Rasuljon Abdurakhimov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Abdurakhimov at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Rasuljon Shukhratovich Abdurakhimov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Rasul | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Fergana, Uzbekistan | 3 October 1996||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gymnastics career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2010 – present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Ruslan Irgashev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rasuljon Shukhratovich Abdurakhimov (born 3 October 1996) [1] is an Uzbek gymnast. At the 2024 Asian Championships, he won a silver medal in the team event and a bronze medal on the parallel bars. He is the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games all-around and parallel bars bronze medal. He competed in the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games.
Abdurakhimov was born on 3 October 1996 in Fergana. He began gymnastics in his hometown at the age of five and moved to Tashkent for his training. He has a wife, Barno Valieva, and one son. [1] [2]
Abdurakhimov began competing in senior international competitions in 2014. He represented Uzbekistan at the 2014 Asian Games and finished seventh with the team. [3] Then at the 2014 World Championships, the Uzbekistan team finished 32nd, [4] and Abdurakhimov finished 127th in the individual all-around. [5] He finished 18th in the all-around at the 2017 Asian Championships. [6]
Abdurakhimov represented Uzbekistan at the 2018 Asian Games and placed seventh with the team. He finished 13th in the individual all-around. He also qualified for the parallel bars final, finishing eighth. [7] Then at the 2018 World Championships, the Uzbekistan team finished 38th, [8] and Abdurakhimov finished 69th in the individual all-around. [9]
Abdurakhimov competed at the 2019 Summer Universiade but did not advance to any finals. [10] He then competed at the 2019 World Championships, finishing 45th in the all-around and earning a berth for the 2020 Summer Olympics. [11] [12]
Abdurakhimov finished seventh in the parallel bars at the 2021 Varna World Challenge Cup. [13] He then competed at the Olympic Games and finished 49th in the all-around during the qualification round. [14]
Abdurakhimov finished fifth on the parallel bars at the 2022 Cairo World Cup. [15] Then at the Islamic Solidarity Games, he won a silver medal with teammates Abdulla Azimov and Khabibullo Ergashev. Individually, he won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Adem Asil and Ivan Tikhonov. He then won another bronze medal in the parallel bars final. [16]
Abdurakhimov finished seventh on the parallel bars at the 2023 Baku World Cup. [17] He then won his first FIG World Cup medal at the 2023 Varna World Challenge Cup with a gold medal on the parallel bars. [18] He also finished eighth on the horizontal bar. [19] Then at the 2023 Asian Championships, he finished fifth in the horizontal bar final and with the Uzbekistan team. [20] He finished fourth on both the parallel bars and horizontal bar at the Mersin World Challenge Cup. [21] He then competed at the 2023 World Championships where Uzbekistan finished 17th in team qualifications. [22]
Abdurakhimov competed in the 2024 FIG World Cup series to earn points for Olympic qualification. At the first event in Cairo, he finished sixth on the parallel bars. [23] He won the bronze medal on the parallel bars behind Ukrainians Illia Kovtun and Oleg Verniaiev. [24] Then in Doha, he finished fifth in the parallel bars final. [25] As the second-highest eligible overall finisher on the parallel bars, he won a berth for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [26] He then competed at the 2024 Asian Championships, he won a silver medal in the team competition behind China. [27] Then in the parallel bars final, he won the bronze medal behind Carlos Yulo and Yin Dehang. [28] He represented Uzbekistan at the 2024 Summer Olympics, competing on the parallel bars and finishing 22nd in the qualification round. [29]
After competing in the 2020 Olympic Games, Abdurakhimov received the Builder of the Future medal from the President of Uzbekistan. [30]