Mukhammadzhon Iakubov
| Mukhammadzhon Iakubov | |
|---|---|
| Мухаммаджон Якубов | |
Iakubov in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Mukhammadzhon Farrukhovich Iakubov[1] |
| Alternative name(s) | Mukhammadzhon Yakubov |
| Nickname(s) | Muhammed, Mukha |
| Born | 17 April 2003 |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
| Country represented | Russia |
| Club | Korolev Sports School of Olympic Reserve |
| Head coach(es) | Leonid Morozov, Sergey Gasilin |
Mukhammadzhon Farrukhovich Iakubov (Russian: Мухаммаджон Фаррухович Якубов; born 17 April 2003) is a Russian artistic gymnast. He competed at the 2021 and 2025 World Championships. He is the 2025 Russian national champion on the vault.
Gymnastics career
Iakubov began gymnastics when he was six years old.[2]
Iakubov competed alongside Kirill Gashkov and Ivan Kuliak at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival, and they won the team silver medal behind Ukraine. Individually, he won the all-around bronze medal, behind Illia Kovtun and Kuliak. He then won a gold medal in the still rings final.[3]
At the 2021 Russian Championships, Iakubov won a silver medal on the vault, behind Artur Dalaloyan.[4] He was not selected to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5] He did compete at the 2021 World Championships despite an ankle injury after replacing an injured Dmitri Lankin.[6] There, he finished 11th in the vault qualifications, making him the third reserve for the final.[7]
At the 2023 Russian Cup, Iakubov became the second gymnast to compete a triple back somersault in a piked position on the floor exercise, a skill that is named after Nikita Nagornyy.[8] There, he won a bronze medal in the vault final and placed ninth in the floor exercise final.[9] He won a vault silver medal at the 2024 Voronin Cup and a bronze medal on the floor exercise.[10]
Iakubov won the all-around title at the 2025 Russian Cup, where he also won the floor exercise title and the vault silver medal.[11] He then won a gold medal on the vault, a silver medal on the floor exercise, and a bronze medal on the parallel bars at the 2025 Russian Championships.[12] He was approved by the International Gymnastics Federation for Authorised Neutral Athlete status in August 2025.[13] He returned to international competition at the 2025 World Championships and qualified for the vault final in eighth place.[14] He went on to place sixth in the vault final.[15]
References
- ^ "Якубов Мухаммаджон Фаррухович". Russian Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
- ^ "IAKUBOV Mukhammadzhon - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
- ^ "Viktoria Listunova and Ilia Kovtun stars of #EyofBaku2019". European Gymnastics. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ^ "Стали известны победители чемпионата России по спортивной гимнастике" [The winners of the Russian Artistic Gymnastics Championships have been announced]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). 14 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ^ Samokhvalov, Anatoly (10 June 2021). "Определен состав российских гимнастов в командном многоборье на Олимпиаду" [The composition of the Russian gymnasts in the team all-around for the Olympics has been determined]. RIA Novosti (in Russian).
- ^ "Lankin withdrew from Worlds due to a torn Achilles". Gymnovosti. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ^ "50th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 18 October - 24 October 2021 Men's Parallel Bars Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Якубов стал первым гимнастом в истории, повторившим элемент Никиты Нагорного" [Yakubov became the first gymnast in history to repeat Nikita Nagornyy's element]. Sport24 (in Russian). 30 August 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (3 September 2023). "2023 Russian Cup Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (10 December 2024). "2024 Voronin Cup Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (27 April 2025). "2025 Russian Cup Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ^ "2025 Russian Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
- ^ "FIG опубликовал дополненные списки по нейтральному статусу" [FIG has published updated lists of neutral status]. Artistic Gymnastics Federation of Russia (in Russian). 12 August 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ^ "Men's individual finals set at Worlds as qualifications conclude". International Gymnast. 20 October 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ^ "Recap: Event Finals at the 2025 World Gymnastics Championships in Jakarta". Gymnastics Now. 25 October 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2026.