Rustam Orujov Judoka

Rustam Orujov

Country:Azerbaijan
Born:4 October 1991 (29 years)
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Rustam Orujov of Azerbaijan won Olympic silver in Rio and became World Championships silver medallist in 2017 in Budapest and 2019 in Tokyo. In 2016 he was European champion, bronze in 2017 and silver in 2019. Rustam won many IJF World Tour events. Orujov was born in Ust-Ilimsk (RUS). He took the gold medal at the Grand Prix in Zagreb in 2017. Rustam took bronze at the IJF World Masters in 2019 in Qingdao. He took gold at the Grand Slam in Budapest in 2020. He claimed a bronze medal at the Euro

World number one Rustam Orujov: only the world title counts

18 May 2017 20:00

When you get to Baku, just mention the name of Rustam Orujov in the street, the store, the subway, the bus stop, or any other place and you will immediately see the people's distinctive love and respect toward the current number one of the World Ranking U73kg and runner up of the Olympic Games. Georgian young reporter Nikoloz Gurini interviewed Orujov. Read more

Hidayet Heydarov sets unique record with fourth different European title

21 Apr 2017 17:35

The European title for men U73kg went to Azerbaijan. New kid Hidayet Heydarov, who made his transition from U66kg to U73kg quickly, took the European title in his final against Musa Mogushkov. It was a unique European title. Like yesterday, with the youngster Bilodid, today another historical moment occurred in Europe with the fourth different age title by one person. Hidayet Heydarov is the first man to do it. Read more

European Judo Championships Preview U73kg: Rematch of Orujov vs Shavdatuashvili?

19 Apr 2017 09:45

Three European medallist at the Olympic Games in Rio in the category for men U73kg, but no one could touch Shohei Ono, the star from Japan. Rustam Orujov came close winning the silver, as we can’t say he lost the Olympic title. Who will be the European Champion this year in Warsaw? Read more

Glory for Odbayar Ganbaatar as Mongolia mounts fightback on day two

11 Mar 2017 15:10

World Judo Masters silver medallist Ganbaatar Odbayar of Mongolia captured Grand Slam gold for the first time as he bested double world champion and London 2012 Olympic silver medallist Nakaya Riki of Japan Read more

Azeri clashes scheduled for Grand Slam Baku

10 Mar 2017 09:25

Rio 2016 Olympic silver medallist Elmar Gasimov (AZE) showed that he is in peak physical condition and is ready for domestic and international opposition on Sunday. The 26-year-old’s Rio result was wildly celebrated by all including former world champion Elkhan Mammadov (AZE) who was right behind his teammate despite losing to Gasimov in his question for Olympic selection. Read more