Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Tashkent, UZB |
| Higher education |
Coaching - Andijan State University: Uzbekistan |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
He took up the sport together with his brother. |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began weightlifting in 1999 in Xonobod, Uzbekistan. |
Further Personal Information |
| Languages |
English, Russian, Uzbek |
General Interest |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning the gold medal in the 105kg category at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (upl.uz, 17 Jan 2017) |
| Most influential person in career |
Turkish coach Cafer Topcu. (Athlete, 01 Nov 2015) |
| Hero / Idol |
Soviet weightlifters Yury Vlasov, Yury Zakharevich and Leonid Taranenko. (Athlete, 01 Nov 2015) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Bakhram Mendibaev [national], UZB |
International Debut |
| Year |
2010 |
| Competing for |
Uzbekistan |
| Tournament |
World Championships |
| Location |
Antalya, TUR |
General Interest |
| Injuries |
He had an operation on his left knee in August 2014. The surgery was unsuccessful and he went through one year of rehabilitation. In 2015 he had a further operation and he needed 10 months to recover. (ONS, 15 Aug 2016) |
| Nicknames |
Tatarin (Facebook profile, 09 Jul 2023) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"People who don't dream, don't live. Everyone should have a goal, because this is the best motivation to move forward." (upl.uz, 17 Jan 2017) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
Andizhan: Uzbekistan |
General Interest |
| Awards and honours |
In recognition of his achievements, he has received the El-Yurt Hurmati [Honour of the Country] state order and the title of Honoured Athlete in Uzbekistan. (olympic.uz, 24 Nov 2022; Athlete, 01 Nov 2015) |
| Milestones |
He won Uzbekistan's first weightlifting Olympic gold medal, when he was victorious in the 105kg category at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Dec 2020)
He became the first weightlifter representing Uzbekistan to win a gold medal at the world championships when he was victorious in the 105kg category at the 2013 edition in Wroclaw, Poland. He claimed gold in the snatch, the clean and jerk, and the overall competition. (weightliftingpodcast.com, 08 Jul 2014; IWF, 27 Oct 2013; SportsDeskOnline, 16 Dec 2020) |
Further Personal Information |
| Family |
Wife Almira Mamatkazina |
General Interest |
| Other information |
SANCTION
In December 2018 the International Weightlifting Federation [IWF] announced that a sample he had provided at the 2012 Olympic Games in London had been retested and found to be positive for the prohibited substance dehydrochlormethyltestosterone [oral turinabol]. In April 2019 the International Olympic Committee [IOC] referred the case to the Anti-Doping Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport [CAS ADD], which found that he had committed an anti-doping rule violation. As a result, the CAS ADD disqualified him from the 2012 Olympic Games in London, where he had finished fourth in the 105kg category. The case was then referred back to the IWF for follow-up, and the IWF issued him with a two-year suspension. His period of ineligibility ended on 17 December 2020. (tas-cas.org, 27 May 2019; iwf.net, 22 Dec 2018, 03 Aug 2020; insidethegames.biz, 27 May 2019; kun.uz, 01 May 2020) |
Rio de Janeiro
London
Riyadh
Bogotá
Tashkent
Ashgabat
Almaty
Wroclaw
Paris
Antalya
Jinju
Tongling
Jakarta
Belgorod
Fuzhou