Khasan Khalmurzaev

Khasan Magometovich Khalmurzaev (Russian: Хасан Магометович Халмурзаев; born 9 October 1993) is a Russian judoka. Khasan won the gold medal in the –81 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Magometovich and the family name is Khalmurzaev.
Khasan Khalmurzaev
Khalmurzaev at the 2016 European Judo Championships in Kazan, Russia
Personal information
NationalityRussian
Born (1993-10-09) 9 October 1993
Nazran, Ingushetia, Russia
OccupationJudoka
Years active2010–
Height1,82 m
Sport
CountryRussia
SportJudo
Weight class–81 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Bronze (2017)
European Champ.Gold (2016)
Olympic GamesGold (2016)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍81 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Budapest ‍–‍81 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kazan ‍–‍81 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place 2017 Saint Petersburg ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ekaterinburg ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Düsseldorf ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2013 Almaty ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Budapest ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Havana ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Astana ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Jeju ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Hohhot ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Zagreb ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Agadir ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Antalya ‍–‍81 kg
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Samokov ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Wrocław ‍–‍81 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Lommel ‍–‍81 kg
World Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Budapest ‍–‍73 kg
European Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Koper ‍–‍73 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2015 Gwangju ‍–‍81 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Singapore ‍–‍81 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF9799
JudoInside.com56595
Updated on 24 May 2023.

At the 2017 World Judo Championships, Khalmurzaev lost the fight to Alexander Wieczerzak in the semifinals, but won the third-place match against Otgonbaataryn Uuganbaatar.[1]

Personal life

Khalmurzaev has a twin brother, Khusen, who is a judoka, too.[2][3] He also has three older sisters and an older brother. Their father died when Khasan was 14 years old.[4]

Khalmurzaev serves in the separate battalion of the Patrol-Guard Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Ingueshetia. He is a police sergeant.[5]

Khasan married Zalina in Nasyr-Kort, Ingushetia, on 17 September 2017.[6]

Awards
  • Order of Friendship (25 August 2016) — for high sports achievements at the 21st Summer Olympics in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), for his will for victory and sense of purpose.[7]
  • Medal "For Service Virtue" (MIA)[5]

References
  1. "Халмурзаев: в четвертьфинале я получил травму левой руки и не мог сжать кулак". championat.com (in Russian). 1 September 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  2. Oleg Bogatov (25 June 2016). "Дзюдоист Халмурзаев: когда зазвучал гимн России, еле сдерживал слезы" [Judoka Khalmurzaev: I can hardly fight back my tears after hearing the Russian Hymn] (in Russian). R-Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. "Judobase.org". judobase.ijf.org. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  4. Лейла Халмурзаева: «Хасан объединил своей победой всю нашу страну»
  5. "В МВД России наградят олимпийского чемпиона – сержанта полиции Хасана Халмурзаева". xn--b1aew.xn--p1ai. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  6. "Олимпийский чемпион Хасан Халмурзаев женился в Ингушетии". Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  7. "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 25.08.2016 № 429 ∙ Официальное опубликование правовых актов". publication.pravo.gov.ru. Retrieved 22 May 2023.

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