Guwanç Nurmuhammedov (also spelled ''Guvanch''; born November 17, 1976) is a male

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. He competed in the

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, and was the flag-bearer for his nation during the opening ceremony of those games.

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* * 1976 births Living people Turkmenistan male judoka Olympic judoka for Turkmenistan Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in judo Judoka at the 1998 Asian Games Judoka at the 2002 Asian Games Judoka at the 2006 Asian Games Judoka at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Turkmenistan Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games {{turkmenistan-judo-bio-stub