Darkhan Assadilov

Darkhan Assadilov

Darkhan Assadilov (wearing red belt) in 2018
Personal information
Born	(1987-08-08) August 8, 1987 (age 37) Saryagash, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Country	Kazakhstan
Sport	Karate
Weight class	60 kg
Events	Kumite Team kumite
Medal record Men's karate Representing  Kazakhstan Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Kumite 67 kg World Championships 2008 Tokyo Kumite 60 kg 2018 Madrid Kumite 60 kg Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Kumite 60 kg Asian Championships 2011 Quanzhou Kumite 60 kg 2012 Tashkent Kumite 60 kg 2013 Dubai Team kumite 2009 Foshan Kumite 60 kg 2011 Quanzhou Team kumite 2017 Astana Kumite 60 kg Asian Martial Arts Games 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

Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event
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). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) 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.

External links

• Darkhan Assadilov – World Karate Federation ranking
• Darkhan Assadilov at KarateRec.com
• Darkhan Assadilov at Olympics.com
• Darkhan Assadilov at the National Olympic Committee of Kazakhstan (in Russian)
• Darkhan Assadilov at Olympedia
• Darkhan Assadilov at the International World Games Association