Rustam Skhatbievich Assakalov (russian: link=no, Рустам Схатбиевич Ассакалов; born 13 July 1984) is a Russian-born Uzbekistani

Greco-Roman wrestler Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), classic wrestling ( Euro English) or French wrestling (in Russia until 1948) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first mo ...

of Adyg heritage. He won gold medals at the 2014 Asian Games and 2013 and 2015 Asian Championships, and silver medals at the 2018 Asian Games, 2015 World Championships and 2014 and 2018 Asian championships. Assakalov took up wrestling in 1994 in Novorossiysk, Russia, following his father, a former wrestler. He placed third at the 2009 Russian Championships. His younger brother Bislan Assakalov is a World Cadet Champion. In 2022, he won the gold medal in his event at the Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey. He competed in the 97kg event at the

2022 World Wrestling Championships The 2022 World Wrestling Championships was the 17th edition of the World Wrestling Championships of combined events and was held between 10 and 18 September 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia. The UWW Bureau approved the candidature of Belgrade, Serbia ...

held in Belgrade, Serbia. Assakalov won one of the bronze medals in the 97kg event at the

2022 Asian Games The 2022 Asian Games (), officially known as the 19th Asian Games (), also known as Hangzhou 2022, ( zh, c=杭州2022, p=Hángzhōu Èr líng èr èr), will be a multi-sport event celebrated in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. Hangzhou will be the t ...

held in Hangzhou, China. He competed at the

2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament The 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament was the fifth qualifying tournament for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The event was held from 19 to 21 April 2024, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The 2024 Asian Wrestling Championships The 2024 As ...

in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and he earned a quota place for Uzbekistan for the

2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 2024), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la XXXIIIe Olympiade, links=no) and also known as Paris 2024, is an upcoming international multi-sport event that is s ...

in Paris, France.

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* * * * * 1984 births Living people People from Novorossiysk Circassian people of Russia Uzbekistani male sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 2014 Asian Games Wrestlers at the 2018 Asian Games Wrestlers at the 2022 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in wrestling World Wrestling Championships medalists Asian Games gold medalists for Uzbekistan Asian Games silver medalists for Uzbekistan Asian Games bronze medalists for Uzbekistan Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for Uzbekistan Russian emigrants to Uzbekistan Asian Wrestling Championships medalists Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Uzbekistani people Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Uzbekistan Islamic Solidarity Games bronze medalists for Uzbekistan {{Uzbekistan-wrestling-bio-stub