Kurban Kurbanov (Russian: Курбан Курбанов; born 21 March 1985 in Makhachkala, Dagestan) is an Uzbek freestyle wrestler from Russia. He competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the 96 kg category and finished in seventh and fifth place, respectively.[1] He was the silver medalist at the 2010 Asian Games.[2][3][4] He won the 2011 Asian Freestyle Wrestling Championship.[5] He trains in Gamid Gamidov Wrestling club.
 Kurbanov in 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 21 March 1985 Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Toshkent Gamid Gamidov Wrestling club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kurban Kurbanov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ "Silver medallist Kurban Kurbanov of Uzbekistan poses on the podium". Getty Images. 25 November 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ "Asian Games – 2010 Wrestling – Freestyle 96 kg – (Men)". Times of India. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ "Kurban Kurbanov London Olympics 2012". www.london2012.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ "Iran becomes runner-up at Asian Wrestling Championship". Mehr News Agency (MNA). 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
External links
edit- Kurban Kurbanov at the International Wrestling Database
- Kurban Kurbanov at United World Wrestling (archive)
- Kurban Kurbanov at Olympics.com
- Kurban Kurbanov at Olympedia
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