Muminjon Abdullaev

Muminjon Abdullaev (born 24 December 1989) is an Uzbekistani Greco-Roman wrestler.

Muminjon Abdullaev

Abdullaev (below) and Dremiel Byers (top) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Native name	Муминжон Абдуллаев
Nationality	Uzbekistan
Born	24 December 1989 (1989-12-24) (age 35) Samarqand Province, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
Country	Uzbekistan
Sport	Greco-Roman wrestling
Weight class	130 kg
Club	Batir, Tashkent
Coached by	Hakim Nakibov
Medal record Representing  Uzbekistan Asian Games 2018 Jakarta 130 kg Asian Championships 2018 Bishkek 130 kg 2022 Ulaanbaatar 130 kg 2017 New Delhi 130 kg 2010 New Delhi 96 kg Asian Indoor Games 2017 Ashgabat 130 kg Islamic Solidarity Games 2017 Baku 130 kg

Career

He who won a bronze medal at the 2010 Asian Wrestling Championships in the 96 kg division.^[1] He competed in the 120 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated in the 1/8 finals by Dremiel Byers.^[2][3]

Later in 2012 Abdullaev tested positive for nandrolone, an anabolic steroid, and was banned for two years until 20 November 2014.^[4]

In 2021, he competed in the men's 130 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.^[5]

In 2022, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.^[6] He lost his bronze medal match in the 130 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.^[7][8]

References

1. "Abdullaev, Muminjon (UZB)". iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Muminzhon Abdullayev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
3. "Muminjon Abdullaev". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
4. "Anti-doping Rules Violations / Violations des Règles Antidopage" (PDF). UnitedWorldWrestling.org. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
5. "ABDULLAEV Muminjon". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
6. "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
7. Brennan, Eliott (13 September 2022). "Olympic medallist Kayaalp returns to champion status at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
8. "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

External links

Media related to Muminjon Abdullaev at Wikimedia Commons

• Muminjon Abdullaev at United World Wrestling
• Muminjon Abdullaev at the International Wrestling Database
• Muminjon Abdullaev at Olympics.com
• Muminjon Abdullaev at Olympedia (archive)
• Muminjon Abdullaev at the Jakarta-Palembang 2018 Asian Games (archived)