Andrey Hakimovich Abduvaliyev (Russian: Андрей Хакимович Абдувалиев; born 30 June 1966) is a former Soviet, Tajikistani, and Uzbekistani hammer thrower.
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| Native name | Андрей Хакимович Абдувалиев | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Andrey Hakimovich Abduvaliyev | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Uzbek | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 June 1966 (age 58) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 125 kg (276 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Soviet Union Tajikistan Uzbekistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Hammer throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Dushanbe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 83.46 m (1990) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics while representing the Unified Team. After competing for USSR he chose to represent Tajikistan when USSR was dissolved. In 1997 he changed his nationality to Uzbekistan, thus becoming one of the very few athletes to compete for three states. His second Olympic participation was in 2000 while representing Uzbekistan.
His personal best was 83.46 m in 1990.
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| Representing the Soviet Union
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| 1990 | Goodwill Games | Seattle, United States | 2nd | 82.20 m |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 5th | 78.30 m |
Representing the  Unified Team
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| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 1st | 82.54 m |
| Representing Tajikistan
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| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 1st | 81.64 m |
| 1995 | World Championships | Göteborg, Sweden | 1st | 81.56 m |
| Central Asian Games | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 1st | ||
| Representing Uzbekistan
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| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 15th | 74.96 m |
| 1998 | Asian Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 1st | |
| Asian Games | Bangkok, Thailand | 2nd | ||
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 15th | 75.12 m |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 15th | 75.64 m |
References
edit- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrey Abduvaliyev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
External links
edit- Andrey Abduvaliyev at World Athletics
- Andrey Abduvaliyev at Olympics.com
- Andrey Abduvaliyev at Olympedia
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