{{short description|Uzbekistani Greco-Roman wrestler}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = | name = Rustam Assakalov | image = Rustam Assakalov 2018.jpg | image_size = <!--Only for images narrower than 220 pixels.--> | caption = Assakalov at the 2018 Asian games | native_name = Рустам Ассакалов | native_name_lang = ru | full_name = Rustam Skhatbievich Assakalov | nationality = {{flagicon|Russia}} Russian <br> {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Uzbek | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1984|7|13}} | birth_place = Novorossiysk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | death_date = | death_place = | height = 1.88 m<ref name=r1>[https://en.asiangames2018.id/athletes/athlete/ASSAKALOV-Rustam-3001007/ Rustam Assakalov] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823042118/https://en.asiangames2018.id/athletes/athlete/ASSAKALOV-Rustam-3001007/ |date=23 August 2018 }}. asiangames2018.id</ref> | weight = | country = Russia <br> Uzbekistan (since 2012)<ref name=r1/> | alma_mater = Kuban State University | sport = Greco-Roman wrestling | event = | collegeteam = | club = Dynamo Taskent<ref name=iat>{{cite web|url=https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?spid=0E9E389192D040CFA94C142610F8FE34|title=Assakalov, Rustam (UZB)|work=International Wrestling Database}}</ref> | team = | turnedpro = | coach = Vladimir Kholodaev<ref name=r1/><br>Kamil Fatkulin<ref name=iat/><br>Ravshan Ruzikulov (national)<br>Salim Abduvaliev (personal)<ref name=r1/> | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{UZB}} }} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2015 Las Vegas|85 kg}} {{MedalBronze|2019 Nur-Sultan|87 kg}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}} {{MedalGold|2014 Incheon|85 kg}} {{MedalSilver|2018 Jakarta|87 kg}} {{MedalBronze|2022 Hungzhou|97 kg}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}} {{MedalGold|2013 New Delhi|84 kg}} {{MedalGold|2015 Doha|85 kg}} {{MedalGold|2018 Bishkek|97 kg}} {{MedalSilver|2014 Almaty|85 kg}} {{MedalSilver|2022 Ulaanbaatar|97 kg}} {{MedalBronze|2017 New Delhi|98 kg}} {{MedalBronze|2021 Almaty|87 kg}} {{MedalCompetition | Islamic Solidarity Games}} {{MedalBronze|2017 Baku|98 kg}} {{Medal|Gold| 2021 Konya | 97 kg}} {{MedalCompetition|Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament}} {{MedalGold|2022 Istanbul|97 kg}} {{MedalCompetition |Bolat Turlykhanov Cup}} {{MedalBronze|2022 Almaty|97 kg}} | show-medals = yes }}
'''Rustam Skhatbievich Assakalov''' ({{langx|ru|link=no|Рустам Схатбиевич Ассакалов}}; born 13 July 1984) is a Russian-born Uzbekistani Greco-Roman wrestler of Adyg heritage. He won gold medals at the 2014 Asian Games and 2013 and 2015 Asian Championships, and silver medals at the 2018 Asian Games, 2015 World Championships and 2014 and 2018 Asian championships.<ref name=r1/>
Assakalov took up wrestling in 1994 in Novorossiysk, Russia, following his father, a former wrestler.<ref name=r1/> He placed third at the 2009 Russian Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestrus.ru/turnirs/8|title=Rustam Assakalov in the Russian GR Nationals 2009|work=wrestrus.ru|access-date=29 November 2015|archive-date=22 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922033706/http://www.wrestrus.ru/turnirs/8|url-status=dead}}</ref> His younger brother Bislan Assakalov is a World Cadet Champion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://novorab.ru/ArticleSection/Details/3803|title=Brother is Cadet World Champion|work=novorab.ru}}</ref>
In 2022, he won the gold medal in his event at the Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.<ref name="yasar_dogu_vehbi_emre_hampit_kaplan_results_book_2022">{{Cite web |title=2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-03/final-book-ranking-series-istambul-2022-light.pdf?VersionId=BMipbXFVxzXXeonWOfeVdKVeNlWlxYzt |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302085143/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-03/final-book-ranking-series-istambul-2022-light.pdf?VersionId=BMipbXFVxzXXeonWOfeVdKVeNlWlxYzt |archive-date=2 March 2022 |access-date=2 March 2022 |website=UWW.org |publisher=United World Wrestling}}</ref> He competed in the 97{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.<ref name="results_book_world_wrestling_championships_2022">{{Cite web |title=2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918183512/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. |archive-date=18 September 2022 |access-date=18 September 2022 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref>
Assakalov won one of the bronze medals in the 97{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.<ref name="wrestling_asian_games_results_book_2022">{{Cite web |title=2022 Asian Games Wrestling Results Book |url=https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2023-10/final-book-19th_asian_games.pdf?VersionId=9H_h8q43B_vk2i2naUW65gaX0JclYtZX |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126104236/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2023-10/final-book-19th_asian_games.pdf?VersionId=9H_h8q43B_vk2i2naUW65gaX0JclYtZX |archive-date=26 November 2023 |access-date=10 March 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref>
He competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and he earned a quota place for Uzbekistan for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, finishing in fifth place.<ref name="asian_wrestling_olympic_qualification_tournament_results_book_2024">{{Cite web |title=2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_asian_og_qualifier.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422185521/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_asian_og_qualifier.pdf |archive-date=22 April 2024 |access-date=22 April 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> He lost his bronze medal match in the 97{{nbsp}}kg event at the Olympics.<ref name="wrestling_results_book_summer_olympics_2024">{{Cite web |title=Wrestling Results Book |url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WRE/OG2024_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811181048/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WRE/OG2024_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf |archive-date=11 August 2024 |access-date=12 August 2024 |website=2024 Summer Olympics}}</ref>
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== External links == {{Commons category|Rustam Assakalov}} * {{UWW|assakalov-rustam}} * {{IWD}} * {{Olympics.com}} * {{InterSportStats}} * {{Olympedia}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20240730143510/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/rustam-assakalov_1562275 Rustam Assakalov] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived) * {{2022 Asian Games profile|wrestling/athlete-profile-n2012586-assakalov-rustam}} * {{2018 Asian Games profile|ASSAKALOV-Rustam-3001007}} * {{Instagram}}<!-- per WP:ELMINOFFICIAL, choose one official website only -->
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