Ruslan Nurudinov (Uzbek: Ruslan Shamil'evich Nurudinov; born 24 November 1991) is an Uzbekistani weightlifter of Tatar ethnic origin.[1][2] He is the first world champion for Uzbekistan in weightlifting (2013). Nurudinov won a gold medal at the 2016 Olympics, setting a new Olympic record in the clean and jerk at 237 kg.

Ruslan Nurudinov
Nurudinov on a 2017 stamp of Uzbekistan
Personal information
NationalityRepublic of Uzbekistan
Born (1991-11-24) 24 November 1991 (age 32)
Andijan, Uzbekistan
Years active2010–present
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight109 kg (240 lb)
Sport
CountryUzbekistan
SportWeightlifting
Event–109 kg
Turned pro2010
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 194 kg (2016)
  • Clean & jerk: 241 kg (2021, CWR)
  • Total: 432 kg (2014)
Medal record
Representing  Uzbekistan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro – 105 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Wrocław 105 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Bogotá 109 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Almaty 105 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tashkent 109 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Riyadh 109 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta 105 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou 109 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Pyeongtaek -105 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Astana -105 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tashkent -109 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Jinju -109 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Tashkent -109 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan −105 kg

Career

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At the 2013 World Championships which held was in Poland, Nurudinov became the world champion for the first time, confidently winning the snatch (190 kg) and clean and jerk (235 kg). And in the double-event total he took a gold medal with a result of 425 kg.[3]

In 2014, at the World Championships held in Almaty, Nurudinov, in an uncompromising fight for first place with Kazakh and Russian weightlifters, broke the world record in the clean and jerk - 239 kg, then Russian David Bedzhanyan regained the highest world achievement - 240 kg, and finally, Kazakh Ilya Ilyin set the final world record in clean and jerk at 242 kg. As a result, the Uzbek athlete was first in the snatch (193 kg), third in the clean and jerk (239 kg) and took the second place in the combined event (432 kg).

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Nurudinov, in the absence of the disqualified Ilyin, won the snatch (194 kg), set an Olympic record in the clean and jerk (237 kg) and by a large margin won a gold medal with a combined total of 431 kg.

At the beginning of November 2018, at the World Championships in Ashgabat, an Uzbek athlete in the new weight category of up to 109 kg failed his performance in the snatch, failed to take the initial weight of 188 kg. But in the clean and jerk he managed to win a small bronze medal with a weight on the barbell of 227 kg. To get a big bronze medal in total, he only had to pull out a barbell weighing 177 kg.

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2012   London, United Kingdom 105 kg 184 188 190 5 220 226 226 3 404 DSQ
2016   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 105 kg 190 194 197 2 225 230 237 OR 1 431  
World Championships
2010   Antalya, Turkey 85 kg 165 165 169 7 197 197 201 10 362 10
2011   Paris, France 94 kg 177 177 180 8 215 221 225   398 5
2013   Wrocław, Poland 105 kg 190 190 195   225 230 235   425  
2014   Almaty, Kazakhstan 105 kg 185 190 193   220 230 239 WR   432  
2018   Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 109 kg 187 189 189 -- 222 227 238   -- --
2021   Tashkent, Uzbekistan 109 kg 185 185 189   227 236 242   421  
2022   Bogotá, Colombia 109 kg 177 177 180   217 220 220   397  
2023   Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 109 kg 175 180 185 4 221 227 236   407  
Asian Games
2010   Guangzhou, China 94 kg 170 175 175 4 205 209 214 4 379 5
2018   Jakarta, Indonesia 105 kg 183 187 191 1 222 230 -- 1 421  
2023   Hangzhou, China 109 kg 175 175 178 4 216 -- -- 3 391  
Asian Championships
2011   Tongling, China 94 kg 160 160 160 6 200 200 200 5 360 5
2012   Pyeongtaek, South Korea 105 kg 180 184 187   220 228 230   404  
2013   Astana, Kazakhstan 105 kg 185 190 196   220 230 --   420  
2016   Tashkent, Uzbekistan +105 kg 183 188 191   225 230 235 4 426 4
2020   Tashkent, Uzbekistan 109 kg 183 188 188   228 235 241 CWR   429  
2023   Jinju, South Korea 109 kg 170 175 177   213 221 228   405  
2024   Tashkent, Uzbekistan 109 kg 165 170 175   207 207 --   382  
Summer Universiade
2013   Kazan, Russia 105 kg 184 188 190   215 222 --   412  

References

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  1. ^ "Ruslan Nurudinov". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Ruslan Nurudinov". tatar-inform.ru. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  3. ^ Руслан Нуриддинов – жаҳон чемпиони, archived from the original on 2 November 2013, retrieved 31 October 2013
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