Rustam Skhatbievich Assakalov (Russian: Рустам Схатбиевич Ассакалов; born 13 July 1984) is a Russian-born Uzbekistani Greco-Roman wrestler of Adyg heritage. He won gold medals at the 2014 Asian Games and 2013 and 2015 Asian Championships, and silver medals at the 2018 Asian Games, 2015 World Championships and 2014 and 2018 Asian championships.[1]
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| Native name | Рустам Ассакалов | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Rustam Skhatbievich Assakalov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Russian  Uzbek | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 July 1984 Novorossiysk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Kuban State University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia Uzbekistan (since 2012)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Taskent[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Vladimir Kholodaev[1] Kamil Fatkulin[2] Ravshan Ruzikulov (national) Salim Abduvaliev (personal)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Assakalov took up wrestling in 1994 in Novorossiysk, Russia, following his father, a former wrestler.[1] He placed third at the 2009 Russian Championships.[3] His younger brother Bislan Assakalov is a World Cadet Champion.[4]
In 2022, he won the gold medal in his event at the Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[5] He competed in the 97 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[6]
Assakalov won one of the bronze medals in the 97 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.[7]
He competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and he earned a quota place for Uzbekistan for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, finishing in fifth place.[8] He lost his bronze medal match in the 97 kg event at the Olympics.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Rustam Assakalov. asiangames2018.id
- ^ a b "Assakalov, Rustam (UZB)". International Wrestling Database.
- ^ "Rustam Assakalov in the Russian GR Nationals 2009". wrestrus.ru.
- ^ "Brother is Cadet World Champion". novorab.ru.
- ^ "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "2022 Asian Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
External links
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- Rustam Assakalov at United World Wrestling
- Rustam Assakalov at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
- Rustam Assakalov at Olympics.com
- Rustam Assakalov at Olympedia
- Rustam Assakalov at the Jakarta-Palembang 2018 Asian Games (archived)
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