Anvar Anvarov (born 22 October 2000) is a long jumper from Uzbekistan. He is Uzbek national record holder, and has won national titles both indoors and outdoors.[1]

Anvar Anvarov
Personal information
NationalityUzbekistan
Born (2000-10-22) 22 October 2000 (age 24)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong Jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsLong jump: 8.22m (Geneva, 2023) NR

Career

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In August 2022, he won gold at the delayed 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya.[2] In September 2022, he won silver at the Central Asian Athletics Championship in Samarkand.[3]

In June 2023, Anvarov set a new Uzbek national record in the long jump, leaping a distance of 8.22 metres in Geneva. This surpassed the previous national record set in 1985.[4][5] In July 2023 he finished fourth in the long jump at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok with a leap of 8.07 metres.[6] He competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023.[7] In October 2023, he finished fourth at the delayed 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou with a leap of 8.01 metres.[8]

In June 2024, he tied with Czech Petr Meindlschmid with a leap of 7.92 meters to lead the long jump at the Josef Odložil Memorial event in Prague.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Anvar Anvarov". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  2. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (12 August 2022). "Beteyob seals more weightlifting golds for Indonesia at Islamic Solidarity Games". Inside the Games. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Bagrat Gasanbekov won a bronze medal in the long jump at the Central Asian Athletics Open Championship". Turkmenportal.com. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Uzbek athletes secure 37 medals at Central Asian Athletic Open Championships". Daryo. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Atletica Geneve - EAP". World Athletics. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Asian Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Men's Long Jump Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Engil atletika. Anvar Anvarov uzunlikka sakrash bahslarini to'rtinchi o'rinda yakunladi". Olamsport. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Athletics. Anvar Anvarov won the prize at the international tournament in Prague". Sports.uz. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.