Uzbekistan at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeUZB
NOCNational Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Websitewww.olympic.uz (in Uzbek and English)
in Beijing
Competitors56 in 13 sports
Flag bearer Dilshod Mahmudov
Medals
Ranked 62nd
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Russian Empire (1900–1912)
 Soviet Union (1952–1988)
 Unified Team (1992)

Uzbekistan competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008, with a team of 58 athletes.[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Silver Abdullo Tangriev Judo Men's +100 kg
 Bronze Anton Fokin Gymnastics Men's parallel bars
 Bronze Rishod Sobirov Judo Men's 60 kg
 Bronze Ekaterina Khilko Gymnastics Women's trampoline
 Silver Soslan Tigiev Wrestling Men's 74 kg
 Gold Artur Taymazov Wrestling Men's 120 kg

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Key
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Oleg Juravlyov 200 m 22.31 8 Did not advance
800 m DNS — Did not advance
Oleg Normatov 110 m hurdles 14.00 6 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Leonid Andreev Pole vault 5.65 2 q NM —
Bobur Shokirjonov Javelin throw 69.54 33 Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Pavel Andreev Result 11.47 6.62 14.15 1.99 DNF DNS — — — — DNF
Points 759 725 738 794 0 0 — — — —
Vitaliy Smirnov Result 11.56 NM 13.51 DNS — — — — — — DNF
Points 740 0 698 0 — — — — — —
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Guzel Khubbieva 100 m 11.44 3 Q 11.49 7 Did not advance
200 m 23.44 6 q DNS Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Nadiya Dusanova High jump 1.85 26 Did not advance
Anastasiya Juravleva Triple jump 13.36 29 Did not advance
Svetlana Radzivil High jump 1.89 18 Did not advance
Anastasiya Svechnikova Javelin throw 55.31 36 Did not advance
Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Yuliya Tarasova Result 14.03 1.71 12.60 24.36 5.92 43.31 2:26.19 5785 26*
Points 974 867 701 946 946 731 741

* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance.[2] Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and Tarasova moved up a position.

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Uzbekistan qualified seven boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Atoev was the first to qualify, earning a spot in the light heavyweight class at the 2007 World Championships.[3] Four more boxers (both Sultonovs, Mahmudov, and Rasulov) qualified at the first Asian qualifying tournament.[4] Doniyorov and Tadjibayev both qualified at the second qualifier.[5]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Rafikjon Sultonov Light flyweight  Oubaali (FRA)
L 7–8 		Did not advance
Tulashboy Doniyorov Flyweight  Irungu (KEN)
W 10–1 		 Kumar (IND)
L 6–13 		Did not advance
Hoorshid Tojibaev Bantamweight  Rahimov (GER)
W 11–2 		 Julie (MRI)
L 4–16 		Did not advance
Bahodirjon Sultonov Featherweight  Lakra (IND)
W 9–5 		 Lomachenko (UKR)
L 1–13 		Did not advance
Dilshod Mahmudov Welterweight  Khalsi (MAR)
W 11–3 		 Chiguer (FRA)
W 8–3 		 Sarsekbayev (KAZ)
L 7–12 		Did not advance
Elshod Rasulov Middleweight  Raymond (FRA)
W 8–2 		 Hakobyan (ARM)
W RSC 		 Correa (CUB)
L 7–9 		Did not advance
Abbos Atoev Light heavyweight  Kurbanov (TJK)
L 3–11 		Did not advance

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Sprint

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Vadim Menkov Men's C-1 500 m 1:52.793 4 QS 1:55.610 6 Did not advance
Men's C-1 1000 m 3:56.793 1 QF Bye 3:54.237 4

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Road

Athlete Event Time Rank
Sergey Lagutin Men's road race 6:31:08 51

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Artistic

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Anton Fokin All-around 14.325 14.725 14.825 15.625 16.150 13.625 89.275 20 Q 14.525 15.150 14.700 15.575 16.125 13.675 89.750 16
Parallel bars — 16.150 — 16.150 3 Q — 16.200 — 16.200 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F V UB BB F V UB BB
Luiza Galiulina All-around 13.300 12.225 14.175 12.375 52.075 59 Did not advance

Trampoline

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Ekaterina Khilko Women's 63.90 8 Q 36.90 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Rishod Sobirov −60 kg Bye  Rebahi (ALG)
W 1001–0000 		 Petřikov (CZE)
W 0001–0000 		 Houkes (NED)
L 0000–1001 		Did not advance Bye  Akhondzadeh (IRI)
W 0010–0001 		 Will (CAN)
W 0011–0000 		 Dragin (FRA)
W 0001–0000 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mirali Sharipov −66 kg Bye  Peñas (ESP)
W 1010–0000 		 Benamadi (ALG)
W 0001–0000 		 Uchishiba (JPN)
L 0010–0201 		Did not advance Bye  Miresmaeili (IRI)
W 0010–0001 		 El Hady (EGY)
W 0101–0001 		 Pak (PRK)
L 0001–0100 		5
Shokir Muminov −73 kg —  Ježek (CZE)
W 1000–0001 		 Wang (KOR)
L 0000–1100 		Did not advance  Ibragimov (KAZ)
W 1010–0001 		 Guilheiro (BRA)
L 0000–1000 		Did not advance
Khurshid Nabiev −90 kg —  Gordon (GBR)
W 0100–0020 		 Mammadov (AZE)
L 0010–0110 		Did not advance
Utkir Kurbanov −100 kg —  Brata (ROU)
L 0001–1000 		Did not advance
Abdullo Tangriev +100 kg Bye  Tölzer (GER)
W 0211–0000 		 Wojnarowicz (POL)
W 0010–0000 		 Riner (FRA)
W 0001–0000 		 Brayson (CUB)
W 1010–0011 		Bye  Ishii (JPN)
L 0000–0010 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Zinura Djuraeva −52 kg  Tarangul (GER)
L 0000–1101 		Did not advance
Mariya Shekerova +78 kg  Mondière (FRA)
L 0000–0200 		Did not advance

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ruslan Naurzaliev Single sculls 7:58.43 5 SE/F Bye 7:35.12 3 FE 7:09.98 26

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Dilshod Mukhtarov 10 m air pistol 580 15 Did not advance
50 m pistol 549 31 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Elena Kuznetsova 10 m air rifle 392 32 Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 573 30 Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Danil Bugakov 100 m backstroke 56.59 39 Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:10.04 46 Did not advance
Ivan Demyanenko 100 m breaststroke 1:05.14 56 Did not advance
Ibrahim Nazarov 200 m freestyle 1:56.27 53 Did not advance
Sergey Pankov 200 m backstroke 2:03.51 38 Did not advance
Petr Romashkin 100 m freestyle 51.83 55 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mariya Bugakova 50 m freestyle 29.73 68 Did not advance
Irina Shlemova 100 m freestyle 58.77 46 Did not advance

Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Dmitriy Kim Men's −68 kg  Tlish (LBA)
W DSQ 		 Sung Y-C (TPE)
L 2–3 		Did not advance
Akmal Irgashev Men's +80 kg  García (ESP)
W 11–10 		 Cha D-M (KOR)
L 0–2 		Did not advance  Moitland (CRC)
W 6–5 		 Chukwumerije (NGR)
L 3–4 		Did not advance 5
Evgeniya Karimova Women's +67 kg  Che C C (MAS)
L 4–5 		Did not advance

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Akgul Amanmuradova Women's singles  Schiavone (ITA)
L 4–6, 2–6 		Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Sherzodjon Yusupov Men's −77 kg 144 18 178 16 322 16
Mansurbek Chashemov Men's −85 kg 165 9 202 7 367 7

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Key:

Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Dilshod Mansurov −55 kg  Mukhtarbekuly (KAZ)
W 3–0 PO 		 Gadzhiev (BLR)
W 3–1 PP 		 Matsunaga (JPN)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance Bye  Akgul (TUR)
W 3–0 PO 		 Kudukhov (RUS)
L 0–3 PO 		5
Soslan Tigiev −74 kg Bye  Ştefan (ROU)
W 3–0 PO 		 Bentinidis (GRE)
W 3–0 PO 		 Haidarau (BLR)
W 3–0 PO 		Bye  Saitiev (RUS)
L 1–3 PP 		DSQ
Zaurbek Sokhiev −84 kg  Laliyev (KAZ)
W 3–1 PP 		 Ketoev (RUS)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance 9
Kurban Kurbanov −96 kg  Zilberman (CAN)
W 3–1 PP 		 Kiss (HUN)
W 3–1 PP 		 Gazyumov (AZE)
L 0–3 PO 		Did not advance 7
Artur Taymazov −120 kg Bye  Isayev (AZE)
W 3–1 PP 		 Rodríguez (CUB)
W 3–1 PP 		 Musuľbes (SVK)
W 3–0 PO 		Bye  Akhmedov (RUS)
W 3–0 PO 		DSQ
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Ildar Hafizov −55 kg  Mankiev (RUS)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance  Fris (SRB)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance 10
Dilshod Aripov −60 kg  Štefanek (SRB)
W 3–1 PP 		 Tyumenbayev (KGZ)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance 11
David Saldadze −120 kg  Botev (AZE)
L 1–3 PP 		Did not advance 14

References

  1. ^ "Uzbekistan Olympic Team for Beijing 2008". Archived from the original on 2008-09-28. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  2. ^ "Blonska thrown out of long jump". BBC Sport. 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
  3. ^ World Boxing Championships Chicago 2007
  4. ^ "1st AIBA Asian Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournament". Archived from the original on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
  5. ^ "2nd AIBA Asian Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournament". Archived from the original on 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
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