Dilshod Aripov
Olympic wrestler
딜쇼드 오리포프
- Born
- 20 May 1977, Tashkent
- Citizenship
- Uzbekistan
- Sport
- Greco-Roman wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler
- Height
- 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
- Weight
- 60 kg (132 lb)
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. 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.
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 in eleventh overall position.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 Asian Games | 1998 | |
| 2000 Summer Olympics | 2000 | |
| 2002 Asian Games | 2002 | |
| 2006 Asian Games | 2006 | |
| 2008 Summer Olympics | 2008 |
Awards and honours
- Order of Friendship
- The Pride of Uzbekistan
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q5277059 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.