ATHLETES from Tajikistan

Top 3

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Tadzhik Athletes of all time. This list of famous Tadzhik Athletes is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Dilshod Nazarov (1982 - )

With an HPI of 36.76, Dilshod Nazarov is the most famous Tadzhik Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 26 different languages on wikipedia.

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.

2. Rustamhodza Rahimov (1975 - )

With an HPI of 28.92, Rustamhodza Rahimov is the 2nd most famous Tadzhik Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Rustamhodza "Rustam" Rahimov (born February 16, 1975, in Dushanbe) is a German former boxer of Tajikistanii origin. He won a bronze medal in the flyweight semi-finals at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he was defeated by Cuba's Yuriorkis Gamboa Toledano.

3. Raimkul Malakhbekov (1974 - )

With an HPI of 25.87, Raimkul Malakhbekov is the 3rd most famous Tadzhik Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Raimkul Khudoynazarovich Malakhbekov (Russian: Раимкуль Худойназарович Малахбеков; born 16 August 1974 in Dushanbe, Tajik SSR) is one of highest titled boxers of Russia, who won two Olympic medals in the Men's Bantamweight (54 kg) category.