Anvar Anvarov

Anvar Anvarov
Anvarov in 2024
Personal information
NationalityUzbekistan
Born (2000-10-22) 22 October 2000
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Long Jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsLong jump: 8.29 m (2026) NR
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Uzbekistan
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place2021 KonyaLong jump

Anvar Anvarov (Uzbek: Анвар Анваров, Anvar Anvarov; born 22 October 2000) is a long jumper from Uzbekistan. He is Uzbek national record holder, and has won national titles both indoors and outdoors.[1]

Biography

In August 2022, he won gold at the delayed 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya.[2] In September 2022, he won silver at the Central Asian Athletics Championship in Samarkand.[3]

In June 2023, Anvarov set a new Uzbek national record in the long jump, leaping a distance of 8.22 metres in Geneva. This surpassed the previous national record set in 1985.[4][5] In July 2023 he finished fourth in the long jump at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok with a leap of 8.07 metres.[6] He competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023.[7] In October 2023, he finished fourth at the delayed 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou with a leap of 8.01 metres.[8]

In June 2024, he tied with Czech Petr Meindlschmid with a leap of 7.92 meters to lead the long jump at the Josef Odložil Memorial event in Prague.[9] He competed in the long jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[10]

He jumped 7.97 metres to finish sixth at the 2025 Shanghai Diamond League event in China on 3 May 2025.[11] He recorded a surprise Diamond League win with 7.84 metres at the 2025 Athletissima in wet conditions in Lausanne.[12] In September 2025, he competed at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[13]

In May 2026, he jumped 8.01 metres to place third in the long jump at the 2026 Shanghai Diamond League, before also leaping the same distance for a top-five finish at the 2026 Xiamen Diamond League.[14][15] Competing at the Boris Hanzekovic Memorial in Zagreb, a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting, on 26 June, he won with a jump of 8.29 metres to win ahead of Luka Bošković.[16] On 14 July, he was runner-up at the István Gyulai Memorial, in Budapest, jumping 8.14 metres to finish behind Miltiadis Tentoglou.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Anvar Anvarov". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  2. ↑ Berkeley, Geoff (12 August 2022). "Beteyob seals more weightlifting golds for Indonesia at Islamic Solidarity Games". Inside the Games. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Bagrat Gasanbekov won a bronze medal in the long jump at the Central Asian Athletics Open Championship". Turkmenportal.com. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Uzbek athletes secure 37 medals at Central Asian Athletic Open Championships". Daryo. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Atletica Geneve - EAP". World Athletics. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Asian Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Men's Long Jump Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Engil atletika. Anvar Anvarov uzunlikka sakrash bahslarini to'rtinchi o'rinda yakunladi". Olamsport. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Athletics. Anvar Anvarov won the prize at the international tournament in Prague". Sports.uz. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Men's Long jump Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "Results - Shanghai/Suzhou Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  12. ↑ "Hodgkinson and Hoey highlight soaking and surprising night in Lausanne". World Athletics. 20 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 18 Sep 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  14. ↑ "Results - Shanghai Diamond League 2026". Watch Athletics. 16 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "Results - Xiamen Diamond League 2026". Watch Athletics. 23 May 2026. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  16. ↑ Mills, Steven (26 Jun 2026). "His longest throw in four years! Fajdek returns with 81.89m in Zagreb". European Athletics. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  17. ↑ "Tharp backs up world record form with 12.85 in Budapest". World Athletics. 14 July 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
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