Uali Kurzhev (born 24 April 1989) is a Russian
judoka,
sambo
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practitioner and
submission grappler
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. He is the gold medallist of the
2015 Judo Grand Slam Tyumen
The 2015 Judo Grand Slam was held in Tyumen, Russia, from 18 to 19 July 2015.
Medal summary Men's events
Women's events
Source Results
Medal table
References
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in the -73 kg category, and a three-time Sambo world champion.
Career
Uali Kurzhev was born on 28 April 1989, he is from the republic of
Karachay-Cherkessia
The Karachay-Cherkess Republic (russian: Карача́ево-Черке́сская Респу́блика, ''Karachayevo-Cherkesskaya Respublika''; krc, Къарачай-Черкес Республика, ''Qaraçay-Çerkes Respublika''; Cir ...
.
Kurzhev is a three-time
sambo world champion, having won the 74 kg title in
2011,
2012
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&
2019
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.
He also won the
European Championships in
2013
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and the
2013 Summer Universiade.
In
Judo
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he won bronze at the
2014 Tyumen Grand Slam, then gold at
the 2015 edition. At the
2016 Tashkent Grand Prix he won bronze, gold at the
2016 Qingdao Grand Prix, bronze at the
2017 Zagreb Grand Prix as well at the
2017 Tbilisi Grand Prix. He also won a bronze at the
2018 Ekaterinburg Grand Slam.
Competing in
Submission grappling in October 2022, after he missed hydration twice and became ineligible for the inaugural
ONE Grappling World Championship at
ONE on Prime Video 3
''ONE on Prime Video 3: Lineker vs. Andrade'' (also known as ''ONE Fight Night 3'') was a combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that took place on October 22, 2022 at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Background
The event was ...
, Kurzhev was submitted by
Kade Ruotolo
Kade Ruotolo (born January 22, 2003) is an American submission grappler and black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu athlete.
A competitor with his twin brother Tye since the age of 3, Ruotolo is a IBJJF World champion, Pan Am and European Open champ ...
with a heel hook at the 4:26 mark of the 10-minute bout.
Kurzhev was scheduled to face Tommy Langaker on 25 February 2023, at
ONE Fight Night 7
''ONE Fight Night 7: Lineker vs. Andrade 2'' was a Combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that took place on February 25, 2023, at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
Background
The event was originally scheduled on February 1 ...
. Kurzhev was submitted with a heelhook at 2:58.
References
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1989 births
Living people
Russian male judoka
21st-century Russian people
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