Rustam Orujov

Rustam Orujov
Personal information
Birth nameRüstəm Fəzail oğlu Orucov
Full nameRustam Fazail oglu Orujov
NationalityAzerbaijani
Born (1991-10-04) 4 October 1991 (age 33)
Ust-Ilimsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Soviet Union
OccupationJudoka
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Websitehttp://www.rustamorujov.com
Sport
CountryAzerbaijan
SportJudo
Weight class–73 kg
Rank     6th dan black belt[1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesSilver (2016)
World Champ.Silver (2017, 2019)
European Champ.Gold (2016)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Azerbaijan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍73 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Budapest ‍–‍73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Tokyo ‍–‍73 kg
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk ‍–‍73 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kazan ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kazan Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Warsaw ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Prague ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Sofia ‍–‍73 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place 2018 Guangzhou ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Rabat ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Guadalajara ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Qingdao ‍–‍73 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2013 Baku ‍–‍73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku ‍–‍73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Budapest ‍–‍73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Paris ‍–‍73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Düsseldorf ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Baku ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Baku ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Baku ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Düsseldorf ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Baku ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Düsseldorf ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tashkent ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest ‍–‍73 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2012 Baku ‍–‍73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tbilisi ‍–‍73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Samsun ‍–‍73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Havana ‍–‍73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Zagreb ‍–‍73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Samsun ‍–‍73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Qingdao ‍–‍73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Düsseldorf ‍–‍73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Antalya ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Jeju ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Jeju ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Zagreb ‍–‍73 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Baku ‍–‍73 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF3496
JudoInside.com71065
Updated on 23 May 2023

Rustam Orujov (born 4 October 1991) is an Azerbaijani retired judoka.[2] 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.[3] He won the silver medal in the men's 73 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]

  1. ^ "IJF Dan Grades Awardees" (PDF). International Judo Federation. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rustam Orujov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "Rustam Orujov". London 2012. Archived from the original on August 4, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
  4. ^ "Rustam Orujov". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on September 3, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.