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Tajikistan At The 2016 Summer Olympics
Tajikistan competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era. The National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Olympics since 2000. Seven athletes, five men and two women, were selected to the Tajikistan team across four different sports (athletics, boxing, judo, and swimming). For the first time since its official debut in 1996, Tajikistan did not register any of its athletes in wrestling at these Games. Among the nation's athletes on the roster were London 2012 lightweight boxer Anvar Yunusov, 15-year-old freestyle swimmer Anastasia Tyurina, who made history as Tajikistan's youngest ever Olympian, and hammer thrower and reigning Asian Games champion Dilshod Nazarov, who became the first ever Tajikistani to compete in four successive Olympic Games. The oldest and most experienced partici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Olympic Committee Of The Republic Of Tajikistan
The National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan (NOC) is a sports governing body that was established in 1992 to manage Tajikistan's activities in relation to the Olympics. The office of the NOC is located in the center of the city, on Aini Street in Dushanbe. The current National Olympic Committee of Tajikistan is headed by Bakhrullo Radzhabaliev (President) and Shirinjon Mamadsafoev (Secretary General). Tajikistan made its debut as an independent nation at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, United States. The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games marked the country's fourth appearance and first Olympic medal wins, with Rasul Boqiev winning bronze in the Judo under 73 kg category and Yusup Abdusalomov winning the silver medal in the freestyle wrestling under 84 kg category. The 2016 Summer Olympics marked the country's first gold medal, won by Dilshod Nazarov in men's hammer throw. References External linksWebsite of National Olympic Committee of Tajikista ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 Metres
The women's 200 metres competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium between 15–17 August.Women's 200m - Standings . Rio2016. Retrieved on 2016-08-14. Summary The fastest entrant in the field was 2015 World Champion of the Netherlands at 21.93 seconds for the season. The[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex García Mendoza
Alex Maxwell García Mendoza (born 2 June 1993) is a Cuban judoka. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's +100 kg. There, he was defeated in a bronze medal match by Or Sasson Or "Ori" Sasson ( he, אור "אורי" ששון; born 18 August 1990) is a retired Israeli Olympic judoka. He won a bronze medal in the +100 kg category at the 2016 Summer Olympics and another one at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He is the se ... of Israel. References External links * * * 1993 births Living people Cuban male judoka Olympic judoka for Cuba Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Pan American Games medalists in judo Judoka at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games 21st-century Cuban people {{Cuba-judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judo At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's +100 Kg
The men's +100 kg competition in judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held on 12 August at the Carioca Arena 2. The gold and silver medals were determined by a single-elimination tournament, with the winner of the final taking gold and the loser receiving silver. Judo events awarded two bronze medals. Quarterfinal losers competed in a repechage match for the right to face a semifinal loser for a bronze medal (that is, the judokas defeated in quarterfinals A and B competed against each other, with the winner of that match facing the semifinal loser from the other half of the bracket). The medals for the competition were presented by Rene Fasel, Switzerland, member of the International Olympic Committee and the gifts were presented by Jean-Luc Rouge, International Judo Federation secretary-general. At the competition, in the first round Egyptian judoka Islam El Shahaby refused to shake the hand of Israeli judoka Or Sasson, the eventual bronze medalist, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mukhamadmurod Abdurakhmonov
Mukhamadmurod Abdurakhmonov (born 29 November 1986) is a Tajikistani judoka. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's +100 kg event, in which he was eliminated in the first round by Alex García Mendoza Alex Maxwell García Mendoza (born 2 June 1993) is a Cuban judoka. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's +100 kg. There, he was defeated in a bronze medal match by Or Sasson Or "Ori" Sasson ( he, אור .... References External links * * * * 1986 births Living people Tajikistani male judoka Olympic judoka for Tajikistan Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2010 Asian Games Judoka at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Tajikistan {{Tajikistan-judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varlam Liparteliani
Varlam Liparteliani (; born 27 February 1989) is a Georgian judoka. He has won silver at Olympic and World level. Career He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the -90 kg event and lost in the second round to Mark Anthony. At the European Judo Championships, Liparteliani won gold in 2012, 2014 and 2016, silver in 2009 European Judo Championships, 2010 European Judo Championships, 2013 European Judo Championships and 2015 European Judo Championships, and bronze in 2011 European Judo Championships. He is the captain of the Georgia Judo National Team and the Georgia Olympic Team. He is coached by Gugava Giorgi. At the 2016 Olympic Games, he won the silver medal. He beat Komronshokh Ustopiriyon, Ovini Uera, Lkhagvasürengiin Otgonbaatar and Gwak Dong-han before losing to Mashu Baker in the final. Liparteliani's favourite skill is uchi mata. He is currently ranked No. 1 in the world (as of 25 September 2018). In 2021, he won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Judo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judo At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 90 Kg
The men's 90 kg competition in judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held on 10 August at the Carioca Arena 2. The gold and silver medals were determined by a single-elimination tournament, with the winner of the final taking gold and the loser receiving silver. Judo events awarded two bronze medals. Quarterfinal losers competed in a repechage match for the right to face a semifinal loser for a bronze medal (that is, the judokas defeated in quarterfinals A and B competed against each other, with the winner of that match facing the semifinal loser from the other half of the bracket). The medals for the competition were presented by Sari Essayah, Finland, member of the International Olympic Committee, and the gifts were presented by Obaid Al Anzi, vice president of the International Judo Federation The International Judo Federation (IJF) was founded in July 1951. The IJF was originally composed of judo federations from Europe and Argentina. Countries from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Komronshokh Ustopiriyon
Komronshokh Ustopiriyon (born 7 January 1993) is a Tajikistani judoka. Ustopiriyon competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ..., in the men's 90 kg. References External links * * * * 1993 births Living people Tajikistani male judoka Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Tajikistan Judoka at the 2014 Asian Games Judoka at the 2018 Asian Games Judoka at the 2022 Asian Games Sambo practitioners at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Tajikistan Asian Games medalists in judo Asian Games medalists in sambo Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games 21st-century Tajikistani people {{Tajikistan-judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Judo Federation
The International Judo Federation (IJF) was founded in July 1951. The IJF was originally composed of judo federations from Europe and Argentina. Countries from four continents were affiliated over the next ten years. Today the IJF has 200 National Federations on all continents. There are over 20 million people around the globe who practice judo, according to the IJF. History Since 2009, IJF has organized yearly World Championships and the World Judo Tour consisting of five Grand Prix, four Grand Slams, a master tournament, and a Continental open tournament. The IJF initially named Russian President Vladimir Putin its honorary president and IJF Ambassador in 2008. That status of Putin's was suspended in 2022, in reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The IJF also cancelled all competitions in Russia, but allowed their athletes to compete as neutral athletes. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, all of the other 31 international Olympic sports organizations banned Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robson Conceição
Robson Donato Conceição (born 25 October 1988) is a Brazilian professional boxer. He is a two-time super featherweight world title challenger, having challenged for the WBC title in 2021, and the unified WBC, WBO and '' The Ring'' titles in 2022. As an amateur he became the first Brazilian boxer to win an Olympic gold medal at the 2016 Olympics. Amateur career Born in Salvador, capital of the Brazilian state of Bahia, Conceição started boxing at the age of 13 to stand his own in street fights. He had to walk 9 kilometers to his academy due to not having money for bus tickets, woke up early in the morning to help his grandmother who sold groceries, and helped his family by selling ice cream and being a kitchen helper. His first coach was Luiz Dórea, who also managed world champion Acelino Freitas, Olympic medallist Adriana Araújo, and MMA fighter Junior dos Santos. Just four months after entering the Brazilian boxing team, Conceição fought the qualifiers for the 2008 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shan Jun
Shan Jun (; born 7 August 1994 in Luliang, Yunnan) is a Chinese male Lightweight boxer. He won the bronze medalist at Olympic Qualifying Tournament in June 2016 in Baku, Azerbaijan, qualifying for the Rio 2016 Olympics. Career Born in Xiaobaihu town (小白户镇), Luliang county, Yunnan province, When Shan was a preteen, his brother and he went to Qujing Sports School, he practised boxing and his brother did sprint running there. At his age of 15, he won the champion in a teenagers boxing match held by Kunming Kunming (; ), also known as Yunnan-Fu, is the capital and largest city of Yunnan province, China. It is the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province as well as the seat of the provincial government. The headquar ... Sports Federation in 2009, soon afterwards he was a member of Yunnan provincial boxing Team. Although his boxing skills were so-so in the early days after being a member there, he got more and more excellent than the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's Lightweight
The men's lightweight boxing competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held from 6–16 August at the Riocentro. Schedule All times are Brasília Time Time in Brazil is calculated using standard time, and the country (including its offshore islands) is divided into four standard time zones: UTC−02:00, UTC−03:00, UTC−04:00 and UTC−05:00. Time zones Fernando de Noronha time (UTC−0 ... ( UTC−3). Results Finals Top half Bottom half References {{DEFAULTSORT:Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics - Men's lightweight Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics Men's events at the 2016 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
