Tagir Kamaludinovich Khaybulaev (Russian: Тагир Камалудинович Хайбуллаев, Avar: ТIагьир ХIайбулаев) (born 24 July 1984) is a Russian judoka.[1] He currently represents Samara in international and domestic championships.

Tagir Khaybulaev
Tagir Khaybulaev in 2012.
Personal information
Native nameТагир Камалудинович Хайбулаев (Russian)
Full nameTagir Kamaludinovich Khaybulaev
NationalityRussian
Born (1984-07-24) 24 July 1984 (age 39)
Kizilyurt, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
OccupationJudoka
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
CountryRussia
SportJudo
Weight class–100 kg
ClubYavara Neva
Coached byNikolai Petrov
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (2012)
World Champ.Gold (2011)
European Champ.Gold (2009)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London ‍–‍100 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Paris ‍–‍100 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Tbilisi ‍–‍100 kg
World Masters
Silver medal – second place 2011 Baku ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2015 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Moscow ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Tokyo ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2009 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Jeju ‍–‍100 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Moscow ‍–‍90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF363
JudoInside.com37082
Updated on 25 May 2023.

2012 Olympics edit

In the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tagir won his country's 3rd gold medal by defeating the defending champion Tuvshinbayar Naidan of Mongolia to win the men's under-100 kg Olympic judo title.[2]

Career edit

Tagir Khaibulaev currently lives in Samara, Russia. He attends the Dinamo Judo Academy.

In January 2017 he took a temporary pause in his career, but on 17 December that year he announced its completion.

References edit

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tagir Khaybulaev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Khaibulaev wins Russia's third judo gold". The Times of India.

External links edit

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