Ikhtiyor Navruzov

Ikhtiyor Navruzov

Navruzov at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Ikhtiyor Karimovich Navruzov
Nationality	Uzbekistan
Born	(1989-07-05) July 5, 1989 (age 27) Bukhara, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country	Uzbekistan
Sport	Wrestling
Event(s)	Freestyle
Medal record Representing  Uzbekistan Men's freestyle wrestling Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 65 kg World Championships 2015 Las Vegas 65 kg Asian Games 2014 ncheon 65 kg Asian Championships 2011 Tashkent 66 kg 2010 New Delhi 66 kg Junior World Championships 2008 Istanbul 66 kg

Ikhtiyor Karimovich Navruzov (born 5 July 1989 in Bukhara) is an Uzbek freestyle wrestler. He competed in the 66 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and lost quarter finals match against India's Sushil Kumar. He is a silver 2015 World Wrestling Championships medalist in the 65 kg.

Navruzov won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 65 kg freestyle wrestling event against Mongolia's Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran. The Mongolian coaches protested the loss, as Navruzov won a penalty point on a technicality in the final seconds of the match. Upon realizing he had won bronze, Navruzov twice screamed "Allahu Akbar," the Islamic Takbir. Before the bout against Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran, Navruzov was also part of another controversy where he defeated Puerto Rico's Franklin Gómez, which would result of an investigation made by the United World Wrestling that would suspend four judges from Georgia, South Korea, Germany and Russia.

At the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Navruzov faced Franklin Gómez of Puerto Rico. Gómez and Navruzov were tied 5-5 in the second round. As the fight was about to end, Gómez made a move that took Navruzov outside of the ring, initially warranting two points for Gómez. However, one of the officers argued that the move favored Navruzov, forcing Gómez' corner to challenge the call. When the officers decided against him, the bout ended 8-5 for Navruzov.