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| Born | (2004-02-12) 12 February 2004 (age 20) | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Turkmenistan | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –66 kg | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | R16 (2024) | ||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | R32 (2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Asian Champ. | R32 (2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Profile at external databases | |||||||||||||||
| IJF | 61567 | ||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 155449 | ||||||||||||||
| Updated on 28 July 2024 | |||||||||||||||
Serdar Rahimov (born 12 February 2004) is a judoka from Turkmenistan.
Early life
From the Lebap Region, he was schooled in Judo in Hojambaz.
Career
He won the Junior European Cup in Sarajevo in March 2023 in the 66kg category.
In February 2024, he won silver at the Warsaw European Open in Poland, in the weight category up to 66 kg. In May 2024, he won the 2024 Dushanbe Grand Slam in Tajikistan. It was the first ever Turkmenistan gold medal at a grand slam tournament. With the win he gained an automatic place at the Olympic Games.
In June 2024, he officially selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
References
- "Serdar Rahimov". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- "The composition of the Turkmen judo team at the 2024 Olympic Games has been determined". Turkmenportal.com. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- "Turkmen judoists take away three medals from Sarajevo from the European Junior Cup". tdh.gov.tm. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- "Judokas of Turkmenistan won gold and silver at the European Open Tournament in Warsaw". Turkmwnistan.gov.tm. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- Crowley, Jo (10 May 2024). "Serdar Rahimov (TKM): It's a Good Life". ijf.org. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- "Judoka Serdar Rahimov won Turkmenistan's first gold medal at Grand Slam tournament". Salamnews.tm. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- "FINALLY GOLD FOR SERDAR RAHIMOV". Judo Inside. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- "The names of Turkmen judoists who will compete at the 2024 Olympics in Paris have become known". aoc.gov.tm. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
External links
- Serdar Rahimov at the International Judo Federation
- Serdar Rahimov at JudoInside.com
- Serdar Rahimov at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Serdar Rahimov at The-Sports.org
- Serdar Rahimov on Instagram