Rustam Orujov
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| Birth name | Rüstəm Fəzail oğlu Orucov | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Rustam Fazail oglu Orujov | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Azerbaijanis | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Azerbaijan |
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October 4, 1991 (age 25) Ust-Ilimsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia |
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| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | http://www.rustamorujov.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Azerbaijan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Rustam Orujov (born October 4, 1991 in Irkutsk, Russia) is an Azerbaijani judoka. He competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; after defeating Gideon van Zyl in the second round, he was eliminated by Mansur Isaev in the third round. He won the silver medal in the men's 73 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Rustam Orujov, was born October 4, 1991, in Russia, in the city of Ust-Ilimsk Irkutsk Region. At the age of seven he began to practice judo. He lived in the Irkutsk region until he was 16. He competed in various youth competitions. After moving to Baku, he began training in the famous "Attila" martial arts sports club. At youth level he won the championship of Eurasia, but failed to win the continental championship. Later, Orujov went to the senior level, in which initially competed in 66 kg weight category. The first success at senior level came after Rustam Orujov began to contest at 73 kg weight category.
In June 2011, the European Cup in the Slovenian city of Celje Orujov finished second, in October of the same year at the World Cup in Baku, where Orujov first started performing in weight up to 73 kg, – third. In February 2012, Orujov was fifth at the Grand Prix in Düsseldorf. That tournament, allowed him to score points for the Olympic license and Orujov was able to get through to the Olympics only through the continental quota of the European Judo Union. In May 2012 at the Grand Prix Baku Orujov has won first place.
On the 2012 Olympic Games in London in 1/16 Orujov won the Gideon van Zyl from South Africa, but lost to the future champion of the games Mansur Isaev of Russia.
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