Muzaffar Tursunkhujaev (born 16 January 1998) is a visually impaired Uzbekistani

Paralympic swimmer Para swimming is an adaptation of the sport of swimming for athletes with disabilities. Para swimmers compete at the Summer Paralympic Games and at other sports competitions throughout the world. The sport is governed by the International Para ...

. He is a two-time bronze medalist at the

2016 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ...

held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Career

He represented

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked cou ...

at the

in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won two bronze medals: in the men's 50 metre freestyle S13 and men's 100 metre butterfly S13 events. He also competed at the

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...

held in Tokyo, Japan. At the

2019 World Para Swimming Championships The 2019 World Para Swimming Championships is the 2019 edition of the World Para Swimming Championships run by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). The championships were held from February to June in seven countries across five continent ...

held in London, United Kingdom, he won the bronze medal in the men's 50 metres freestyle S13 event.

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* Living people 1998 births Place of birth missing (living people) Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for Uzbekistan Uzbekistani male freestyle swimmers Paralympic swimmers with a vision impairment Paralympic swimmers for Uzbekistan S13-classified para swimmers Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships Medalists at the 2018 Asian Para Games Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games Paralympic medalists in swimming Male butterfly swimmers 21st-century Uzbekistani people Uzbekistani blind people {{Uzbekistan-Paralympic-medalist-stub