Asadbek Toshtemirov (born 16 February 2002)[1] is an Uzbekistani para-taekwondo practitioner who competes in the F44 classification in the -80 kg category. He is a gold medalist at the 2023 World Para Taekwondo Championships, silver medalist at the 2022 European Taekwondo Championships and bronze medalist at the 2022 Asian Para Games. Since 2018, he has been a member of the Uzbekistan national team in para taekwondo.
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| Nationality |  Uzbekistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 February 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Uzbekistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | F44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | -80kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editToshtemirov competed in the 2022 European Taekwondo Championships, where he lost to Joseph Lane and won the silver medal.[2][3] At the 2022 Asian Para Games in October 2023, he won a bronze medal.[4] At the World Championships in September 2023, he won his first gold medal in his weight category.[5] At the 2023 World Taekwondo Grand Prix, he won a bronze medal in his weight class.[6]
Toshtemirov won a bronze medal in the -80 kg weight category at the Asian Open Para Taekwondo Championship held in Da Nang, Vietnam on 16–21 May 2024. According to the final ranking results of the World Taekwondo Federation, he won a license for the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games in the -80 kg weight category.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Asadbek Toshtemirov". Olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Medalist By Weight Category: 2022 European Senior Championships" (PDF). 2022 European Taekwondo Championships. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "European Taekwondo Championships: Bradly Sinden and Joseph Lane win gold medals". BBC. 21 May 2022.
- ^ "Medalists by weight categories" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2023.
- ^ "GBR's Bush returns to top form with second Worlds title; Truesdale emerges winner again". World Taekwondo. 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Iranians win four golds at 2023 World Taekwondo Grand Prix". 2 December 2023.
- ^ "National Paralympic commitee of Uzbekistan: 34 Uzbekistan's athletes qualified for the XVII Summer Paralympic Games". Sports.uz. 19 February 2024.