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Rustam Orujov (born 4 October 1991) 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.[1] He won the silver medal in the men's 73 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]

Rustam Orujov

Personal information
Birth name	Rüstəm Fəzail oğlu Orucov
Nationality	Azerbaijani
Born	(1991-10-04) 4 October 1991 (age 31) Ust-Ilimsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Soviet Union
Occupation	Judoka
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Website	http://www.rustamorujov.com
Sport
Country	Azerbaijan
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–73 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	(2017, 2019)
European Champ.	(2016)
Olympic Games	(2016)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Azerbaijan Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro –73 kg World Championships 2017 Budapest –73 kg 2019 Tokyo –73 kg European Games 2019 Minsk –73 kg European Championships 2016 Kazan –73 kg 2016 Kazan Men's team 2017 Warsaw –73 kg 2020 Prague –73 kg 2022 Sofia –73 kg World Masters 2018 Guangzhou –73 kg 2015 Rabat –73 kg 2016 Guadalajara –73 kg 2019 Qingdao –73 kg IJF Grand Slam 2013 Baku –73 kg 2015 Baku –73 kg 2020 Budapest –73 kg 2015 Paris –73 kg 2016 Abu Dhabi –73 kg 2018 Düsseldorf –73 kg 2014 Baku –73 kg 2014 Abu Dhabi –73 kg 2016 Baku –73 kg 2017 Baku –73 kg 2017 Abu Dhabi –73 kg 2019 Düsseldorf –73 kg 2019 Baku –73 kg 2020 Düsseldorf –73 kg 2021 Tashkent –73 kg 2022 Budapest –73 kg IJF Grand Prix 2012 Baku –73 kg 2015 Tbilisi –73 kg 2015 Samsun –73 kg 2016 Havana –73 kg 2017 Zagreb –73 kg 2014 Samsun –73 kg 2015 Qingdao –73 kg 2016 Düsseldorf –73 kg 2019 Antalya –73 kg 2014 Jeju –73 kg 2015 Jeju –73 kg 2018 Zagreb –73 kg Islamic Solidarity Games 2017 Baku Team 2017 Baku –73 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	3496
JudoInside.com	71065
Updated on 9 July 2022.

Biography

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 against Gideon van Zyl from South Africa, but lost to the future champion of the games Mansur Isaev of Russia.

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. But in May 2013, Orujov was able to recover and became the winner of the tournament "Grand Slam", which was held in Baku. In 2014, at the next Grand Prix tournament in Samsun Orujov won the silver medal.

In 2015, at the Grand Prix in Georgia, Orujov won the gold medal. In 2016 he became the champion of Europe.[3] Representing Azerbaijan at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where he won a silver medal in judo in the weight category up to 73 kg. September 1 decree of the President of Azerbaijan was awarded the Order "For Service to the Fatherland III degree."

In the -73 kg weight category he won silver at the 2017 and 2019 World Championships.[3] He also won bronze medals at the 2017, 2020 and 2022 European Championships, and a silver at the 2019 European Games.[3] He had to miss the 2021 European Championships due to COVID.[4]

References

External links

• Rustam Orujov at the International Judo Federation
• Rustam Orujov at JudoInside.com
• Rustam Orujov at Olympedia

Olympic Games
Preceded by Teymur Mammadov	Flagbearer for  Azerbaijan Tokyo 2020	Succeeded by Incumbent

На других языках

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- [en] Rustam Orujov

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[fr] Rüstəm Orucov

Rustam Orujov est un judoka azerbaïdjanais né le 4 octobre 1991. Il a remporté la médaille d'argent en moins de 73 kg aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 2016 à Rio de Janeiro.

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[it] Rüstəm Orucov

Rüstəm Orucov (Irkutsk, 4 ottobre 1991) è un judoka azero vincitore della medaglia d'argento nella categoria 73 kg ai Giochi olimpici di Rio de Janeiro 2016.

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[ru] Оруджев, Рустам Фазаил оглы

Руста́м Фазаи́л оглы Ору́джев (азерб. Rüstəm Fəzail oğlu Orucov[1]; род. 4 октября 1991, Усть-Илимск, Иркутская область) — азербайджанский дзюдоист, выступающий в весовой категории до 73 кг, серебряный призёр Олимпийских игр 2016 и чемпионата мира 2017. чемпион Европы (2016), победитель Гран-при (2013) и турнира Большого шлема (2013), серебряный призёр Кубка Европы 2011 года. Представлял Азербайджан на летней Универсиаде 2011 года в Шэньчжэне и на летних Олимпийских игр 2016 года, бронзовый призёр Кубка мира и серебряный призёр Кубка Европы 2011 года. Представлял Азербайджан на летней Универсиаде 2011 года в Шэньчжэне и на летних Олимпийских играх 2012 года в Лондоне. Бронзовый призёр чемпионата Азербайджана 2013[2]. В мировом рейтинге на август 2019-1-й.[3].

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