Rustam Barotovich Kuvatov (Kazakh: Рустам Баротович Куватов; born November 9, 1977, in Pavlodar) is a Kazakhstani race walker.[1] He set a personal best time of 1:23:16 by finishing twelfth for the 20 km race walk at the Kazakh national walking championships.[2] Kuvatov made his official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he placed thirty-seventh in the men's 50 km race walk, with a time of 4:13:40.

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Rustam Kovatov
Personal information
Full nameRustam Barotovich Kuvatov
Nationality Kazakhstan
Born (1977-11-09) 9 November 1977 (age 47)
Pavlodar, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventRace walking
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)20 km walk: 1:23:16 (2008)
50 km walk: 3:59:57 (2004)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kazakhstan
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place2007 Amman20 km walk
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At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Kuvatov competed this time for the men's 20 km race walk. During the competition, he set an early pace and was narrowly ahead in the 4 km lap after the athletes had left the stadium. Reaching the 8 km lap, Kuvatov's strong lead came to an end, as he was passed by several race walkers including Ivano Brugnetti of Italy, and Paquillo Fernández of Spain, both of whom won gold and silver in the previous Olympics.[3] Kuvatov entered the stadium and finished the entire run in forty-second place by ten seconds behind Serbia's Predrag Filipović, with a time of 1:28:25.[4]

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