Rustam Saidov (Рустам Саидов; born 6 February 1978) is a boxer from

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, who competed in the Super Heavyweight (+91 kg) at the

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and won the bronze medal.

Career

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at the 2004 Summer Olympics, he was eliminated in the first round of the Super Heavyweight (over 91 kg) division by

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's southpaw

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(13-18). He qualified for the Athens Games by winning the gold medal at the

2004 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships The 22nd edition of the Men's Asian Amateur Boxing Championships were held from January 11 to January 18, 2004 in Puerto Princesa Coliseum, Puerto Princesa, Philippines. The tournament served as a qualification event for the 2004 Summer Olympic ...

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. In the final he defeated Tajikistan's

Sergei Kharitonov Sergei Valerievich Kharitonov (russian: Серге́й Вале́рьевич Харито́нов, Sergéj Valér'jevich Kharitónov, ; born August 18, 1980) is a Russian professional heavyweight mixed martial artist and former kickb ...

. In 2002 and 2006 he became Asian champ beating Olympic silver medallist Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov in the final both times. 2005 he lost to Russian southpaw Roman Romanchuk at the World Championships. 2007 he again made an early exit from the World Championships.

Olympic results

2000 *Defeated

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(Egypt) 21-8 *Defeated Art Binkowski (Canada) RSC 2 *Lost to Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov (Kazakhstan) 22-28 2004 *Lost to Michel López Núñez (Cuba) 13-18

References

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