Mukhammadzhon Iakubov
Russian artistic gymnast (born 2003)
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Mukhammadzhon Farrukhovich Iakubov (Russian: Мухаммаджон Фаррухович Якубов; born 17 April 2003) is a Russian artistic gymnast. He competed at the 2021 and 2025 World Championships. He is the 2025 Russian national champion on the vault.
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| Mukhammadzhon Iakubov | ||||||||||||
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| Мухаммаджон Якубов | ||||||||||||
Iakubov in 2019 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
| Full name | Mukhammadzhon Farrukhovich Iakubov[1] | |||||||||||
Alternative name | Mukhammadzhon Yakubov | |||||||||||
| Nicknames | Muhammed, Mukha | |||||||||||
| Born | 17 April 2003 | |||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||
Country represented |  Russia | |||||||||||
| Club | Korolev Sports School of Olympic Reserve | |||||||||||
Head coaches | Leonid Morozov, Sergey Gasilin | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Gymnastics career
Iakubov began gymnastics when he was six years old.[2]
Iakubov competed alongside Kirill Gashkov and Ivan Kuliak at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival, and they won the team silver medal behind Ukraine. Individually, he won the all-around bronze medal, behind Illia Kovtun and Kuliak. He then won a gold medal in the still rings final.[3]
At the 2021 Russian Championships, Iakubov won a silver medal on the vault, behind Artur Dalaloyan.[4] He was not selected to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5] He did compete at the 2021 World Championships despite an ankle injury after replacing an injured Dmitri Lankin.[6] There, he finished 11th in the vault qualifications, making him the third reserve for the final.[7]
At the 2023 Russian Cup, Iakubov became the second gymnast to compete a triple back somersault in a piked position on the floor exercise, a skill that is named after Nikita Nagornyy.[8] There, he won a bronze medal in the vault final and placed ninth in the floor exercise final.[9] He won a vault silver medal at the 2024 Voronin Cup and a bronze medal on the floor exercise.[10]
Iakubov won the all-around title at the 2025 Russian Cup, where he also won the floor exercise title and the vault silver medal.[11] He then won a gold medal on the vault, a silver medal on the floor exercise, and a bronze medal on the parallel bars at the 2025 Russian Championships.[12] He was approved by the International Gymnastics Federation for Authorised Neutral Athlete status in August 2025.[13] He returned to international competition at the 2025 World Championships and qualified for the vault final in eighth place.[14] He went on to place sixth in the vault final.[15]
He will represent Russia at the 2026 European Artistic Gymnastic Championships in Croatia.[16]
