Uzbekistan at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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Uzbekistan at the
2000 Summer Olympics
Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg
IOC code UZB
NOC National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Website www.olympic.uz  (in Uzbek and English)
in Sydney
Competitors70 (52 men and 18 women) in 11 sports
Flag bearer Mahammatkodir Abdoollayev
Medals
Ranked 43rd
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
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Uzbekistan was represented at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia by the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

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In total, 70 athletes including 52 men and 18 women represented Uzbekistan in 11 different sports including athletics, boxing, canoeing, fencing, gymnastics, judo, shooting, swimming, tennis, weightlifting and wrestling.

Uzbekistan won four medals at the games after Mahammatkodir Abdoollayev claimed gold, Sergey Mihaylov and Rustam Saidov won bronze in the boxing and Artur Taymazov won silver in the wrestling.

Competitors

In total, 70 athletes represented Uzbekistan at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia across 12 different sports. [1]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 13922
Boxing 10–10
Canoeing 101
Fencing 011
Gymnastics 022
Judo 707
Shooting 123
Swimming 7310
Tennis 011
Weightlifting 202
Wrestling 11011
Total521870

Medalists

Uzbekistan won four medals at the games including one gold, one silver and two bronze. Mahammatkodir Abdoollayev won gold in the boxing light welterweight category. Artur Taymazov claimed silver in the wrestling freestyle –130 kg. Sergey Mihaylov and Rustam Saidov won bronze in their respective boxing categories – light heavyweight and super heavyweight respectively. [1]

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mahammatkodir Abdoollayev Boxing Light welterweight
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Artur Taymazov Wrestling Freestyle –130 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Sergey Mihaylov Boxing Light heavyweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Rustam Saidov Boxing Super heavyweight

Athletics

In total, 22 Uzbek athletes participated in the athletics events – Andrey Abduvaliyev, Zamira Amirova, Lyudmila Dmitriadi, Erkinjon Isakov, Oleg Juravlyov, Safiya Kabanova, Vitaliy Khozhatelev, Guzel Khubbieva, Rustam Khusnutdinov, Natalya Kobina, Anvar Kuchmuradov, Yelena Kvyatkovskaya, Lyubov Perepelova, Yevgeniy Petin, Elena Piskunova, Roman Poltoratsky, Natalya Senkina, Victor Ustinov, Oleg Veretelnikov, Sergey Voynov, Nikolay Yeroshenko, Konstantin Zhuravlyov. [1]

Boxing

In total, 10 Uzbek athletes participated in the boxing events – Muhammad Abdullaev in the light welterweight category, Ruslan Chagaev in the heavyweight category, Utkirbek Haydarov in the middleweight category, Sherzod Husanov in the welterweight category, Sergey Mihaylov in the light heavyweight category, Alisher Rahimov, in the bantamweight category, Rustam Saidov in the super heavyweight category, Tulkunbay Turgunov in the featherweight category, Dilshod Yarbekov in the light middleweight category and Dilshod Yuldashev in the light flyweight category. [1]

Canoeing

In total, one Uzbek athlete participated in the canoeing events – Anton Ryakhov in the men's K-1 500 m and the men's K-1 1,000 m. [1]

Fencing

In total, one Uzbek athlete participated in the fencing events – Anisa Petrova in the women's épée. [1]

Gymnastics

In total, two Uzbek athletes participated in the gymnastics events – Oksana Chusovitina in the women's individual all-around, the women's floor, the women's vault, the women's uneven bars and the women's balance beam and Ekaterina Khilko in the women's trampoline. [1]

Judo

In total, seven Uzbek athletes participated in the judo events – Armen Bagdasarov in the men's –100 kg category, Alisher Mukhtarov in the men's –60 kg category, Kamol Muradov in the men's –90 kg category, Andrey Shturbabin in the men's –73 kg category, Abdullo Tangriev in the men's +100 kg category, Farkhod Turayev in the men's –81 kg category and Mansur Zhumayev in the men's –66 kg category. [1]

Shooting

In total, three Uzbek athletes participated in the shooting events – Alyona Aksyonova and Yuliya Shakhova in the women's 10 m air rifle and the women's 50 m rifle three positions and Dilshod Mukhtarov in the men's 10 m air rifle and the men's 50 m pistol. [1]

Swimming

In total, 10 Uzbek athletes participated in the swimming events – Aleksandr Agafonov, Mariya Bugakova, Saida Iskandarova, Anastasiya Korolyova, Ravil Nachaev, Oleg Pukhnatiy, Dmitry Tsutskarev, Oleg Tsvetkovskiy, Petr Vasiliev and Sergey Voytsekhovich. [1]

Tennis

In total, one Uzbek athlete participated in the tennis events – Iroda Tulyaganova in the women's singles. [1]

Weightlifting

In total, two Uzbek athletes participated in the weightlifting events – Bakhtiyor Nurullaev in the men's –85 kg category and Igor Khalilov in the men's +105 kg. [1]

Wrestling

In total, 11 Uzbek athletes participated in the wrestling events – Adkhamjon Achilov in the freestyle –54 kg category, Dilshod Aripov in the Greco-Roman –58 kg category, Ruslan Biktyakov in the Greco-Roman –69 kg category, Evgeniy Erofaylov in the Greco-Roman –76 kg category, Ramil Islamov in the freestyle –63 kg category, Makharbek Khadartsev in the freestyle –85 kg category, Ruslan Khinchagov in the freestyle –76 kg category, Bakhodir Kurbanov in the Greco-Roman –63 kg category, Artur Taymazov in the freestyle –130 kg category, Yury Vitt in the Greco-Roman –85 kg category and Damir Zakhartdinov in the freestyle –58 kg category. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Uzbekistan at the 2000 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
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