| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Rustamhodza "Rustam"•Rahimov |
| Used name | Rustam•Rahimov |
| Born | 16 February 1975 in Dushanbe, Nohijahoi Tobei Çumhuri (TJK) |
| Measurements | 169 cm / 54 kg |
| Affiliations | KSV Schriesheim, Schriesheim (GER) / Velberter BC 22, Velbert (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Rustam Rahimov was born in Duschanbe, Tajikistan, and started his boxing career in Tajikistan. In 1995, he defected to Germany and applied for asylum together with his teammate Timur Shaburov during the World Championships in Berlin. Until his naturalization in 2002, he boxed with BC Esslingen, BC Eichstätt, TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen and 1. BC Magdeburg.
Rahimov won the German national titles in bantamweight in 2002 and 2003, also in featherweight in 2005-07. In 2003, he won the bronze medal at the World Championships and added a silver medal in 2005.
At Olympic Games he won a bronze medal in 2004 at Athens in the flyweight division but was eliminated in the first round in 2008 at Beijing, by then boxing the bantamweight class. After his active career, Rahimov turned to coaching.
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Boxing | GER |
Rustam Rahimov | |||
| Flyweight, Men (Olympic) | =3 | Bronze | ||||
| 2008 Summer Olympics | Boxing | GER |
Rustam Rahimov | |||
| Bantamweight, Men (Olympic) | =17 |
