Abdullo Tangriev Explained

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Full Name:Abdullo Tangriev
Nationality:Uzbek
Birth Date:1981 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Surxondaryo Region, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Height:1.90 m[1]
Weight:132 kg
Weight Class:+100 kg
Turnedpro:2000-
Worlds Rank:1
Worlds Year:2011
Worlds Weight:Men's Open
Regionals Type:AS
Regionals Rank:1
Regionals Year:2003
Regionals Year2:2005
Regionals Year3:2007
Regionals Year4:2008
Regionals Year5:2011
Regionals Year6:2015
Olympics Rank:2
Olympics Year:2008
Olympics Weight:Men's +100 kg
Updated:30 May 2023

Abdullo Tangriev (born 28 March 1981) is an Uzbek judoka. He won a silver medal in the +100 kg category at the 2008 Olympic Games.

Early life

Abdullo Tangriev was born on 28 March 1981, in Surxondaryo Region. He was engaged with judo from the age 10. From 1995 he started training in Chirchiq Olympics school. He was able to show his talent from early ages, and in the age of 19 he was called to the Uzbekistan National Olympics team, and attended in 2000 Summer Olympics[2]

Career

After the Olympics, he won the Uzbekistan championship from judo, in 2001. In 2003 for the first time in his career he became the champion of Asia, in super weight category which was held in Jeju Province. In coming for years (2005, 2007, 2008, 2011) he also became the champion of Asia in judo.

In the same year of 2003 Tangriev won the third place in 23rd World Judo Championship which took place in Osaka. In the years of 2005 (Rio de Janeiro) and 2009 (Rotterdam) he twice was honored as the bronze medal owner in Judo World Championship.

In 2008 Summer Olympics Tangriev was able to reach the final stage of tournament in category of 100kg's, where he lost the fight, and got the second place.[2] [3] [4]

In 2012 Summer Olympics Tangriev was disqualified from professional sport, due to cannabis being detected in his drug test.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Abdullo Tangriev . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417201049/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/abdullo-tangriyev-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 6 October 2018.
  2. Web site: Article about Abdullo Tangriev . 22 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160404212200/http://people.ziyonet.uz/uz/person/view/tangriyev_abdulla_ . 4 April 2016 . dead . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 22 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305121508/http://www.intjudo.eu/pictures/result/10_3_8.pdf . 5 March 2016 . dead . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: 2003 World Judo Championships. | Judo Info.
  5. Information http://sport.uzreport.uz/news_e_98431.html