Zelym Kotsoiev

Zelym Kotsoiev (born 9 August 1998)[1] is an Ossetian[2]-Azerbaijani judoka. He is a three-time bronze medalist at the European Judo Championships.

Zelym Kotsoiev
Personal information
Born (1998-08-09) 9 August 1998
Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia-Alania, Russia
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country Azerbaijan
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍100 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Bronze (2022, 2023)
European Champ.Bronze (2018, 2020, 2021)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Azerbaijan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tashkent ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Doha ‍–‍100 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tel Aviv ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Prague ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Lisbon ‍–‍100 kg
World Masters
Silver medal – second place 2021 Doha ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Jerusalem ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2021 Antalya ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Baku ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Tel Aviv ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Düsseldorf ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Baku ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Düsseldorf ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tel Aviv ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Paris ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Baku ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2016 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Antalya ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Tashkent ‍–‍100 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Zagreb ‍–‍100 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Maribor ‍–‍100 kg
World Cadets Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Sarajevo ‍–‍90 kg
European Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Athens ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Sofia ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tallinn ‍–‍90 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei ‍–‍100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF25741
JudoInside.com45652
Updated on 25 September 2023.

In December 2014, 16-year-old Kotsoev became the winner of the first U18 World SAMBO Championship.

Career

He won the gold medal in the men's 100 kg event at the 2017 Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan.[3]

In 2020, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 100 kg event at the European Judo Championships held in Prague, Czech Republic.[4][5]

In 2021, he won the silver medal in his event at the Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[6][7] A few months later, he won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Antalya held in Antalya, Turkey.

He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.[8]

Achievements
YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2018European Championships3rd−100 kg
2020European Championships3rd−100 kg
2021European Championships3rd−100 kg
2022World Championships3rd−100 kg

References
  1. "Zelym Kotsoiev". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  2. moderator (10 December 2014). "ГТРК «Алания» | Зелим Коцоев из Северной Осетии завоевал золото на первенстве мира по самбо". ГТРК «Алания» (in Russian). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  3. "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2017 Summer Universiade. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  4. Browne, Ken (22 November 2020). "French women fantastique, Russia on a roll on final day at European Judo Championships in Prague". Olympic Channel. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. "Results". 2020 European Judo Championships. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  6. "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  7. Gillen, Nancy (13 January 2021). "Riner brings IJF World Judo Masters to conclusion with heavyweight gold medal". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  8. Lloyd, Owen (19 February 2022). "Dicko cements France's place at top of Tel Aviv Grand Slam medals table". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
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