Darkhan Assadilov
Darkhan Assadilov (wearing red belt) in 2018
Personal information
Born (1987-08-08) August 8, 1987
Saryagash, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
CountryKazakhstan
SportKarate
Weight class60 kg
Events
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Kazakhstan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Kumite 67 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Tokyo Kumite 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Madrid Kumite 60 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Kumite 60 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Quanzhou Kumite 60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Tashkent Kumite 60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Dubai Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Foshan Kumite 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Quanzhou Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Astana Kumite 60 kg
Asian Martial Arts Games
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Bangkok Kumite 60 kg

Darkhan Assadilov (born 8 August 1987[1]) is a Kazakhstani karateka. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 67 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3] In 2010, he won the gold medal in the men's kumite 60 kg event at the Asian Games held in Guangzhou, China.

Assadilov is also a two-time medalist at the World Karate Championships.

Career

In 2009, Assadilov competed in the men's kumite 60 kg at the World Games held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan without winning a medal. He won one match, drew one match and lost one match and he did not advance to the knock-out stage.

At the Asian Games he competed in the men's kumite 60 kg event in 2014 and in that event in 2018 without winning a medal.

In 2018, Assadilov won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 60 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.[4][5]

In 2020, Assadilov qualified to represent Kazakhstan in karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6][7] He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 67 kg event.

Assadilov competed in the men's kumite 60 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[8] He finished in third place in his pool in the elimination round and he did not advance to the semi-finals.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
2008 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 2nd Kumite 60 kg
2009 Asian Championships Foshan, China 3rd Kumite 60 kg
2010 Asian Games Guangzhou, China 1st Kumite 60 kg
2011 Asian Championships Quanzhou, China 2nd Kumite 60 kg
3rd Team kumite
2012 Asian Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2nd Kumite 60 kg
2013 Asian Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2nd Team kumite
2017 Asian Championships Astana, Kazakhstan 3rd Kumite 60 kg
2018 World Championships Madrid, Spain 3rd Kumite 60 kg
2021 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 3rd Kumite 67 kg

References

  1. "Profile ASSADILOV Darkhan". OCA. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. Palmer, Dan (5 August 2021). "Sanchez the history-maker as karate makes highly-anticipated Olympic debut". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. "2018 World Karate Championships". SportData. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  5. "Results Book" (PDF). 2018 World Karate Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  6. "WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020". WKF.net. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  7. Shefferd, Neil (18 March 2020). "World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  8. "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
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