Murat Kalikulov
Uzbekistani judoka (born 1978)
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Murat Kalikulov (Uzbek: Мурат Каликулов; born August 19, 1978, in Tashkent) is an Uzbek judoka, who competed in the men's half-lightweight category.[1] He held the 2004 Uzbek senior title in his own division, picked up five medals in his career, including a silver from the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing, and represented his nation Uzbekistan in the 66-kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2]
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| Full name | Murat Kalikulov | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Uzbekistan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 August 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 66 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kalikulov emerged himself into the international scene at the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing, where he earned a silver medal in the 66-kg division, losing the final match to Russia's Magomed Dzhafarov by ippon.[2][3]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Kalikulov qualified for the Uzbek squad in the men's half-lightweight class (66 kg), by placing third and receiving a berth from the Asian Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[4] He lost his opening match to Serbia and Montenegro's Miloš Mijalković, who scored more points on waza-ari and koka for a victory and threw him down the tatami with an obitori gaeshi (belt-grab throw) throughout the five-minute limit.[5][6]
