Rustam Assakalov Explained
| Rustam Assakalov |
| Native Name: | Рустам Ассакалов |
| Native Name Lang: | ru |
| Full Name: | Rustam Skhatbievich Assakalov |
| Nationality: | Russian
 Uzbek |
| Birth Date: | 1984 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Novorossiysk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Height: | 1.88m (06.17feet)[1] |
| Country: | Russia
Uzbekistan (since 2012) |
| Alma Mater: | Kuban State University |
| Sport: | Greco-Roman wrestling |
| Club: | Dynamo Taskent[2] |
| Coach: | Vladimir Kholodaev
Kamil Fatkulin
Ravshan Ruzikulov (national)
Salim Abduvaliev (personal) |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Rustam Skhatbievich Assakalov (ru|link=no|Рустам Схатбиевич Ассакалов; born 13 July 1984) is a Russian-born Uzbekistani Greco-Roman wrestler of Adyg heritage. He won gold medals at the 2014 Asian Games and 2013 and 2015 Asian Championships, and silver medals at the 2018 Asian Games, 2015 World Championships and 2014 and 2018 Asian championships.[1]
Assakalov took up wrestling in 1994 in Novorossiysk, Russia, following his father, a former wrestler.[1] He placed third at the 2009 Russian Championships.[3] His younger brother Bislan Assakalov is a World Cadet Champion.[4]
In 2022, he won the gold medal in his event at the Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[5] He competed in the 97kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[6]
Assakalov won one of the bronze medals in the 97kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.[7]
He competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and he earned a quota place for Uzbekistan for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, finishing in fifth place.[8] He lost his bronze medal match in the 97kg event at the Olympics.[9]
Notes and References
- https://en.asiangames2018.id/athletes/athlete/ASSAKALOV-Rustam-3001007/ Rustam Assakalov
- Web site: Assakalov, Rustam (UZB). International Wrestling Database.
- Web site: Rustam Assakalov in the Russian GR Nationals 2009. wrestrus.ru.
- Web site: Brother is Cadet World Champion. novorab.ru.
- Web site: 2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220302085143/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-03/final-book-ranking-series-istambul-2022-light.pdf?VersionId=BMipbXFVxzXXeonWOfeVdKVeNlWlxYzt . 2 March 2022 . 2 March 2022 . UWW.org . United World Wrestling.
- Web site: 2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220918183512/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. . 18 September 2022 . 18 September 2022 . United World Wrestling.
- Web site: 2022 Asian Games Wrestling Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20231126104236/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2023-10/final-book-19th_asian_games.pdf?VersionId=9H_h8q43B_vk2i2naUW65gaX0JclYtZX . 26 November 2023 . 10 March 2024 . United World Wrestling.
- Web site: 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240422185521/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_asian_og_qualifier.pdf . 22 April 2024 . 22 April 2024 . United World Wrestling.
- Web site: Wrestling Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240811181048/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WRE/OG2024_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf . 11 August 2024 . 12 August 2024 . 2024 Summer Olympics.
