Korean taekwondo star Lee Dae-hoon announces retirement". koreatimes. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  6. Group, Online Service. "Ulugbek Rashitov has reached the semifinals!". olympic.uz. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  7. "Ulugbek Rashitov wins historic taekwondo medal for Uzbekistan | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 1 March 2023.


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