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Ruslan NurudinovUzbek weightlifter
Date of Birth: 24.11.1991
Country:  Uzbekistan |
Content:
- Ruslan Nurudinov: Uzbekistan's Weightlifting Superstar
- Asian and World Dominance
- Silver Surge at the World Championships
- Olympic Triumph and Reign
Ruslan Nurudinov: Uzbekistan's Weightlifting Superstar
Early Career and BreakthroughBorn on November 24, 1991, in Andijan, Uzbekistan, Ruslan Nurudinov made his international debut at the 2010 World Championships in Antalya, Turkey. Competing in the 85 kg weight class, he finished 10th with a total of 362 kg. Later that year, at the Asian Games, he moved up to the 94 kg category and finished fifth with a total of 379 kg.
Nurudinov's first major success came at the 2012 Asian Championships, where he won gold in the 105 kg weight class with a total of 404 kg. He achieved the same result at the 2012 London Olympics, but it was only good enough for fourth place.
Asian and World Dominance
In the years that followed, Nurudinov continued to dominate at the Asian level, winning another Asian Championship in 2013. He also triumphed at the 2013 Universiade in Kazan and claimed the gold medal at the 2013 World Championships in Wroclaw, Poland, with lifts of 190 kg in the snatch and 235 kg in the clean and jerk.
Silver Surge at the World Championships
At the 2014 World Championships in Almaty, Nurudinov produced an unforgettable performance. He set a world record in the clean and jerk (239 kg), seemingly securing the gold medal. However, Russian weightlifter David Bedzhanyan lifted 240 kg, and then Kazakhstan's Ilya Ilyin added two more kilograms to the world record. Nurudinov ultimately finished second with a total of 432 kg.
Olympic Triumph and Reign
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, with Ilyin and Bedzhanyan disqualified, Nurudinov faced little competition. He lifted 194 kg in the snatch, 237 kg in the clean and jerk, and totaled 431 kg. The silver medal went to Simon Martirosyan of Armenia, who finished 14 kg behind, while Alexander Zaichikov of Kazakhstan took bronze, 15 kg adrift of Nurudinov.
