Rustam Orujov

Rustam Orujov

Medal record
Men's Judo
Representing the Azerbaijan
European Championships
	2016 Kazan	73 kg
MASTERS/GRAND SLAM/GRAND PRIX
	2016 Grand Slam Baku	73 kg
	2016 Grand Prix Düsseldorf	73 kg
	2016 Grand Prix Havana	73 kg
	2015 Grand Prix Jeju	73 kg
	2015 Grand Prix Qingdao	73 kg
	2015 Grand Slam Paris	73 kg
	2015 IJF World Masters Rabat	73 kg
	2015 Grand Slam Baku	73 kg
	2015 Grand Prix Samsun	73 kg
	2015 Grand Prix Tbilisi	73 kg
	2014 Grand Prix Jeju	73 kg
	2014 Grand Slam Abu Dhabi	73 kg
	2014 Grand Slam Baku	73 kg
	2014 Grand Prix Samsun	73 kg
	2013 IJF Grand Slam Baku	73 kg
	2012 Grand Prix Baku	73 kg
World Cup
	2011 World Cup Baku	73 kg
Euro Cup
	2011 Euro Cup Celje	73 kg

Rustam Orujov (born October 4, 1991 in Irkutsk, Russia) 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.

The 24 years old judoka excelled in his studies and graduated at the Azerbaijan State Academy of Physical training and Sport. The little free time he has he prefers to spend it around his family and friends. His motivational line describes the following: “If you don't have the strength to win, have enough pride not to give up.”

Biography

At the age of seven he went to chess, but he saw it was not for him and shortly after he turned eight years old, his grandmother took him to judo. He even remembers his first tournament. It was in the city of Ulan-Ude. He remembers competing in the -38 kg weight category there and he finished 3rd place.

At the age of fourteen his family decided to move to Azerbaijan and regards to Rio this is where it all began. From 2010 onwards, Orujov begin to catch eyes of many. Not only with his ever smiling and kind personality but with his incredible judo talent. In 2012, he won his first ever Grand Prix gold in Baku and a year later he took another victory in the same city where by than, the tournament was upgraded to Grand Slam level. Speaking of his career and his passion for his chosen discipline he said “I can not imagine a day without judo… Judo taught me to be able to make decisions quicker… Judo boosted my self-confidence as well as my perseverance.”

The year of 2015 kicked off with great performance and medal collections for Orujov. Winning the Tbilisi and Samsun Grand Prix was not enough. Orujov also took gold at the Baku Grand Slam again. To top it up, he won bronze at the IJF World Masters in Rabat, Morocco. “After I took bronze at the Masters, I thought I could take a medal at the European Games...”

His injury held him off the tatami for several months and just as the Paris Grand Slam tournament restarted, Orujov raised with the occasion and returned in the spot light with a silver performance at the Bercy Stadium. “After a four months break, I longed for victory and wanted to prove to everyone that I am back.”

Career

Year	Matches	Won	Lost	% Won
2016	24	22	2	91.7%
2015	43	36	7	83.7%
2014	38	24	14	63.2%
2013	13	7	6	53.8%
2012	17	11	6	64.7%
2011	21	12	9	57.1%
2010	3	1	2	33.3%
Total	159	113	46	71.1 %