Uali Kurzhev

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Uali Kurzhev (born 24 April 1989) is a Russian judoka, sambo practitioner and submission grappler. He is the gold medalist of the 2015 Judo Grand Slam Tyumen in the 73 kg category[1] and a three-time Sambo world champion.

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Uali Kurzhev
Personal information
NationalityRussian
Born (1989-04-28) 28 April 1989 (age 35)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryRussia
SportJudo, Sambo
Weight class73 kg
Achievements and titles
European Champ.R16 (2018)
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Men's judo
European Championships
2017 Warsaw Men's team
IJF Grand Slam
2015 Tyumen 73 kg
2014 Tyumen 73 kg
2018 Ekaterinburg 73 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2016 Qingdao 73 kg
2016 Tashkent 73 kg
2017 Tbilisi 73 kg
2017 Zagreb 73 kg
Men's sambo
World Championships
2011 Vilnius 74 kg
2012 Minsk 74 kg
2019 Cheongju 74 kg
European Championships
2013 Crema 74 kg
Summer Universiade
2013 Kazan 74 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF15456
JudoInside.com38754
Updated on 24 November 2022
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Career

Uali Kurzhev was born on 28 April 1989, he is from the republic of Karachay-Cherkessia.[2]

Kurzhev is a three-time sambo world champion, having won the 74 kg title in 2011, 2012 & 2019.[3][4][5] He also won the European Championships in 2013 and the 2013 Summer Universiade.[6][7]

In Judo 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.[2][8][9]

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,[10] Kurzhev was submitted by Kade Ruotolo with a heel hook at the 4:26 mark of the 10-minute bout.[11]

Kurzhev was scheduled to face Tommy Langaker on 25 February 2023, at ONE Fight Night 7.[12] Kurzhev was submitted with a heelhook at 2:58.[13]

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