RAFALOVICH Nikita

Uzbekistan
Taekwondo
10 Oct 1993
29
Male
1.90/6'3''

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
TKW Taekwondo Men's +80Kg 5

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Followed by 		Lin'an Sports Culture & Exhibition Centre (TKW) Court 1
Men's +80Kg Quarterfinal
#1508
UZB
RAFALOVICH NRAFALOVICH Nikita
1
TPE
LEE MELEE Meng En
2
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
Asian Games
1Men's Welterweight 68-80kg2018Indonesia
2Men's Lightweight 68-74kg2014Incheon, KOR
Olympic Games
5Men's Welterweight 68-80kg2020Tokyo, JPN
Last 16Men's Welterweight 68-80kg2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
2Men's Lightweight 68-74kg2017Muju, KOR
2Men's Lightweight 68-74kg2015Chelyabinsk, RUS
3Men's Middleweight 80-87kg2022Guadalajara, MEX
QuarterfinalMen's Middleweight 80-87kg2023Baku, AZE
3rd RoundMen's Lightweight 68-74kg2019Manchester, GBR
3rd RoundMen's Featherweight 63-68kg2011Gyeongju, KOR
Grand Prix Final
3Men's Welterweight 68-80kg2019Moscow, RUS
3Men's Welterweight 68-80kg2017Abidjan, CIV
4Men's Welterweight 68-80kg2018Fujairah, UAE
QuarterfinalMen's Welterweight 68-80kg2022Riyadh, KSA
Last 16Men's Welterweight 68-80kg2016Baku, AZE
Grand Prix
2Men's Heavyweight +80kg2023Rome, ITA
3Men's Welterweight 68-80kg2018Manchester, GBR
QuarterfinalMen's Welterweight 68-80kg2019Chiba, JPN
QuarterfinalMen's Welterweight 68-80kg2018Rome, ITA
QuarterfinalMen's Welterweight 68-80kg2017Rabat, MAR
5Men's Welterweight 68-80kg2015Manchester, GBR
QuarterfinalMen's Welterweight 68-80kg2015Moscow, RUS
2nd RoundMen's Welterweight 68-80kg2022Rome, ITA
2nd RoundMen's Welterweight 68-80kg2019Sofia, BUL
2nd RoundMen's Welterweight 68-80kg2019Rome, ITA
Round 2Men's Welterweight 68-80kg2015Samsun, TUR
1st RoundMen's Heavyweight +80kg2023Paris, FRA
Round 1Men's Welterweight 68-80kg2017Moscow, RUS
Asian Championships
1Men's Middleweight 80-87kg2022Chuncheon, KOR
1Men's Lightweight 68-74kg2018Ho Chi Minh City, VIE
2Men's Lightweight 68-74kg2016Manila, PHI
3Men's Welterweight 74-80kg2021Beirut, LIB
3Men's Lightweight 68-74kg2014Tashkent, UZB
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Walking his dog, playing video games. (Athlete, 27 Mar 2020)
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Armed Forces Athlete
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Sport Studies - Uzbek State University of Physical Education and Sport, Tashkent, UZB
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Wife Marta
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Russian
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Sports Centre of the Ministry of Defence [UZB] / Ilsan Club [UZB]
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Maksim Rafalovich [brother, personal], UZB
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His brother Maksim Rafalovich has represented Uzbekistan in taekwondo and won bronze in the -80kg category at the 2018 Asian Championships in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Maksim has also served as Nikita's coach. (olympic, 20 May 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 02 Dec 2018; Athlete, 26 Sep 2014)
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He was unable to compete in the semifinals of the 2018 Grand Prix event in Manchester, England, due to an injury he sustained in the quarterfinals. (olympic, 22 Oct 2018)
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He took up the sport in 2000 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. (Athlete, 26 Sep 2014)
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"In childhood, my parents enrolled me in the sport when I went to school. They wanted me to become stronger as I was often sick. In the district where I lived taekwondo was very popular so the choice fell on it." (Athlete, 27 Mar 2020)
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To win gold medals at the Olympic Games and world championships. (Athlete, 27 Mar 2020)
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Winning gold in the -80kg category at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. (Athlete, 27 Mar 2020)
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In recognition of his performance at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, he received the Kelajak Bunyodkori [Builder of the Future] medal from the president of Uzbekistan. (president, 13 Aug 2021)

He has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Uzbekistan. (olympic, 20 May 2021; Athlete, 27 Mar 2020)
Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event