Muzaffar Tursunkhujaev (born 16 January 1998)[1] is a visually impaired Uzbekistani Paralympic swimmer.[2] He is a two-time bronze medalist at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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| Born | 16 January 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Uzbekistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Vision impairment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHe represented Uzbekistan at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won two bronze medals: in the men's 50 metre freestyle S13 and men's 100 metre butterfly S13 events.[2] He also competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[3]
At the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships held in London, United Kingdom, he won the bronze medal in the men's 50 metres freestyle S13 event.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Muzaffar Tursunkhujaev Profile". 2020 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Muzaffar Tursunkhujaev". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "Swimming Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "2019 World Para Swimming Championships | Day 7". Olympic Channel. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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