Diyora Keldiyorova (Uzbek: Diyora Baxtiyor qizi Keldiyorova; born 13 July 1998 in Juma, Samarkand Region)[1] is an Uzbek judoka. She won the gold medal in the women's 52 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[2] She is also a two-time silver medalist in the women's 52 kg event at the World Judo Championships (2023 and 2024).
In 2019, she won the gold medal in her event at the Asian-Pacific Judo Championships held in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.[3]
She is the first Uzbek woman to win a Grand Slam tournament in judo. Diyora Keldiyorova is the first athlete in the history of Uzbekistan to win gold in judo at the Olympic Games. She is also the first athlete to win a gold medal among women in Uzbekistan at the Summer Olympics.[4]
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- ^ "2019 Asian-Pacific Judo Championships". IJF. Archived from the original on 20 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Diyora Keldiyorova makes history as first Olympic judo champion of Uzbekistan".