Ruslan Naurzaliev

Ruslan Naurzaliev (Uzbek: Руслан Наурзалиев; born December 21, 1984 in Shirin) is an Uzbekistani rower.[1] He is also a member of Republican WSS Rowing Club, and is coached and trained by Zamir Baymuratov.

Ruslan Naurzaliev
Personal information
Nationality Uzbekistan
Born (1984-12-21) 21 December 1984
Shirin, Uzbek SSR
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubRepublican WSS
Coached byZamir Baymuratov

At age nineteen, Naurzaliev made his official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he and his partner Sergey Bogdanov finished fifth in the semi-final round of the men's lightweight double sculls, with a time of 6:45.47.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Naurzaliev competed as the nation's lone rower in the men's single sculls, an event which was later dominated by defending Olympic champion Olaf Tufte of Norway. He came only in third place and twenty-sixth overall of this event by three seconds behind Iran's Mohsen Shadi, with a time of 7:06.54.[2]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ruslan Naurzaliev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  2. "Men's Single Sculls – Final E". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.


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