Askhat Zhitkeyev

Askhat Zhitkeyev
Personal information
Full nameAskhat Rasulovich Zhitkeyev
Born (1981-04-13) 13 April 1981 (age 43)
Taldykurgan, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryKazakhstan
SportJudo
Weight class–100 kg
Rank     6th dan black belt[1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesSilver (2008)
World Champ.Bronze (2001)
Asian Champ.Gold (2003, 2004, 2008)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Kazakhstan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing ‍–‍100 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Munich ‍–‍100 kg
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Open
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Jeju ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2004 Almaty ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2008 Jeju ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2005 Tashkent ‍–‍100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF496
JudoInside.com9109
Updated on 30 May 2023

Askhat Rasulovich Zhitkeyev (Kazakh: Asqat Rasulūly Jıtkeev, born 13 April 1981) is a Kazakh judoka.[2] He won a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics in the ‍–‍100 kg division[3] and a bronze medal at the 2001 world judo championships in the ‍–‍100 kg division.[4] He won three bronze medals at the ‍–‍100 kg category at the Asian Games.

  1. ^ "IJF Dan Grades Awardees" (PDF). International Judo Federation. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Askhat Zhitkeyev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  3. ^ "2008 Olympic medalists".
  4. ^ "2001 world judo championships".