1. Rustam Orujov was born on 4 October 1991 and is an Azerbaijani retired judoka.
13 Facts About Rustam Orujov
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Rustam Orujov 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.
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Rustam Orujov won the silver medal in the men's 73 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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Rustam Orujov, was born October 4,1991, in Russia, in the city of Ust-Ilimsk Irkutsk Region, to an Azerbaijani father and a Russian mother.
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Rustam Orujov lived in the Irkutsk region until he was 16.
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In February 2012, Rustam Orujov was fifth at the Grand Prix in Dusseldorf.
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That tournament, allowed him to score points for the Olympic license and Rustam Orujov was able to get through to the Olympics only through the continental quota of the European Judo Union.
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In May 2012 at the Grand Prix Baku Rustam Orujov has won first place.
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In 2013, when Rustam Orujov returned from the Azerbaijani mandatory military service, he performed at the Grand Prix of Samsun, in which he was defeated due to lack of appropriate training.
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In 2014, at the next Grand Prix tournament in Samsun Rustam Orujov won the silver medal.
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In 2015, at the Grand Prix in Georgia, Rustam Orujov won the gold medal.
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Rustam Orujov won bronze medals at the 2017,2020 and 2022 European Championships, and a silver at the 2019 European Games.
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Rustam Orujov had to miss the 2021 European Championships due to COVID.