Dilshod Nazarov

Dilshod Nazarov
Personal information
NationalityTajik
Born (1982-05-06) 6 May 1982 (age 42)
Dushanbe, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Weight120 kg (265 lb)
Sport
Country Tajikistan
SportAthletics
EventHammer throw
Coached byYury Kuskunov
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Tajikistan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Hammer throw
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Beijing Hammer throw
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Hammer throw
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Hammer throw
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Hammer throw
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Hammer throw
Representing Asia-Pacific
Continental Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Ostrava Hammer throw
Updated on 23 August 2015

Dilshod Jamoliddinovich Nazarov (Tajik: Dilşod Çamoliddinovic Nazarov, Persian: دلشاد نظروف‌; Russian: Дильшод Джамолиддинович Назаров, Dilshod Dzhamoliddinovich Nazarov) (born 6 May 1982) is a Tajik track and field athlete who specializes in the hammer throw. He has represented his country at the Olympic Games on four occasions (in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016), winning the gold medal in Rio de Janeiro, the first gold medal for Tajikistan in the history of the Olympic Games.

He has competed seven times at the World Championships in Athletics (2005 to 2017), but has been most successful at regional competitions: he won medals at four consecutive Asian Athletics Championships and was the hammer champion at the Asian Games in 2006, 2010 and 2014. He won his first global medal (a silver) in 2010 at the IAAF Continental Cup.

His personal best for the event is 80.71 metres, set in 2013.