Dilshod Aripov

Dilshod Aripov (Uzbek: Дильшод Арипов; born May 20, 1977 in Tashkent) is an amateur Uzbekistani Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's lightweight category.[1] He is a two-time medalist at the Asian Games, and five-time at the Asian Wrestling Championships. Aripov also achieved his early international success by defeating Armenia's Karen Mnatsakanyan for a gold medal in the 58 kg class at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships in Patras, Greece.[2]

Dilshod Aripov
Personal information
Nationality Uzbekistan
Born (1977-05-20) 20 May 1977
Tashkent, Uzbek SSR
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
ClubSpartak Tashkent
Coached byKamil Fatkulin
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Uzbekistan
Asian Games
2002 Busan60 kg
2006 Doha60 kg
World Championships
2001 Patras58 kg
2009 Herning60 kg
Asian Championships
1997 Tehran54 kg
2000 Seoul58 kg
2008 Jeju City60 kg
1999 Tashkent58 kg
2004 Almaty60 kg

Aripov made his official debut for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he competed in the men's featherweight division (58 kg). He placed second in the preliminary pool round against Kazakhstan's Yuriy Melnichenko and two-time Asian wrestling champion Kim In-Sub of South Korea, with a total score of two technical points, finishing only in eleventh overall position.

Eight years later, Aripov qualified for the men's 60 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing after placing second from the Asian Wrestling Championships in Jeju City, South Korea.[3] He first defeated Serbia's Davor Štefanek in the qualifying round, before losing out his next match to Kyrgyzstan's Ruslan Tumenbaev, who eventually won the bronze medal in this event.[4]

At the 2009 World Wrestling Championships in Herning, Denmark, Aripov recaptured his success from an eight-year drought by claiming a silver medal in the final match against defending Olympic champion Islambek Albiev of Russia, with a technical score of 0–4.[5]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dilshod Aripov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  2. van Peursem, Heather (9 December 2001). "Gardner Wins Gold; Paulson and Lindland Silver; United States Take Third as a Team". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  3. "Asian championship of freestyle and Greco–Roman wrestling". NOC Uzbekistan. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  4. "Men's Greco-Roman 60kg (132 lbs) Round of 16 Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  5. "Islambek Albiev is World Champion". WayNakh. 28 September 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
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