Uzbekistan at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Uzbekistan competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

Uzbekistan at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeUZB
NOCNational Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Websitewww.olympic.uz (in Uzbek and English)
in Tokyo, Japan
Competitors67 in 15 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Nigora Tursunkulova
Bakhodir Jalolov
Flag bearer (closing)Akbar Djuraev
Medals
Ranked 32nd
Gold
3
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Russian Empire (1900–1912)
 Soviet Union (1952–1988)
 Unified Team (1992)

Uzbekistan won five medals at the games, down from 13 in 2016. Three of the medals were gold, however, only one less than the country won in Rio de Janeiro.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldUlugbek RashitovTaekwondoMen's 68 kg25 July
 GoldAkbar DjuraevWeightliftingMen's 109 kg3 August
 GoldBakhodir JalolovBoxingMen's super heavyweight8 August
 BronzeDavlat BobonovJudoMen's 90 kg28 July
 BronzeBekzod AbdurakhmonovWrestlingMen's freestyle 74 kg6 August

Number of competitors

Number of Uzbek competitors at the games
Sport Men Women Total
Athletics257
Boxing8311
Canoeing022
Cycling112
Fencing123
Gymnastics178
Judo7310
Modern pentathlon112
Rowing202
Shooting011
Swimming112
Taekwondo224
Tennis101
Weightlifting224
Wrestling808
Total373067

Athletics

Uzbek athletes qualified, by time or world ranking, in the following track and field events (ranks for track events are within the athlete's heat only):[2][3]

  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable to the event
  • Bye = Not required to compete in round
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Ruslan Kurbanov Men's triple jump NM Did not advance
Suhrob Khodjaev Men's hammer throw 71.26 29 Did not advance
Darya Reznichenko Women's long jump 6.19 26 Did not advance
Roksana Khudoyarova Women's triple jump 13.02 29 Did not advance
Svetlana Radzivil Women's high jump 1.90 20 Did not advance
Safina Sadullaeva 1.95 4 Q 1.96 6
Women's heptathlon
Athlete Event 110H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Ekaterina Voronina Result 14.19 1.77 13.76 24.67 6.11 49.88 2:09.73 6298 12
Points 952 941 778 917 883 858 969

Boxing

Uzbekistan sent eleven boxers (eight men and three women) to the Olympics. Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov (2019 world men's featherweight medalist), Bobo-Usmon Baturov (men's welterweight medalist), and reigning super heavyweight champion Bakhodir Jalolov, two-time Asian medalist Elnur Abduraimov, and rookies Sanjar Tursunov (men's heavyweight) and Tursunoy Rakhimova (women's flyweight), and Shakhobidin Zoirov  defending the men's flyweight title in his second Olympics  secured spots on the Uzbek team in their respective weight divisions by advancing to the semifinal match or winning a box-off at the 2020 Asia & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan.[4]

Fanat Kakhramonov (men's middleweight), 2019 world silver medalist Dilshodbek Ruzmetov (men's light heavyweight), Raykhona Kodirova (women's lightweight), and Maftunakhton Melieva (women's middleweight) completed Uzbekistan's boxing lineup by topping the list of eligible boxers from Asia and Oceania in their respective weight divisions of the IOC's boxing task force rankings. Melieva was later replaced by Shakhnova Yunusova. With 11 competitors, Uzbekistan tied with Great Britain for the largest number of qualified boxers at the games. Jalolov won a gold medal.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Shakhobidin Zoirov Flyweight  Çiftçi (TUR)
W 5–0
 Varela de Pina (CPV)
W 5–0
 Paalam (PHI)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov Featherweight Bye  Walker (IRL)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Elnur Abduraimov Lightweight  Baatarsükhiin (MGL)
W 4–1
 Usmonov (TJK)
W 5–0
 Bachkov (ARM)
L 0–5
Did not advance
Bobo-Usmon Baturov Welterweight Bye  Polanco (DOM)
W 4–0
 McCormack (GBR)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Fanat Kakhramonov Middleweight  Kharabadze (GEO)
W 5–0
 Amankul (KAZ)
L 0–5
Did not advance
Dilshodbek Ruzmetov Light heavyweight  Brennan (IRL)
W 5–0
 Alfonso (AZE)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Sanjar Tursunov Heavyweight  Benchabla (ALG)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Bakhodir Jalolov Super heavyweight Bye  Abdullayev (AZE)
W 5–0
 Kumar (IND)
W 5–0
 Clarke (GBR)
W 5–0
 Torrez (USA)
W 5–0
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Tursunoy Rakhimova Flyweight  Drabik (POL)
W 4–1
 Çakıroğlu (TUR)
L 2–3
Did not advance
Raykhona Kodirova Lightweight bye  Yumba (COD)
W 5–0
 Beatriz Ferreira (BRA)
L 0–5
Did not advance
Shakhnova Yunusova Welterweight  Koszewska (POL)
L 0–5
Did not advance

Canoeing

Uzbekistan qualified one boat in the Olympic women's C-2 500 m by finishing fifth in the final race at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.[5]

Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Dilnoza Rakhmatova Women's C-1 200 m 47.716 5 QF 46.645 3 Did not advance
Nilufar Zokirova 49.686 6 QF 48.995 6 Did not advance
Dilnoza Rakhmatova
Nilufar Zokirova
Women's C-2 500 m 2:04.854 4 QF 2:04.450 2 SF 2:09.614 5 FB 2:04.658 11

FB = Qualified for final B (non-medal)

Road cycling

Uzbekistan qualified Muradjan Khalmuratov for the men's Olympic road race with his finish in the top two not yet qualified at the 2019 Asian Championships in Tashkent. Olga Zabelinskaya qualified for the women's road race with her top-100 position in the UCI world ranking.[6]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Muradjan Khalmuratov Men's road race 6:21:46 64
Olga Zabelinskaya Women's road race 3:54:31 9

Fencing

Uzbekistan sent three fencers to the Olympics for the first time since 2012. Malika Khakimova qualified for the women's épée as one of the two highest-ranked fencers from Asia and Oceania in the FIE adjusted rankings. Sherzod Mamutov (men's sabre) and Zaynab Dayibekova (women's sabre) rounded out the Uzbek roster as the winners of their respective individual events at the Asia and Oceania Zone Qualifier in Tashkent.[7]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Sherzod Mamutov Men's sabre  Teodosiu (ROU)
L 11–15
Did not advance
Malika Khakimova Women's épée Bye  Sun Yw (CHN)
L 10–15
Did not advance
Zaynab Dayibekova Women's sabre  Aoki (JPN)
W 15–9
 Shao Yq (CHN)
W 15–10
 Yoon J-s (KOR)
W 15–12
 Marton (HUN)
L 11–15
Did not advance

Gymnastics

Artistic

Uzbekistan entered two artistic gymnasts in the Olympics. Rasuljon Abdurakhimov and seven-time Olympian Oksana Chusovitina received a spare berth each in the men's and women's apparatus events as two of the highest-ranked gymnasts who were neither part of a team nor qualified directly through the all-around at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Rasuljon Abdurakhimov All-around 12.566 12.166 12.733 13.833 14.733 13.033 79.064 49 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Oksana Chusovitina Vault 14.166 N/A 14.166 14 Did not advance

Rhythmic

Uzbekistan fielded a team of rhythmic gymnasts. Sabina Tashkenbaeva secured an individual spot at the Olympics during the 2021 World Cup series as the second-highest-ranked eligible gymnast.[8] Uzbekistan qualified a group at the 2021 Asian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships.[9]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Ekaterina Fetisova Individual 19.800 19.400 17.950 18.350 75.500 24 Did not advance
Athletes Event Qualification Final
5 apps 3+2 apps Total Rank 5 apps. 3+2 apps Total Rank
Kseniia Aleksandrova
Kamola Irnazarova
Dinara Ravshanbekova
Sevara Safoeva
Nilufar Shomuradova
Group 42.100 36.900 79.000 9 Did not advance

Judo

Uzbekistan sent 10 judoka to the Olympics, based on the International Judo Federation Olympic individual ranking.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Sharafuddin Lutfillaev −60 kg N/A Bye  Lesiuk (UKR)
L 00–01
Did not advance
Sardor Nurillaev −66 kg N/A  Vieru (MDA)
L 00–10
Did not advance
Khikmatillokh Turaev −73 kg Bye  Wandtke (GER)
W 10–00
 An C-r (KOR)
L 00–01
Did not advance
Sharofiddin Boltaboev −81 kg Bye  Cumbo (VAN)
W 10–00
 Ivanov (BUL)
W 01–00
 Borchashvili (AUT)
L 00–01
Bye  Grigalashvili (GEO)
L 00–01
Did not advance 7
Davlat Bobonov −90 kg Bye  Mungai (ITA)
W 01–00
 Nhabali (UKR)
W 01–00
 Bekauri (GEO)
L 00–10
Bye  Sherazadishvili (ESP)
W 01–00
 Žgank (TUR)
W 10–00
Mukhammadkarim Khurramov −100 kg N/A  Fletcher (IRL)
W 01–00
 Wolf (JPN)
L 00–10
Did not advance
Bekmurod Oltiboev +100 kg N/A  Duurenbayar (MGL)
W 10–00
 Grol (NED)
W 10–00
 Krpálek (CZE)
L 00–01
Did not advance  Khammo (UKR)
L 00–01
Did not advance 7
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Diyora Keldiyorova −52 kg  Lkhagvasüren (MGL)
L 00–10
Did not advance
Farangiz Khojieva −63 kg  Billiet (CPV)
L 00–10
Did not advance
Gulnoza Matniyazova −70 kg  Memneloum (CHA)
W 10–00
 van Dijke (NED)
L 00–10
Did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Davlat Bobonov
Khikmatillokh Turaev
Bekmurod Oltiboev
Diyora Keldiyorova
Farangiz Khojieva
Gulnoza Matniyazova
Team  Netherlands (NED)
L 3–4
Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Uzbek athletes competed in the modern pentathlon for the first time in history. Alexander Savkin and Alise Fakhrutdinova qualified the men's and women's event, respectively, with the former finishing fifth and the latter third of those eligible for Olympic qualification at the 2019 Asia & Oceania Championships in Kunming, China.[10][11]

Athlete Event Fencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)
Total points Final rank
RR BR Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP Points
Alexander Savkin Men's 7–28 0 36 142 2:06.64 29 207 21 22 279 11:55.96 32 285 1303 32
Alise Fakhrutdinova Women's 16–19 0 23 196 2:16.45 22 278 74 29 226 13:55.66 35 465 1165 30

Rowing

Uzbekistan qualified one boat in the men's lightweight double sculls by winning the bronze medal and securing the second of three berths available at the 2021 FISA Asia and Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tokyo.

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Shakhboz Kholmurzaev
Sobirjon Safaroliyev
Men's lightweight double sculls 6:44.98 4 (R) 6:56.22 4 (FC) Bye 6:40.25 16

FC=Final C (non-medal); R=Repechage

Shooting

Uzbekistan entered one shooter at the games after qualifying.[12]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Mukhtasar Tokhirova Women's 10 m air rifle 622.2 33 Did not advance
Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions 1155 30 Did not advance

Swimming

Uzbek swimmers qualified for the men's 100 m freestyle and the women's 50 m freestyle,[13][14] but FINA accused the Uzbekistan Swimming Federation of attempting to cheat in order to qualify.[15]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Khurshidjon Tursunov Men's 100 m freestyle 50.14 41 Did not advance
Natalya Kritinina Women's 50 m freestyle 26.93 48 Did not advance

Taekwondo

Uzbekistan entered four athletes in the taekwondo competition. Rio 2016 Olympian Nikita Rafalovich qualified directly for the second time in the men's welterweight category (80 kg) by finishing in the top five of the WT Olympic rankings. Ulugbek Rashitov (men's 68 kg), Rafalovich's fellow Olympian Nigora Tursunkulova (women's 67 kg), and 2018 Asian Games bronze medalist Svetlana Osipova (women's +67 kg) had top-two finishes in their respective weight classes at the 2021 Asian Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan.[16]

Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ulugbek Rashitov Men's −68 kg  Fofana (MLI)
W 38–17 PTG
 Lee D-h (KOR)
W 21–19
 Hosseini (IRI)
W 34–22
 Husić (BIH)
W 28–5 PTG
Bye  Sinden (GBR)
W 34–29
Nikita Rafalovich Men's −80 kg N/A  Hernández (DOM)
W 17–7
 Beigi (AZE)
W 12–1
 Al-Sharabaty (JOR)
L 11–13
N/A  Kanaet (CRO)
L 18–24
Did not advance
Nigora Tursunkulova Women's −67 kg Bye  Zhang My (CHN)
L 9–12
Did not advance
Svetlana Osipova Women's +67 kg N/A  Deniz (KAZ)
L 9–10
Did not advance

Tennis

One tennis player went to the games. Two-time Olympian Denis Istomin secured a berth by winning the men's singles title at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta.[17]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Denis Istomin Men's singles  Nagal (IND)
L 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 4–6
Did not advance

Weightlifting

Four weightlifters qualified for the games, based on the 11 June 2021 Tokyo 2020 rankings.[18]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Adkhamjon Ergashev Men's –67 kg 139 7 173 6 312 6
Akbar Djuraev Men's –109 kg 193 2 237 1 430
Muattar Nabieva Women's –55 kg 98 OR 1 114 6 212 4
Kumushkhon Fayzullaeva Women's –76 kg 101 8 126 6 227 6

Wrestling

Uzbekistan qualified eight wrestlers: four each in men's freestyle and Greco-Roman. Three finished in the top six in Greco-Roman (60, 77, and 87 kg) at the 2019 World Championships, and the other five were in the top two of their respective weight categories at the 2021 Asian Qualification Tournament in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[19][20]

Key:

  • VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall
  • VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
  • PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – loser with technical points
  • PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – loser without technical points
  • ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points
  • SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points
Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Gulomjon Abdullaev −57 kg  Liu Mh (CHN)
W 3–1 PP
 Uguev (ROC)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance  Gilman (USA)
L 1–4 SP
Did not advance 7
Bekzod Abdurakhmonov −74 kg  Gómez (PUR)
W 4–0 ST
 Sidakov (ROC)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance  Midana (GBS)
W 4–0 ST
 Kaisanov (KAZ)
W 4–1 SP
Javrail Shapiev −86 kg  Yazdani (IRI)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance  Reichmuth (SUI)
W 3–1 PP
 Naifonov (ROC)
L 0–3 PO
5
Magomed Ibragimov −97 kg  Karadeniz (TUR)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance 11
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Elmurat Tasmuradov −60 kg  Temirov (UKR)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance 14
Jalgasbay Berdimuratov −77 kg  Chalyan (ARM)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance 14
Rustam Assakalov −87 kg  Gobadze (GEO)
W 3–1 PP
 Huklek (CRO)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance 8
Muminjon Abdullaev −130 kg  Vititin (EST)
W 3–0 PO
 Acosta (CHI)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance 7

See also

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  18. Tokyo 2020 Qualification (Weightlifting)
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