Rustamhodza Rahimov
Encyclopedia
Rustamhodza Rahimov (born February 16, 1975 in Dushanbe
) is a boxer
from Germany
, but of Tajik origins, as his name suggests.
Dushanbe
-Economy:Coal, lead, and arsenic are mined nearby in the cities of Nurek and Kulob allowing for the industrialization of Dushanbe. The Nurek Dam, the world's highest as of 2008, generates 95% of Tajikistan's electricity, and another dam, the Roghun Dam, is planned on the Vakhsh River...
) is a boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
from Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, but of Tajik origins, as his name suggests.
Medals
- In the 2004 Summer Olympics Rahimov won a bronzeBronzeBronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal...
medal in the flyweightFlyweightFlyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing less than 112 lb but above 108 lb .-Professional boxing:...
boxing event. He was 29. - 2005 he beat American Gary Russell Jr. at the world championships at bantamweight and won silver.
Olympic results
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Óscar EscandónÓscar EscandónOscar Eduardo Escandón Berrío is a boxer from Colombia, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native South American country. There he was stopped in the round of sixteen of the Flyweight division by Germany's Rustamhodza Rahimov...
(Colombia) 25-15 - Defeated Paulus AmbundaPaulus AmbundaPaulus Ambunda is a Namibian boxer who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics.Ambunda won the silver medal in the same division at the All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria....
(Namibia) 28-15 - Lost to Yuriorkis Gamboa ToledanoYuriorkis Gamboa ToledanoYuriorkis Gamboa Toledano is a Cuban professional boxer who, as an amateur boxer, won an Olympic gold medal in the flyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is the former IBF and WBA Featherweight champion, being stripped of both titles...
(Cuba) 11-20