Andrey Abduvaliyev
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| Native name | Андрей Хакимович Абдувалиев | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Andrey Hakimovich Abduvaliyev | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Uzbek | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
June 30, 1966 (age 50) Leningrad, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 125 kg (276 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |
 Soviet Union Tajikistan Uzbekistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Hammer throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Dushanbe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 83.46 m (1990) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Andrey Hakimovich Abduvaliyev (Russian: Андрей Хакимович Абдувалиев; born June 30, 1966 in Leningrad) is a former Soviet, Tajikistani, and Uzbekistani hammer thrower.
He won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics while representing the Unified Team. After competing for USSR he chose to represent Tajikistan when USSR was dissolved. In 1997 he changed his nationality to Uzbekistan, thus becoming one of the very few athletes to compete for three states. His second Olympic participation was in 2000 while representing Uzbekistan.
His personal best was 83.46m in 1990.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| Representing the Soviet Union | ||||
| 1990 | Goodwill Games | Seattle, United States | 2nd | 82.20 m |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 5th | 78.30 m |
Representing the  Unified Team | ||||
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 1st | 82.54 m |
| Representing Tajikistan | ||||
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 1st | 81.64 m |
| 1995 | World Championships | Göteborg, Sweden | 1st | 81.56 m |
| Central Asian Games | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 1st | ||
| Representing Uzbekistan | ||||
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 15th | 74.96 m |
| 1998 | Asian Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 1st | |
| Asian Games | Bangkok, Thailand | 2nd | ||
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 15th | 75.12 m |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 15th | 75.64 m |
External links
- Andrey Abduvaliyev profile at IAAF
- sports-reference
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