Abdullo Tangriev (born 28 March 1981) is an Uzbek judoka. He won a silver medal in the +100 kg category of the 2008 Olympic Games.

Early life

Abdullo Tangriev was born on 28 March 1981, in

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. He was engaged with judo from the age 10. From 1995 he started training in

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Olympics school. He was able to show his talent from early ages, and in the age of 19 he was called to the Uzbekistan National Olympics team, and attended in

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Career

After the Olympics, he won the

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championship from judo, in 2001. In 2003 for the first time in his career he became the champion of Asia, in super weight category which was held in

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. In coming for years (2005, 2007, 2008, 2011) he also became the champion of Asia in judo. In the same year of 2003 Tangriev won the third place in 23rd World Judo Championship which took place in

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. In the years of 2005 (

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) and 2009 (

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) he twice was honored as the bronze medal owner in Judo World Championship. In 2008 Summer Olympics Tangriev was able to reach the final stage of tournament in category of 100kg's, where he lost the fight, and got the second place. In 2012 Summer Olympics Tangriev was disqualified from professional sport, due to cannabis being detected in his drug test.Information http://sport.uzreport.uz/news_e_98431.html

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* * 1981 births Living people Uzbeks Uzbekistani male judoka Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka of Uzbekistan Olympic silver medalists for Uzbekistan Place of birth missing (living people) Olympic medalists in judo Asian Games medalists in judo Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2002 Asian Games Judoka at the 2006 Asian Games Judoka at the 2010 Asian Games Judoka at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Uzbekistan Asian Games bronze medalists for Uzbekistan Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Universiade medalists in judo Universiade gold medalists for Uzbekistan Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade {{Uzbekistan-judo-bio-stub