Egamnazar Akbarov
Olympic judoka
- Born
- 18 July 1976, Tashkent
- Citizenship
- Uzbekistan
- Sport
- judo
- Occupation
- judoka
- Height
- 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Egamnazar Muftillayevich Akbarov (Uzbek: Эгамназар Муфтиллаевич Акбаров; born July 18, 1976, in Tashkent) is an Uzbek judoka, who competed in the men's lightweight category. He picked up a total of eight medals in his career, including a gold from the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing, China and a bronze from the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, and represented his nation Uzbekistan in the 73-kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Akbarov made sporting headlines at the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing, where he threw South Korea's Choi Yong-sin in the closing seconds to grab the gold medal in the 73-kg division. When South Korea hosted the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, Akbarov missed a chance for another gold with a stunning defeat to his former rival Choi in the semifinals by the mighty commotion of the home crowd inside Gudeok Gymnasium, but redeemed himself to score a waza-ari awasete ippon victory over Mongolia's Damdiny Süldbayar for the bronze medal.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 Summer Olympics | 2004 |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q18638113 (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.