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Uzbekistani Paralympic athlete (born 1994)
Nurkhon Kurbanova
Personal information
NationalityUzbekistani
Born (1994-08-12) 12 August 1994 (age 30)
Namangan, Uzbekistan
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
Disability classF55
Events
Coached bySardor Abdukholikov
Yakhyo Yakubov
Medal record
Women's para-athletics
Representing  Uzbekistan
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Javelin throw F54
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Javelin throw F54
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Shot put F54
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Shot put F54
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris Javelin throw F54
Gold medal – first place 2024 Kobe Javelin throw F54
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Paris Shot put F54
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Kobe Shot put F54
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Javelin throw F54

Nurkhon Kurbanova (born 12 August 1994) is an Uzbekistani Paralympic athlete specializing in throwing events. She represented Uzbekistan at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Career

Kurbanova made her international debut for Uzbekistan at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships where she finished in fifth place in the women's shot put F54 event and sixth place in the women's javelin throw F54 event.

Kurbanova represented Uzbekistan in the women's shot put F54 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal. She also won a silver medal in the women's javelin throw F54 event and placed 8th in the Shot put.

At the 2022 Asian Para Games Kurbanova won the Javelin Throw and a silver medal in the Shot Put. She also placed 4th in the Discus Throw.

At the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships, she won gold in the Javelin and bronze in the shot put, also placing 10th in the discus throw.

At the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships, she again won gold in the Javelin and bronze in the shot put.

She qualified to represent Uzbekistan at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, winning gold in the Javelin Throw with a world record of 21.12 metres, bronze in the shot put and placed 11th in the discus.

References

  1. "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  2. "Nurkhon Kurbanova". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  3. "Nurkhon Kurbanova". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  4. Houston, Michael (30 August 2021). "Streng seals gold as photo finish needed in dramatic men's T64 100m Paralympic final". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  5. Houston, Michael (4 September 2021). "Italy end athletics session with 1-2-3 in women's 100m at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  6. "Kobe 2024 Para Athletics Day 8: Three golds for Uzbekistan, 16 up for Cockroft". www.insidethegames.biz. 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  7. Agencies (2024-09-08). "Soares, Kurbanova and Baars smash world records to scoop Paralympic golds". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  8. UzDaily. "Nurkhon Kurbanova wins bronze medal at the Paralympic Games". UzDaily.uz. Retrieved 2024-09-09.


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