Andrey Abduvaliyev

Andrey Hakimovich Abduvaliyev (Russian: Андрей Хакимович Абдувалиев; born June 30, 1966) is a former Soviet, Tajikistani, and Uzbekistani hammer thrower.

Andrey Abduvaliyev

Personal information
Native name	Андрей Хакимович Абдувалиев
Full name	Andrey Hakimovich Abduvaliyev
Nationality	Uzbek
Born	June 30, 1966 (1966-06-30) (age 53) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	125 kg (276 lb)
Sport
Country	Soviet Union  Tajikistan  Uzbekistan
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Hammer throw
Club	Dynamo Dushanbe
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	83.46 m (1990)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Unified Team Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Hammer throw Representing  Tajikistan World Championships 1993 Stuttgart Hammer throw 1995 Gothenburg Hammer throw Representing  Uzbekistan Asian Championships 1998 Fukuoka Hammer throw Asian Games 1998 Bangkok Hammer throw

He won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics while representing the Unified Team. After competing for USSR he chose to represent Tajikistan when USSR was dissolved. In 1997 he changed his nationality to Uzbekistan, thus becoming one of the very few athletes to compete for three states. His second Olympic participation was in 2000 while representing Uzbekistan.

His personal best was 83.46 m in 1990.