Darkhan Assadilov (born 8 August 1987) is a Kazakhstani karateka. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 67kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. In 2010, he won the gold medal in the men's kumite 60kg 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 60kg 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 60kg 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 60kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain.
In 2020, Assadilov qualified to represent Kazakhstan in karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 67 kg event.
Assadilov competed in the men's kumite 60kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States. 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 Event2008World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan 2ndKumite 60kg2009Asian ChampionshipsFoshan, China 3rdKumite 60kg2010Asian GamesGuangzhou, China 1stKumite 60kg 2011 Asian Championships Quanzhou, China 2ndKumite 60kg 3rdTeam kumite2012Asian ChampionshipsTashkent, Uzbekistan 2ndKumite 60kg2013Asian ChampionshipsDubai, United Arab Emirates 2ndTeam kumite2017Asian ChampionshipsAstana, Kazakhstan 3rdKumite 60kg2018World ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain 3rdKumite 60kg2021Summer OlympicsTokyo, Japan 3rdKumite 67kg
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