Akhroljan Akhmedovich Ruziev
Personal information
NationalityUzbekistan
Born16 December 1957
OccupationSports Administrator

Akhroljan Ruziev (born December 16, 1957, Tashkent) is an Uzbek freestyle wrestler. Repeated champion of Uzbekistan in freestyle wrestling (1971 - 1976), Master of Sports of the USSR in freestyle wrestling, Merited Coach of the USSR. Since 2014 - Vice-President of the United World of Wrestling (UWW).[1]. Since 2016 - Vice-President of the Wrestling Association of Uzbekistan.

Sports career

He started freestyle wrestling in 1967 in the section of the Dinamo sports club in Tashkent. In 1971 for the first time became the champion of Uzbekistan (champion of Uzbek SSR) in freestyle wrestling; in 1974 - the prize-winner of the USSR Championship among juniors; bronze prize-winner of the All-Union Spartakiade of schoolchildren of Alma-Ata - 1974; champion of the All-Union Voluntary Sports Society "Zenit" -1975, prize-winner of the Championship of All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions - 1976. Then followed several international tournaments, which were followed by prize-winning places: gold at the international tournament in Skopje (Yugoslavia) - 1974, bronze in 1975 at the championship in Haskovo (Bulgaria) and silver at the tournament in Kabul (Afghanistan) in 1976. After that Akhroljan Ruziev was awarded the title "Master of Sports of the USSR in freestyle wrestling" (31.12.1976).

Coaching and administrative activities

After the completion of his sports career he took up coaching activities and on October 5, 1990 received the title of "Merited Coach of the USSR". On November 19, 1999 he received the degree of Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, since May 22, 2003 - Professor of Uzbek State University of Physical Culture and Sport, Tashkent [2]. The history of wrestling in Uzbekistan is inseparably linked with the name of Akhroljan Akhmedovich Ruziev, who became the founder of the Wrestling Federation of Uzbekistan (modern name - Wrestling Association of Uzbekistan). He was awarded the order " Soglom Aulod Uchun" in 1999 and " Fidokorona Aizmatlari Uchun" in 2004. On 25 August 2008, he was given the honorary title and medal "Honored Teacher of Sports of the Republic of Uzbekistan". Since 2016, he has been the Vice President of the Uzbekistan Wrestling Association[3].

Participation in international organisations

From 2000 to 2014, he was a member of the Bureau of the International Federation of United Wrestling Styles (FILA)[4]. After the renaming of FILA to United World Wrestling (UWW)[5] in 2014, he holds the position of Vice President, President of the Executive Committee, and President of the Media Commission[6]. In 2021, he was re-elected as UWW Vice President for another 5-year term[7]

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Akhroldjan RUZIEV". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  2. ^ "AKHROLDJAN RUZIEV, PHD UZ". yumpu.com. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  3. ^ "DIRECTION". Ассоциация спортивной борбы. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  4. ^ "Ахрол Рузиев: Новая жизнь ФИЛА начнётся с Ташкента - Борцовский портал "Самсон"". wrestling.com.ua. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  5. ^ "Новая эра борьбы - PRS". prs.kz. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  6. ^ "A Federação Internacional de Lutas Associadas (FILA) agora é United World Wrestling. - OPraticante.pt" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  7. ^ "Akhrolzhan Ruziev was elected Vice-President of UWW for another five years". olympic.uz. Retrieved 2023-11-27.