Khusniddin Norbekov

Khusniddin Norbekov (born 23 May 1987) is a Uzbekistani Paralympic athlete with cerebral palsy.[2][3] He is a Paralympic champion in both the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympic Games. He holds three world championships titles in para-athletics and is a two-time champion of the recent Paralympic Games.

Khusniddin Norbekov
Personal information
Born (1987-05-23) 23 May 1987
Navoiy, Soviet Union
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Sport
CountryUzbekistan
SportPara-athletics
DisabilityCerebral palsy
Disability classF37
Event(s)
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Discus throw F37
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Shot put F35
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Shot put F37
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha Discus throw F37
Gold medal – first place 2017 London Discus throw F37
Gold medal – first place 2019 Dubai Shot put F35
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris Shot put F35
Silver medal – second place 2017 London Shot put F37
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Doha Shot put F37
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Discus throw F37
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Shot put F35
Silver medal – second place2010 Guangzhou Shot put F37–38
Silver medal – second place2014 Incheon Shot put F37

Career

In 2008 he began to engage in professional sports in his hometown of Navoiy. Starting from 2009, he started to participate in international competitions as a member of the Uzbekistan national team. In 2014, at the Summer Paralympic Games in Incheon, South Korea, he won a gold medal.[4] In 2015, at the World Para Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, he won a gold medal in discus throwing in the F37 category and was awarded a bronze medal in shot put.[5]

In 2016, at the Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he won a gold medal in discus throwing in the F37 category, becoming an Olympic Champion.[6] In shot put, he won a bronze medal in his category at the Paralympic Games.[7] In the same year, Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev conferred upon him the title of "Pride of Uzbekistan".[8][9][10]

In 2017 at the World Para Athletics Championships in London he secured a gold medal in discus throwing and a silver medal in shot put.[11] In 2018, at the Asian Para Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, he won a gold medal.[4] In 2019, at the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, UAE, he won a gold medal and set a world record in shot put with a throw of 17.32 meters in the F37 category.[12]

In 2020, at the Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, he won a gold medal in shot put with a distance of 16.13 meters in the F35 category, becoming a two-time Paralympic champion.[13][2] In the same year, Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev conferred upon him the title of "Merited Athlete of the Republic of Uzbekistan".[3][14][15][16][17]

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